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… from a mini break, I was treated to this delight.

8 Comments CherryPie on Feb 15th 2019

…on Valentines Day xx

8 Comments CherryPie on Feb 14th 2019

12 Comments CherryPie on Feb 13th 2019

The Rose Garden occupies the site of a medieval bowling green. It is enclosed by yew hedges and laid out with formal beds of Rosa Rugosa Alba, Rosa Winchester Cathedral, Rosa Alfred Carriere and Rosa Isaac Perrier. *

*From the Arundel Castle guidebook

8 Comments CherryPie on Feb 12th 2019

The Library is the principle survivor of the 11th Duke’s work and is one of the most important Gothic rooms of circa 1800 in the country. It is 122 feet (38 meters)long, entirely fitted out in carved Honduras mahogany and treated as if it were a church, with slender clustered columns supporting a ribbed vault. [...]

8 Comments CherryPie on Feb 11th 2019

The Baronial Hall

The Dining Room

Pen used by George IV to sign the Catholic Emancipation Act, 1829

Relics of Mary Queen of Scots

The Drawing Room

The Grand Staircase

The Grand Staircase

The Smallest Room

Bathroom

The Victoria Bedroom

4 Comments CherryPie on Feb 9th 2019

The foundation of this Chapel, the last part of the 15th Duke’s rebuilding of the Castle, was laid in 1894 and it was completed in 1898. It is a masterpiece of Victorian craftsmanship: the stone carving in particular is outstanding and was done by Rattee and Kett of Cambridge. The columns and the floor are [...]

4 Comments CherryPie on Feb 6th 2019

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