The figurehead is of the bust of Vice Admiral John Benbow, the commander-in-chief during the War of Spanish Succession in the West Indies where he subsequently died from his wounds in 1702. He wears a wig and cravat as shown in contemporary portraits. The figure wears armour and the lower part is draped in red [...]
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Figurehead of HMS Benbow
10 Comments CherryPie on Jan 16th 2015
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Sheep May Safely Graze
Sheep may safely graze and pasture
In a watchful Shepherd’s sight.
Those who rule with wisdom guiding
Bring to hearts a peace abiding
Bless a land with joy made bright.
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8 Comments CherryPie on Jan 14th 2015
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Hidcote
Hidcote was aquired by the National Trust in 1948, when Lawrence Waterbury Johnston, who made the garden the garden at Hidcote departed permanently for his garden in France.
It was an important acquisition, important not only because of its quality, but because it was the first property that the Trust acquired specifically on account of its [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Jan 13th 2015
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WWI Uniforms by Gieves & Hawkes
‘A man from Gieves, the naval outfitters, came to measure me for my uniform, the trying on of which my father personally supervised. I was proud of the blue, round jacket with its brass buttons and cadet’s white collar tab and of my naval cap, and paraded in them before my sister and brothers.’
11 Comments CherryPie on Jan 12th 2015
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Stone Panels…
…from the Royal Marine Barracks at Chatham
These beautifully carved panels depicting the Royal Marines Insignia and the ‘Foul Anchor’ (the badge of the Lord High Admiral), originally adorned the main gate of the Royal Marine Barracks at Chatham in Kent.*
Chatham Barracks was constructed around 1780 and underwent expansion and and alteration in two main periods: [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Jan 10th 2015
