The guide book says that it is rumoured servants who were tardy would be asked to sleep in the bedroom beneath the clock tower.. The clock chimed on the hour every hour.
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The Shepherd’s Monument
For information about this monument see my previous post. The photos above make some of the details on the monument clearer.
6 Comments CherryPie on Feb 23rd 2013
Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well.
Mahatma Gandhi
This weeks prompt was:
Harmony :: Symmetry :: Flow
When objects or events come together,
ebbing rhythmically.
Harmony makes sense.
It feels right.
The pieces balance each other.
Like peas and carrots,
coffee & cream,
black & white.
The Harmony gallery can be [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Feb 22nd 2013
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Shugborough
I invite you to join me at Vision & Verb for a little bit of Shugborough history and its famous connection with photography.
8 Comments CherryPie on Feb 22nd 2013
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The Cat’s Monument
From the guide book:
There are two theories concerning the Cat’s Monument’s existent. One tale suggest it is a decication to the ship’s cat on the Centurion who kept the ship free of vermin during its lengthy circumnavigation. Another story claims it is a memorial to a family pet a Persian Cat by the [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on Feb 21st 2013
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The Thoughtful Druid
Shugborough Estate features several interesting monuments, one of which is The Ruin.
The Ruin is situated by the River Sow, facing the formal gardens. Part of its feature is a thoughtful druid, he seems rather ghost-like in my image.
9 Comments CherryPie on Feb 20th 2013
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The Red Bridge
The Blue Bridge from my previous post and this Red Bridge both link to the island garden and arboretum. The Shugborough guide book provides information that would be missed on a casual glance:
The island garden is flanked by the original course of the River Sow on the side near to the house and the [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Feb 19th 2013
