Archive for the 'Out & About' Category
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South Parterre Garden
8 Comments CherryPie on Oct 13th 2012
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Perseus and Andromeda Fountain
The spectacular Perseus and Andromeda fountain has been restored to full working order, it is reached via a flight of steps from the south parterre.
The theme of the central sculptural group, which was carved from Portland stone by John Forsyth, is the classical myth of Perseus and Andromeda. Perseus having obtained the head of the [...]
20 Comments CherryPie on Oct 11th 2012
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Faded Glory
Following the fire the garden ornaments were auctioned in the autumn of 1938 and the house was sold the following year to Mr Banks at a fraction of its cost. In 1954 the house was bought be an antique dealer from Straford-Upon-Avon. He stripped the house of anything of value and sold them. [...]
15 Comments CherryPie on Oct 10th 2012
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Witley Court
The imposing remains of Witley Court stand next to Witley Parish Church. It was once one of England’s finest country houses, but it was largely gutted by fire in 1937. At the time of the fire the owner was Sir Herbert Smith and he decided not to rebuild and instead put the estate up [...]
40 Comments CherryPie on Oct 9th 2012
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Angel – Witley Parish Church
10 Comments CherryPie on Oct 4th 2012
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Witley Parish Church – Stained Glass
Witley Parish Church has ten stained glass windows of which nine depict scenes from the New Testament; The Annunciation, The Visitation, The Adoration of the Shepherds, The Adoration of the Magi, The Baptism of Christ, After the Resurrection; the miraculous catch of fish, The Resurrection, Peter and John healing a cripple and The Supper at [...]
7 Comments CherryPie on Oct 3rd 2012
