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Wallpaper Tax
On one of my recent visits to Attingham Park I learned about wallpaper tax, I must admit it was a new one on me! It seems that those in power always had ingenious ways of taxing the people.
Wallpaper used to be a very expensive commodity, and was subject to a tax: each sheet was stamped [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on May 20th 2010
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Chirk Castle – Final Glimpse…
…(for now).
The first photograph shows the view from the bottom of the slope where I showed you the bluebells a few days ago. Right in the middle of the photo is the Cadbury factory, it looks rather a blot on the landscape. But I am sure the local community are happy to have it there [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on May 19th 2010
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Chirk Castle – The Hawk House
Unfortunately I wasn’t able to wave my magic wand and hide some of the people in this shot. It wouldn’t have been so bad but half of them are wearing bright pink, although thinking about it I suppose they match the cherry blossom.
To the right of the picture is a building that is known [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on May 18th 2010
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100 Photos 16 :: Bluebells
I am getting a bit behind with my ‘100 reasons to be glad’ so I need to do a bit of catch up and a picture of bluebells is the perfect place to start. In the background you can glimpse a building which is known as the Hawk House. I shall post a [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on May 17th 2010
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PhotoHunt – Half
Wightwick Manor is the perfect choice half because of it’s half-timbered construction. This particular view shows the entrance into the house but you can see other views on my previous Blog post.
For more of this weeks PhotoHunt pictures check out tnchick.
12 Comments CherryPie on May 14th 2010
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Chirk Castle – The Adam’s Tower
The tower to the rear of this picture is The Adam’s Tower, which is the least altered of all Chirk’s medieval towers. The ground floor was the guard room, the first floor was where the Myddelton family and estate papers were stored and the second floor contains the bedroom that was used by the [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on May 13th 2010
