The answer to where is this picture and where is the picture within the picture is:
The frame is situated within Alnwick Castle Grounds looking out over the countryside. Just of to the left is the view of the Lion Bridge which can be seen here. Just out of sight of the picture is the river [...]
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Filed under Holidays, Northumberland 2009
A Picture Within a Frame
8 Comments CherryPie on Dec 4th 2009
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Harry Hotspur
Following my last post on Alnwick Castle I had a special request for some Hotspur. So here he is:
12 Comments CherryPie on Dec 2nd 2009
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Northumberland 2009
Alnwick Castle
Alnwick Castle has been home to the Percy family since 1309 when Henry Lord Percy purchased Alnwick Castle moving the family north from Yorkshire. It is the second largest inhabited castle in England.
The earliest mention of Alnwick Castle in the history books appears soon after 1096 when Yves de Vescy became baron of Alnwick [...]
15 Comments CherryPie on Nov 25th 2009
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The Percy Lion
The Lion Bridge at Alnwick spans the river Aln and was built in 1770 to replace an earlier bridge which had been destroyed by flooding. It gets it’s name from the sculpture of the Percy Lion which is situated on the bridge. The Percy Lion was made in 1773 by John Knowles and is distinctive [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Nov 24th 2009
