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Archive for the tag 'Attingham Park'
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For Comparison
In the comments section of my previous post Jams suggested that I go back to the walled garden at Attingham every few just to show how it changes. As luck would have it I already have some of the same portion of the garden that were taken in April this year. They are not taken [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Oct 19th 2010
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The Walled Garden
I have always enjoyed visiting Attingham Park but the recent developments in the walled garden have made it even more interesting for me. It is in the process being cultivated and planted up with period plants. A quarter of the garden is now quite advanced as you can see.
The produce of the garden is used [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Oct 18th 2010
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A Hint of Autumn
I should have been on my annual trip to London today, but everything is catching up with me and I needed catch up with some jobs etc. The trip has run for about 25 years and it has become like a family outing so I a bit disappointed that I couldn’t go. To make up [...]
18 Comments CherryPie on Oct 16th 2010
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
Do everything that you do in this life in the spirit of friendship.
For friendship is the seed, and the universe the tree.
From a Thousand Paths to friendship by David Baird
4 Comments CherryPie on Jul 18th 2010
Filed under Heritage, Out & About
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
