You are quaffing drink from a hundred fountains: whenever any of these hundred yields less, your pleasure is diminished. But when the sublime fountain gushes from within you, no longer need you steal from the other fountains.
Jalal ad-Din Rumi
Archive for the tag 'Chatsworth'
10 Comments CherryPie on Aug 22nd 2010
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Chatsworth – Beyond Limits
The temporary sculpture I mentioned in my last Blog post is part of the Sotheby’s ‘Beyond Limits’ exhibition at Chatsworth. The exhibition is a display of modern sculpture set against the backdrop of Chatsworth house and estate. When I visited, the exhibits were in the process of being set up in preparation for the exhibition [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Aug 22nd 2010
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Chatsworth – The Cascade
This cascade which was built for the 1st Duke of Devonshire is spectacular. A sign by the side of the temple at the top of the cascade provides some interesting information about both the cascade and the garden’s water features:
This cascade was built for the 1st Duke of Devonshire by a French engineer, Grillet, and [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Aug 21st 2010
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Chatsworth – The 1st Duke’s Greenhouse
The 1st Duke’s greenhouse is one of the oldest in England and he used to grow oranges, lemons and myrtles inside it. The 4th Duke moved it to it’s present location and it is currently used to grow prize-winning camellias.
Information is taken from the Chatsworth guidebook 2010.
6 Comments CherryPie on Aug 19th 2010
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Chatsworth
Chatsworth, which is the home of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, was every bit as good as I remembered it although due to the lovely weather it was very busy.
The first house at Chatsworth was built by Bess of Hardwick and her second husband William Cavendish. Building work began in 1552 and continued for [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Aug 17th 2010
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Out & About
I have been having a nice day out and about enjoying the sun (I ordered it especially).
There were a few food challenges along the way but I managed not to succumb to the lure of naughty cakes
Out & About, originally uploaded by KirscheTortschen.
16 Comments CherryPie on Aug 16th 2010
