Old houses always had a lot of wood in their construction.
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Archive for the tag 'English Heritage'
Filed under Crookham 2011, Gardens, Holidays
Looking Towards Rothbury
Views towards Rothbury, taken in the formal garden at Cragside.
12 Comments CherryPie on Aug 13th 2011
Filed under This & That
Wayside Flowers
by William Allingham
Pluck not the wayside flower,
It is the traveller’s dower;
A thousand passers-by
Its beauties may espy,
May win a touch of blessing
From Nature’s mild caressing.
The sad of heart perceives
A violet under leaves
Like sonic fresh-budding hope;
The primrose on the slope
A spot of sunshine dwells,
And cheerful message tells
Of kind renewing power;
The nodding bluebell’s dye
Is drawn from happy sky.
Then [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Aug 9th 2011
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons that history has to teach.
Aldous Huxley
14 Comments CherryPie on Aug 7th 2011
Filed under Crookham 2009, Heritage, Holidays
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
There are no dangerous weapons; there are only dangerous men.
Robert A. Heinlein
12 Comments CherryPie on Jul 17th 2011
Filed under Crookham 2011, Holidays
Some Views from Belsay Castle
16 Comments CherryPie on Jul 6th 2011
Filed under Crookham 2011, Heritage, Holidays
Belsay Castle
Belsay Castle has a completely different look a feel about it than the hall that was built to replace it. On Christmas Day in 1817, Charles Monck and his family moved from Belsay Castle into the new hall. Following their departure the Castle gradually fell into disrepair. The 14th-century tower still dominates the castle.
This is [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Jul 5th 2011
