This bank holiday was a strange one for me. It started off with a houseful and I was more or less confined to upstairs at my home. The boys had taken over my living room once again for a two day Napoleonic war-game. They no longer have to crawl on the floor as two 8ft [...]
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Filed under Art, Holidays, Salisbury 2014
Mompesson House
Mompesson House, ‘The House in The Close’, is a perfect example of Queen Anne architecture and was built for Charles Mompesson in 1701. It is noted for its elegant and spacious interior, especially the magnificent plasterwork and fine oak staircase.
See the important Turnbull collection of 18th century drinking glasses, fine period furniture and charming walled [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on Jul 25th 2014
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Snowshill Manor and garden
Built in the 15th century and extended several times since, Snowshill Manor owes its current form to many people but above all to Charles Paget Wade, who restored it to house his collection, displaying what were to him the essentials of colour, design and craftsmanship.
Nestling in the head of a Cotswold valley, Snowshill Manor has [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Jul 18th 2014
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Sitting on the Patio
A perfect summer’s day was followed by a perfect summer’s evening. How could I resist sitting on my patio with a glass of wine watching the sun go down behind ‘my oak tree’?
I sat enjoying the warm air and the sounds of nature…
I wondered if my friend the hedgehog would show his face, but he [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Jul 17th 2014
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Memorial Garden…
…The Rifles Berkshire and Wiltshire Museum.
16 Comments CherryPie on Jul 10th 2014
Filed under Gardens, Holidays, Mechelen 2014
The Former Palace of Margaret of Austria
Margaret of Austria was regent of the Habsburg Netherlands between 1507 and 1530. Her residential palace was the Hof van Savoye (Court of Savoy), the first renaissance building in the Low Countries. The renaissance spread from here. Note the magnificent charming garden. From 1616 to 1796 the palace was home to the [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on May 17th 2014
Filed under Gardens, Heritage, Holidays, Newcastle & Crookham 2013
Wallington – The Hothouse
4 Comments CherryPie on Mar 12th 2014
