Archive for the tag 'HHA'
Filed under Holidays, Stanton Manor 2020
Berkeley Castle Grounds
6 Comments CherryPie on Feb 24th 2021
Filed under Gardens, Heritage, Out & About
Middleton Hall & Gardens
It seems a lifetime ago since we took my Father in Law to Middleton Hall for Fathers Day last year. We had lunch in the courtyard coffee shop be exploring the hall and gardens.
The history of the hall spans over 1000 years:
Our history spans over 1,000 years so this means that we have a lot [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Oct 18th 2020
Filed under Gardens, Heritage, Holidays, Sherborne 2019
Berkeley Castle Garden
6 Comments CherryPie on Jun 26th 2020
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Sherborne 2019
The Hurdy Gurdy
This composite instrument, the body dating back to the 17th century and carved from a single block of English beech has a birch table. The head and key box are by the French maker Francois Louvet who presumably restored and added to this ancient instrument following irrevocable damage suffered in the 18th century.*
*From a sign [...]
11 Comments CherryPie on Jun 25th 2020
