Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life…
Filed under Heritage, Out & About
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
Filed under Gardens, Heritage, Out & About
Unfortunately I wasn’t able to wave my magic wand and hide some of the people in this shot. It wouldn’t have been so bad but half of them are wearing bright pink, although thinking about it I suppose they match the cherry blossom.
To the right of the picture is a building that is known [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on May 18th 2010
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The tower to the rear of this picture is The Adam’s Tower, which is the least altered of all Chirk’s medieval towers. The ground floor was the guard room, the first floor was where the Myddelton family and estate papers were stored and the second floor contains the bedroom that was used by the [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on May 13th 2010
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It is now time to go and find those bluebells that I mentioned. To do that we have to first walk through the formal garden which consists of topiary yews and hedges. These were planted by Richard Myddelton Biddulph in the late 19th century in order to give shelter to the plants that were growing [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on May 8th 2010
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Chirk Castle is a border fortress which was designed to subdue the Welsh. It was built between 1925 and 1310 by Roger Mortimer who was one of Edward I’s warlords.
In contrast to the unwelcoming exterior, the interior is a lot more homely. The castle has been almost continuously occupied for 700 years.
Among Chirk’s [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on May 5th 2010
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In 1887 Theodore Mander who was a Wolverhampton paint and varnish manufacture bought part of the Wightwick estate which is situated in the country approximately 3 miles west of Wolverhampton. He and his wife Flora St Clair Paint renovated the 17th-century outbuildings and built a new house nearby which they named Wightwick Manor:
It was designed [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on May 2nd 2010
Filed under Anecdotes, Crookham 2009, Holidays
I thought it appropriate to delve back into my holiday photos from last year and share some views of a place that I know my Dad enjoyed visiting.
I have previously Blogged about Cragside on several occasions. It is a fascinating place and well worth visiting more than once.
10 Comments CherryPie on Apr 24th 2010
