Montacute House was built in about 1598 by Sir Edward Phelips, whose family had lived in the Montacute area since at least 1460, first as yeomen farmers before rising in status.[6] The site was bought from the Cluniac Montacute Priory by Thomas Phelips and passed to his grandson, also called Thomas, who started planning the house, but died [...]
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Filed under Gardens, Holidays, Wells 2017
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
Teach us delight in simple things,
And mirth that has no bitter springs.
Rudyard Kipling
10 Comments CherryPie on May 28th 2017
Place yourself as an instrument in the hands of God who does his own work in his own way.
Swami Ramdas
6 Comments CherryPie on Apr 30th 2017
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More From the East Front Opening Ceremony
8 Comments CherryPie on Mar 31st 2017
Filed under Anecdotes, Heritage, Out & About
Powis Castle East Front Entrance
The east front entrance to Powis Castle has been closed to the public since the castle was donated to the National Trust in 1952. In more recent years the stairs had started to crumble and one of the retaining walls in the terrace was in danger of collapse which could have undermined the structural stability [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Mar 29th 2017
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SunnyCroft
A comfortable home telling the story of a brewer, a widow and three generations of the Lander family
Tucked away on the edge of Wellington is this rare suburban villa and mini-estate. As you walk up the large avenue of Wellingtonia trees the red-brick villa is unexpectedly revealed offering a chance to immerse yourself in a [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on Mar 1st 2017
Filed under Gardens, Holidays, Newcastle & Alnwick 2016
Walled Garden – Wallington
22 Comments CherryPie on Feb 1st 2017
