Archive for the tag 'National Trust'
Filed under Heritage, Out & About
Benthall Hall – The Interior
16 Comments CherryPie on Jun 6th 2013
Filed under Heritage, Out & About
Benthall Hall
From the National Trust website:
Situated on a plateau above the gorge of the River Severn, this fine stone house has mullioned and transomed windows, a stunning interior with carved oak staircase and decorated plaster ceilings and oak panelling.
The current house was built in 1535 but there have been Benthalls living on this site since the [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Jun 6th 2013
The world, harmoniously confused,
Where order in variety we see,
And where, tho’ all things differ,
All agree.
Alexander Pope (1688 – 1744)
14 Comments CherryPie on Jun 2nd 2013
Filed under Art, Faith Foundations, Holidays, Nottingham May 2013
St Giles Church Window
Despite appearances, this is not a stained glass window. It is a painting on glass.
8 Comments CherryPie on May 31st 2013
Filed under Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays, Nottingham May 2013
St Giles Church – Calke Abbey
From Derbyshire UK:
St Gile’s church lies in the grounds of Calke Abbey. The earliest reference to a church on this site is in 1129 when it was seized from Calke Priory by the Abbot of Chester.
It was rebuilt in 1826 with a narrow tower and embattled nave.
14 Comments CherryPie on May 30th 2013
Filed under Holidays, Nottingham May 2013
Calke Abbey – Central Courtyard
The central courtyard shows the Elizabethan core of the house.
5 Comments CherryPie on May 29th 2013
