No man or woman even of the humblest sort, can be really strong and gentle, pure and good, without the world being a better place for it, without somebody being helped and comforted by the very existence of that goodness.
Phillips Brooks
Archive for the tag 'Northumber- land'
14 Comments CherryPie on Feb 23rd 2014
Filed under Art, Holidays, Newcastle & Crookham 2013
Meet Douglas
Douglas is carved from a 140-year-old fallen pine within in the grounds of the Cragside Estate. The artwork was created by Tommy Craggs from Durham.
The latest edition of the National Trust Magazine provides a brief news snippet:
Tree carvings can be seen in places ranging from inner-city Victorian parks to the great landscapes of the National [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on Feb 22nd 2014
The suite of rooms includes a steam bath, a cold plunge, a hot bath and a shower, as well as water closets and a changing room. They are the lowest and the first completed part of Norman Shaw’s first addition to the original house. His plan, which shows that modifications were still being [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Feb 21st 2014
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Newcastle & Crookham 2013
Cragside – From the Inside
16 Comments CherryPie on Feb 20th 2014
Filed under Gardens, Heritage, Holidays, Newcastle & Crookham 2013
Cragside – The Rock Garden
Information about the rock garden can be found in this previous post of mine.
16 Comments CherryPie on Feb 19th 2014
Filed under Anecdotes, Gardens, Holidays, Newcastle & Crookham 2013
Enjoying the Blooms
10 Comments CherryPie on Feb 16th 2014
10 Comments CherryPie on Feb 15th 2014
