Archive for the tag 'Vacation'
Filed under Art, Crookham 2011, Heritage, Holidays
Cragside – The Slave Girl
This bronze statue entitled ‘The Slave Girl’ is displayed on the main staircase in the house at Cragside. It was modelled by the London sculptor John Bell and acquired by Lord Armstrong in around 1870.
The American Civil War and the publication of Uncle Tom’s Cabin had sharpened awareness of the plight of slaves. [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Aug 23rd 2011
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PhotoHunt – Drink
For more of this weeks PhotoHunt pictures check out tnchick.
12 Comments CherryPie on Aug 19th 2011
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Rhododendrons Around the Estate
10 Comments CherryPie on Aug 16th 2011
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The Owl Sculpture
Details from a sign next to the owl:
This Owl Sculpture has been created by Tommy Craggs, an award winning local artist. You can view his work on the internet at treesculpting.co.uk.
The tree is one of our historic Oaks, planted in 1892, which was badly damaged in storms last year. When it became apparent that [...]
18 Comments CherryPie on Aug 15th 2011
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating;
there is no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather.
John Ruskin
20 Comments CherryPie on Aug 14th 2011
