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Archive for the tag 'Weekend away'
Filed under Holidays, York 2010
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
14 Comments CherryPie on Jul 9th 2017
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Wells 2017
Montacute House – The Orangary
12 Comments CherryPie on Jun 2nd 2017
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Wells 2017
Montacute House
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 [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Jun 1st 2017
Filed under Gardens, Holidays, Wells 2017
Kilver Court Gardens
Kilver Courts three and a half acre gardens were created at the beginning of the 1900’s by then owner Ernest Jardine (1859 – 1947). A progressive industrialist, Jardine ran a lace-making factory on the Kilver Court site and created the gardens as a recreational space for his employees. Jardine’s ‘model factory’ became known as ‘Jardines [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on May 30th 2017
Filed under Gardens, Holidays, Science & Nature, Wells 2017
Insect Hotel
14 Comments CherryPie on May 29th 2017
Filed under Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays, Wells 2017
The West Front – Wells Cathedral
12 Comments CherryPie on May 22nd 2017
