Snowshill Interior
2018年7月6日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
Some of Charles Wade's collectables. Lots of variety, filling every nook and cranny!
Snowhill Displays
2018年7月6日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 75 °F
Charles Wade even displayed his toys, and named that room, "Seventh Heaven".
And here is another display room, called "A Hundred Wheels".
More Collections, and Wade's Actual Home
2018年7月6日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 75 °F
Charles Wade didn't live in the Manor--that was just for his collections. This is the unused kitchen in the Manor.
He lived in a small house on the property--but it had just as much stuff!
Wolf's Cove and Snowshill Garden
2018年7月6日, イングランド ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
Wolf's Cove is a miniature village in the garden, based on the Cornwall area of England.
The garden was designed as a series of outdoor rooms. There is even a windmill that is a scarecrow! All theもっと詳しく
Snowshill Village
2018年7月6日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 79 °F
The village is small, quaint, and contains a church, a pub, and not much else. It is called Snowshill because it is on a hill that receives snow.
Nailsworth: A Wool Town
2018年7月7日, イングランド ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
The valleys around Stroud (just north of Nailsworth) once had about 150 woolen mills. There are a few in Nailsworth that offer tours, to show the process of making West of England woven felt, whichもっと詳しく
Wool Cloth Finishing, Steps 1-2
2018年7月7日, イングランド ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
On the second tour, we learned about how cloth was finished by felting techniques using water-powered machines. There are three steps.
Step one: The material is basted together into a loop, and putもっと詳しく
Wool Finishing Process: Step 3
2018年7月7日, イングランド ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
The third step is shearing the excess nap to make it an even thickness. It used to be done by Shearmen using heavy shears. This was the best paid position in the wool industry. Then a Cross-Cutterもっと詳しく
Nailsworth Village
2018年7月7日, イングランド ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
Here are some sights around Nailsworth:
-Shops
-Church
-Gunbarrel Alley
-The Copper Kettle, once the sign for the Copper Kettle Tea Shop. Capacity is 80 gallons, and the tea kettle on top of the knobもっと詳しく
Costwold Canals, Saul Junction
2018年7月8日, イングランド ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
Canals were built in the 1700s-1800s all over England, usually to connect one river with another. The Gloucester-Sharpness canal was built to bypass a treacherous part of the River Severn. We took aもっと詳しく
Purton Ship Graveyard: A New Purpose
2018年7月8日, イングランド ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
The River Severn is difficult to navigate due to tidal changes. At the area near Purton, the banks were eroding and threatening the canal walls. Between 1909 and 1965, about 30 old unneeded ships (theもっと詳しく
Minchinhampton: Cotwolds Overlook
2018年7月9日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 77 °F
We can see this village on the other side of the valley from where we are staying. It has an old Market square and a church that is still in use. All along the hilltops are the Minchinhampton Commons,もっと詳しく
Aberdulais Tin Works, Wales
2018年7月10日, ウェールズ ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F
Wales was the leading producer of tinplate in the Victorian era (1830s-1900). We enjoyed hearing how tinplate was made: Iron is rolled into thin sheets, folded, and re-rolled several times, thenもっと詳しく
Museum of Welsh Life, St Fagans
2018年7月10日, ウェールズ ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
This is an open air museum of significant historical buildings from around Wales. They were dismantled, parts labeled, and reassembled here. We always enjoy these types of exhibits.
1610 Farmhouse at St Fagans
2018年7月10日, ウェールズ ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
Much of Wales has its own language, but this farm was from the Southeastern peninsula, which has always spoken English. The house is red to protect against evil spirits. The barn is attached, but onもっと詳しく
Recreation of a Village
2018年7月10日, ウェールズ ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
A lot of work went into putting these displays together! In the General store, most of the items are copied from the ones they were able to find.
On the right side of the store is a cast ironもっと詳しく
More Welsh Heritage Buildings
2018年7月10日, ウェールズ ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
In 1916 the Workmen's Institute was built for the coal mining community, for their social, educational and cultural activities.
The Toll house was a one room building, with a business end, and aもっと詳しく
Iron Workers' Terrace Houses
2018年7月10日, ウェールズ ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
The six houses and their contents and gardens are displayed at different periods of their history, from 1805 to 1985. Each home contains a living room and small kitchen. A steep circular staircaseもっと詳しく
St Fagans Manor
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This Manor, often called the Castle, is original to the grounds, and the Museum was built around it.
St Teilo's Church, Welsh National Museum
2018年7月10日, ウェールズ ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
This church was built in the late 12th century, and added to over the years. The last service was held in 1970. When it was disassembled to be moved, beautiful paintings were discovered underもっと詳しく
Newark Park, National Trust
2018年7月11日, イングランド ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
The National Trust preserves historic homes, gardens, and other special places in the United Kingdom. We joined when we went to Snowshill, since we will be in the UK for the summer, and we have timeもっと詳しく
Newark Park Grounds
2018年7月11日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
The 18th Century Summerhouse, discovered by Robert Parsons, the restorer of the manor, when chasing a pig in the undergrowth.
Gloucester Victorian Docks
2018年7月12日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
Gloucester is on the canal system, and is the farthest inland port in England.
The Britannia Warehouse (the one on the right) was destroyed by fire. It was rebuilt using the same bricks.
The pleasureもっと詳しく
Gloucester
2018年7月12日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
As we walked around, we thought, "What a nice city!" It was very clean, locations were easy to find, and altogether pleasant!
Gloucester Folk Museum
2018年7月12日, イングランド ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
This building was a Tudor merchant's house, built in the 1500s. The interior is shown as it would have been in those days, with its beams exposed and painted designs on some of the walls.
It includesもっと詳しく
旅行者Of all the dumb things that go through my mind........ I’m thinking 🤔 can you imagine having to dust all that stuff????? And for me of all people to think that 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🤬😂