Gloucester Cathedral
2018年7月12日, イングランド ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
What a beautiful cathedral! It is being kept up very well, unlike many others we've seen.
The part with huge pillars is the older, Norman architecture. Where it shows thinner structures with delicateもっと詳しく
Gloucester Cathedral
2018年7月12日, イングランド ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
The main part of the church has a fantastic altar, ceiling and floors. In the ceiling is a carved gilded image of Jesus surrounded by angels at the apexes--use your magnifier to see them!
Monuments in the Cathedral
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King Edward II was an unpopular King who was murdered in 1327. His son Edward III commissioned the tomb's construction in 1330, and this spurred the reconstruction of this end of the cathedral in theもっと詳しく
Gloucester Cathedral Chapels
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Some of the chapel windows have been replaced with modern works.
The Cloisters
2018年7月12日, イングランド ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
If these cloisters look familiar, it's because they were filmed in scenes of Harry Potter movies.
Chedworth Roman Villa
2018年7月13日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
Romans lived in this villa (rural dwelling) starting in the second century AD. It was enlarged and refined over the next two centuries, reaching its peak in the mid 300s. After the Romans left Greatもっと詳しく
Current Archeology Work
2018年7月13日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
This month archeologists are unearthing some more of the mosaic floors. They strip off the sod and asphalt sidewalks, remove the layer of soil, and then carefully brush the dirt away to expose theもっと詳しく
Roman Baths
2018年7月13日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
Romans bathed in groups, men separate from women. They went into a warm room heated by hot air under the floor. Then servants massaged them with olive oil, and they went into progressively hotterもっと詳しく
Chipping Campden: Wool Market
2018年7月13日, イングランド ⋅ 🌧 73 °F
This town was the home and marketplace of the richest wool merchants. The High Street (main street) is one of the prettiest in the Cotswolds. The old Market is dated 1627.
Taunton Housesit
2018年7月16日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
We moved to Taunton to care for two 5 year old cats named Darcy and Lizzie (brother and sister). They are very affectionate. We are staying in a new townhouse; the owner just moved into 2 weeks ago.もっと詳しく
Dunster Castle
2018年7月17日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
This National Trust property was once a castle, and has been lived in by the one family and their descendants for the last 600 years. It was remodeled and added onto in the Victorian era, making itもっと詳しく
Entertaining at Dunster Castle
2018年7月17日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
Imagine being a guest at this table! One time the host asked for the curry to be prepared very spicy, except for his. He thought it was pretty funny when everyone else except himself was gasping.
Theもっと詳しく
Dunster Castle, First Floor
2018年7月17日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
In England, first floor is what we call second floor. This is where the bedrooms and bathrooms are located. When the castle was remodeled in the Victorian era, they put in modern conveniences likeもっと詳しく
More of the Interior
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The library with pictures of the family, the hallway, some interesting furniture, and the conservatory with a great view.
Dunster Village
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The old village is bordering Dunster Castle, and was charming to walk around.
The last picture is of some of the 250+ cottages at Dunster Beach. They look small on the outside, maybe one third of ourもっと詳しく
Cheddar, as in Cheese
2018年7月19日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F
We went to the town of Cheddar, to see the cheese-making process. Cheddar cheese is named for cheddaring, an extra step in the process which was developed there.
Unpasteurized milk is heated andもっと詳しく
Cheese Making, continued
2018年7月19日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
Next the blocks are milled (chopped) and salted. Finally the molds are filled and put into the cheese press overnight. Then cheeses are wrapped in cheesecloth, pressed again, and finally put intoもっと詳しく
John Wesley Chapel, Bristol
2018年7月20日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
The New Room, the oldest Methodist building in the world, was built in 1739. It was too small and not well-built, so it was rebuilt and enlarged in 1748. Except for the pews, it is the same as then.もっと詳しく
Wesley Museum
2018年7月20日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 75 °F
The second floor of the New Room (or Wesley Chapel) had a large central meeting room for John, Charles, and other circuit preachers to meet, as well as bedrooms and offices.
It is used now as aもっと詳しく
Montacute House
2018年7月21日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
Sir Edward Phelips, a member of Parliament and then Speaker of the Houses of Commons, had this house built in 1601 as a statement of his power and wealth. This is one of the best examples ofもっと詳しく
Montacute House interior
2018年7月21日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
The rooms are designed to impress!
Montacute House Exhibits
2018年7月21日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
Lord Curzon leased this house in 1915-25, and made some changes. Here is his bedroom with a bathing nook he added into it.
The clothing for the exhibit was hand-stitched by a volunteer. The outfitもっと詳しく
Bess of Hardwick
2018年7月22日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
Bess of Hardwick (Elizabeth Shrewsbury) was a very wealthy countess. She rose through Elizabethan society to become the most important woman in England after the queen.
She used her fortunes toもっと詳しく
The Tapestry Collection at Hardwick
2018年7月22日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
The Countess collected tapestries and they cover most of the walls of this mansion, including the winding stairway and the High Great Chamber. She also collected portraits of famous people and hadもっと詳しく
More Tapestries
2018年7月22日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
Penelope is one of a set of four large-scale embroidery tapestries entitled "Noble Women." These were designed by professional embroiderers hired by Bess. They are made of patchwork pieces cut out ofもっと詳しく

























































































































































