Studley Royal Park
23 июля 2018 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F
This 1700s park includes one of the best water gardens in England. The temple-like viewpoint on the hill is for admiring the abbey ruins nearby.
Fountains Abbey
23 июля 2018 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
These ruins are of the largest Cistercian Abbey in England, founded in 1132. Cistercian monks were seeking a simpler existence. The abbey was wealthy due to the amount of land given them and theЧитать далее
Fountains Mill and more
23 июля 2018 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 75 °F
The mill was used by the monks to make flour for their daily bread. Also on the grounds are some pretty bridges and other buildings. The last photo is a model of how the abbey looked in its entirety.
Fountains Hall and the Deer Park
23 июля 2018 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 79 °F
Another part of Studley Royal Park is Fountains Hall another Elizabethan style country manor. Some of the stone from the abbey ruins was used in its construction. After this manor became part ofЧитать далее
Nostel Priory
24 июля 2018 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
We are staying in Leeds between housesits, so we can visit Jacob in the nearby town of Ackworth. We visited for a couple of hours and then went together to Nostel Priory, another country manor. TheЧитать далее
Hi - Sue Johnson here from Sun Valley MHP. I've just now taken the time to review photos of the UK, and they're quite lovely! Linda, you have a good eye for photography. Been busy getting my townhome in MN ready to sell so that's been an all-consuming effort this summer. Looking forward to seeing my AZ friends again!
York: A Historic City
25 июля 2018 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
York is a very interesting city with lots to see. It was founded by the Romans in 71 AD, and the city is almost entirely encircled by walls from that period. After the Romans left in the 400s, it wasЧитать далее
Treasurer's House, York
25 июля 2018 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
This was the residence of the treasurer of York Minster cathedral until the Reformation of the English Church in 1547. It was owned by various people, then divided into three units. Finally the unitsЧитать далее
ПутешественникAll of the pictures you posted I just awesome! I'm learning so much that now Bill is going to have to take me there so I can see it first-hand.
Attingham Park, Shrewsbury
26 июля 2018 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 81 °F
This country house was owned by the same family since it was built in 1785. Some of the earliest lords were not careful with their money and had to sell off much of the furniture and art. The 8th LordЧитать далее
Attingham Park Becomes a College
26 июля 2018 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F
From 1948-1976, Teresa lived on one side of the manor, and Shropshire Adult Education College used the other half for residential education courses. Since 1952, the Attingham Trust has operatedЧитать далее
Attingham Servants' Quarters
26 июля 2018 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 81 °F
Here are the servants' quarters: dining area, kitchen, pastry kitchen, housekeeper's quarters, and part of the huge silver set.
Note: Each servant was provided an ale allowance, 1 pint for men, 1/2Читать далее
Housesitting in Leighton, Shropshire
26 июля 2018 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 84 °F
This evening we met the couple we will be house sitting for over the next two weeks. Their little dog's name is Patrick, and he is really funny--he barks at the birds in the trees, and tries to catchЧитать далее
Linda, I think you should be prepared to share some of your wonderful pictures and experiences at a Ladies’ Luncheon some of these times! Sherri 👍
Ironbridge Gorge
30 июля 2018 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
It was here that Quaker Abraham Darby developed the technique of smelting iron using coke instead of charcoal, allowing a much cheaper production of iron. His grandson built the world's firstЧитать далее
1900 Victorian Town
30 июля 2018 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
Blists Hill was an actual working site with mines, blast furnaces, factories, and a canal, and some of those buildings are still there. There was never a town on the site, but the Ironbridge GorgeЧитать далее
Blists Hill Industries
30 июля 2018 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
Some of the industrial areas on Blists Hill, and a portion of the actual Shropshire canal. The first boat is an ice-breaker: horses would pull it along from the towpath and teams of men would rock theЧитать далее
Life in the Victorian Town
30 июля 2018 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
Three houses showing different levels of society. The Industrial age helped many more people rise in status than previously.
Victorian Childhood
30 июля 2018 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
During the Industrial Revolution jobs increased and the need for cheap labor meant more children than ever before were working. Legislation to limit child labor started in 1833, and more laws wereЧитать далее
Making Victorian Products
30 июля 2018 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
Dean enjoyed seeing a project that a plumber did for fun. We also saw how molds were and are still used to make replacement pieces for old buildings.
Coalport China Museum
31 июля 2018 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
Victorians loved their tea! This increased the demand for china. Coalport bone china was made in the Ironbridge area from 1795 to 1926. We saw so many beautiful original patterns, and learned how itЧитать далее
Jackfield Tile Museum
2 августа 2018 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
This is one of the ten museums of the Ironbridge Trust, housed in the old factory buildings. Decorative tiles were produced in Jackfield from early 1700s. We have always admired tile, and more so nowЧитать далее
Jackfield Tile in English Homes
2 августа 2018 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
Here are some displays showing how decorative tiles were used in homes.
Some Very Elaborate Tiles
2 августа 2018 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
St Mary the Virgin Church
2 августа 2018 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 75 °F
This church is located near the Tile Factory Museum. It is made of various colors of bricks donated by the local brickmaker, and decorated with tiles from the Tile Factory.
Lovely Llangollen Canal
3 августа 2018 г., Уэльс ⋅ 🌧 70 °F
This 46 mile canal is a very popular one, due to the Welsh scenery and the huge aqueducts that carry the canal over river valleys. The Pontcysyllte is the tallest navigable aqueduct in the world, atЧитать далее
Another Aqueduct on the Llangollen Canal
3 августа 2018 г., Уэльс ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
This aqueduct at Chirk is shorter (both ways) but spectacular because of the railroad viaduct next to it. The canal also goes through a tunnel here.
Farther upstream at the beginning of the canal isЧитать далее
Colebrookdale Museum: Enginuity
4 августа 2018 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
This is another one of the Ironbridge museums we visited. It is an interactive museum of design and technology for children of all ages, even those in their second childhood! It was a fun morning;Читать далее
ПутешественникVery serine I think I’d like it there
So green and peaceful! SC