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Summer in Yorkshire, UK 2022

We'd planned to visit our son and his family in Ackworth, Yorkshire, UK, in 2020, but the trip was cancelled due to the pandemic. Now that we can travel, we are staying in England for the summer. Meer informatie
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    Family Times With Nathaniel

    24 augustus 2022, Engeland ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F

    We've had some fun times with our grandson, Nathaniel, this summer! Sometimes we join the family for days out, or we hang out at their house. They sometimes come to where we are housesitting, to meet the pets in our care and have dinner. We have gone to a festival, and some playgrounds. No matter what we do, we enjoy our time with him so much!Meer informatie

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    The family lived on the right side, and rented out the left side.
    The parlorA spartan kitchenThe ovenThe kitchen table, with a tool box on it.William Jr's bedroomThe greenhouse

    Mr. Straw's House in Worksop

    26 augustus 2022, Engeland ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F

    Mr. Straw's House is part of the National Trust, a charity that cares for nature and historical sites in the UK. William Straw was the owner of a grocery store in town.

    At first, the couple and their two sons lived in a flat above the store. They bought this house in 1923 and Mrs. Straw redecorated. After Mr. Straw died suddenly in 1932, as a sign of mourning and respect, nothing was changed, not even the calendar page!

    The older son William Jr, moved back after their mother died 7 years later, to take care of the property, grow and can vegetables, and cook for himself and brother Walter, who ran the business. The bachelor sons lived here for the rest of their lives, They didn't modernize, and didn't replace anything that they didn't have to.

    Everyone in the family had collections, and they are still in place, some on display but many (such as 3000+ books, 300+ postcards, 2000+ magazines, countless newspaper clippings, etc.) in spare rooms, in bottoms of wardrobes, under beds, etc. So this house is "frozen in time", and really shows what life was like in the 1930s.    Meer informatie

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    The tree-lined walk to the Walled Kitchen Garden
    The greenhouse stretches the entire width of the garden.Apples on trellises and rhubarb at the base of the walls.Beautiful dahliasInner walls

    Clumber Park Walled Kitchen Garden

    26 augustus 2022, Engeland ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F

    The Walled Kitchen Garden in Clumber Park can be described in superlatives! The huge garden takes up 4 acres. The 350 ft greenhouse is the longest one in the National Trust system. The apple orchard has 72 varieties of apples, many growing trellised against the garden walls. The garden also has 130 rhubarb varieties, the second largest collection in the world. No wonder Yorkshire is known for rhubarb!

    The garden is maintained not only for its beauty, but also to preserve its heritage fruits and vegetables.    Meer informatie

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    Thomas Wentworth's home, now a college.
    Fall crocuses and other flowers in front of the houseLots of pretty viewpoints around the groundsVictorian GardenA view from the hilltopStainbourough Castle (a folly) at the top of the hillView from the castle tower (82 steps up!)The Sun Monument, in honor of Lady Mary MontagueLady Lucy's Walk under the Common Lime trees (related to Linden and Basswood)Victorian Greenhouse

    Wentworth Castle Gardens

    27 augustus 2022, Engeland ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F

    Royal Diplomat Thomas Wentworth was outraged when his home was inherited by his cousin. Determined to outdo his rival, Thomas purchased this 500 acre estate in 1706 and built a home and gardens. The gardens are laid out from the mansion up to the hilltop. At the top is a "castle", designed to impress even though it isn't real. It originally had four towers and a banquet hall. The views of the hills around the area definitely impress the present-day visitors!

    On the grounds is a tall monument to Lady Mary Wortley Montague, who introduced the practice of smallpox inoculation to England in 1721. Smallpox killed 1 out of every 4 who contracted it. Lady Mary had lost friends and relatives including a brother to smallpox, and she herself had survived it but with scars. While in Turkey, she was pleased to find that smallpox inoculation was being done. She had her 5-year old son inoculated, making him the first English person to receive it. She promoted the practice in her writings. In 1796, Dr Edward Jenner developed the vaccine from the cowpox virus, which had much less risk.    Meer informatie

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    1888 fountain memorial to Ann Clarkson for her work preventing animal cruelty.
    A beautiful shady walk. On the left is a soccer field and spectator seating.The "Secret Garden"--I had to search for it!The Formal Gardens and Greenhouse.The Mountbatten Rose, named after Prince Phillip Mountbatten.Champagne MomentIn the GreenhouseView from the Castle Hill

    Wakefield's Thornes-Clarence Park

    31 augustus 2022, Engeland ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F

    We're staying in a hotel in Wakefield for two days between housesits. The room is small but clean. There is a really good breakfast included, and a nice big park nearby for walks to the gardens.

    At the top of the steep hill there used to be a castle, with a long view below for defense. Now nothing is left of the castle except the hill. At the bottom is a stage for bands, and the slope of the hill makes it nice for viewers.Meer informatie

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    Just my size!
    2Nathaniel knows where the music is coming from!

    Wakefield Dinosaur Extravaganza

    4 september 2022, Engeland ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F

    Several cities are having dinosaur events this summer. Nathaniel loves dinosaurs and has lots of them as toys. We had fun watching him interact with the dino puppeteers!

    While the dinosaurs were taking a break, we went into the cathedral and Nathaniel seemed to be enthralled by the organist who was practicing!Meer informatie

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    Rotherham Minster
    Chapel of Our Lady on the Bridge, built in 1483A brew pub at the end of the bridgeCorner of the Bridge InnBeautiful Stained Glass showing some landmarks in RotherhamCommemorating the Coronation of King George V and Queen MaryAnother pretty pubClifton Park Museum, Built in 1783, Palladian Style"Ghost" - this unicorn portrait is based on a painting of a famous racehorse, WhistlejacketLa Femme Africane", sculpted in onyx with cast-bronze head, arms, and feet (1867 Cordier)

    Rotherham: Minster and Bridge Chapel

    6 september 2022, Engeland ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F

    We are housesitting near Rotherham, a large market and minster town, also known for its 13th century Bridge Chapel. Of the four Bridge Chapels left in England, we've now seen three! We had read that it was open for communion services on Tuesdays, but for some reason it wasn't, so we only saw the outside.

    There were some interesting buildings including Clifton Park Museum. It was built in 1783 as the family home of iron and steel business owners.    Meer informatie

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    Church With the Crooked Spire

    9 september 2022, Engeland ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F

    The Church of St. Mary and All Saints in Chesterfield is famous for its crooked spire. It was built in the late 13th century. The spire leans 9 feet 5 inches from its true center. The bottom timbers of the tower decayed and the 32 tons of lead tiles were heavy enough to make it crooked over time.

    Chesterfield has named their football (soccer) team the Spireites!    Meer informatie

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    St. Peter's Chapel, with picture of Queen Elizabeth II
    Bandshell in Queen's Park, with floral tributesQueen's Park, continued."Queen Elizabeth"In honor of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in 2012Cricket Field and Greenhouse in Queen's Park

    Chesterfield Honors Queen Elizabeth II

    9 september 2022, Engeland ⋅ ☁️ 64 °F

    An outpouring of love for Queen Elizabeth II is happening now, and will continue for some time. We went to Chesterfield to see the church with a crooked spire. The Queen's picture was on the altar in the church's Chapel of St. Peter, along with a book where people could write prayers and tributes to her.

    After exploring the church, we went to Queen's Park for a picnic, and saw flowers in her memory at the bandshell.

    There will be many memories of her. One quote I just read shows her humor. She was short, only 5' 3", and she was known for her bright colors. She said, "I have to be seen to be believed!"    Meer informatie

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    Romanesque Style Cathedral/Minster
    Christus Rex sculpture high aboveBeautifully Carved PulpitThe Quire and organWWI Memorial Window installed in 2016The Old Archbishop's Palace- ruined in 1646, during the Civil War."New" Archbishop's PalaceGrand StaircaseState Chamber, where the Archbishop met with advisors

    Southwell Cathedral/Minster

    13 september 2022, Engeland ⋅ ☁️ 61 °F

    Southwell Cathedral was completed in 1300, as a stopping point for the archbishop on his journey between York and Canterbury Cathedrals. It has twin "pepper pot" towers, beautiful carvings, statues, and windows!

    The Archbishop's Palace is also on the grounds. The old palace was ruined during the Civil War, except for the Great Room. The manor house was added onto the surviving Great Room, and is used now as the cathedral choir school and practice area.    Meer informatie

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    A Georgian style house called a Prebend, where canons of the Cathedral lived.
    Lace panel commemorating the Battle of Britain.A former theater remodeled as a cafe.The old courthouseThe 1809 "House of Correction" closed in 1880 and became a lace factory.The original Bramley apple tree, in the garden over the wall.

    Charming Southwell

    13 september 2022, Engeland ⋅ ☁️ 64 °F

    The minster and market town of Southwell is a picturesque village in Nottinhamshire. At one time, Nottingham was known for lace making, and we happened to see a lace panel in the church, commemorating the Battle of Britain.

    An apple was planted here between 1809-1815, and was first propagated as the Bramley Apple from this tree. It is now England's favorite cooking apple. The original tree still lives, but I had to look over a high wall to see part of it, as it is on private property.    Meer informatie

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    Front of the Workhouse. Men's quarters on the right, Women's on the left.
    The back yard work area, separate for men and women. The children's wing is to the right.The front yard, for the small amount of leisure time. Latrine in the curved walled area.Typical male inmate uniform.Day room, for working and eating.Able-bodied dormitory. Some men had to share a bed!Dormitory for infirm.Children's dormitory.Warden and Matron's quarters. They provided their own furniture.

    Southwell Victorian Workhouse

    14 september 2022, Engeland ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F

    This austere building is the best preserved example of workhouses that were all over the country. It was built in 1824 as a place of last resort for the destitute. Anyone who requested admission was accepted. It was designed to be decent and safe, but plain, boring, and difficult. Although it was harsh, conditions may have been better than on the outside. At least they had three meals per day and their health was looked after.

    People were segregated. Able-bodied men were on one side, and able bodied women on the other. The old and infirm were in the middle, and the children's wing was at the back. Everyone received two sets of clothes and their own clothes were labeled and kept for their departure. They could have no belongings--there was no space allowed for them.

    All the work (gardening, food preparation, laundry, building maintenance, caring for the infirm, etc.) was done by the able-bodied men and women, supervised by the master and matron, who also lived in the middle.

    Children were required to get an education, as that was to break the cycle of poverty. They learned the four Rs in the morning (reading, writing, arithmetic, and religion) and learned skills in the afternoon.

    This was not a forced arrangement. If someone wanted to leave, they could at any time, with permission. It was supported financially by the "poor tax".    Meer informatie

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    The infirmary.
    One of the shelter's stairwells.Hallway through the emergency shelter bedsits.The kitchen area in an emergency bedsit.Work surface/dining table.Gas heaters were used later in the life of the emergency shelters.A Recreated 1970s Emergency Bedsit

    Southwell Workhouse, Evolution

    14 september 2022, Engeland ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F

    An infirmary was built in 1871 to separate the care of the infirm from the workhouse.

    In the 1920s workhouses ceased to exist. This one became Greet House (named for the River Greet that flows nearby). The rooms were changed to one-room bedsits (apartments), emergency shelters for families in the 1950s-1980s. One of the bedsits has been recreated as it looked in 1977 when it was last used. Other rooms are shown in their derelict state to tell the full story of the building's history.Meer informatie

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    The original building, which had a third story added.
    The Baroque Wing completed in 1724.The 1764 Palladian Wing--very symmetrical and classicalThe entrance hall of the old buildingBaroque ceiling in the Great HallThe Student Dining RoomItalian StaircaseThe College Library, formerly the Long Art GalleryFireplace in the library

    Northern College/Wentworth Castle

    16 september 2022, Engeland ⋅ ☀️ 52 °F

    Heritage Open Days is held for one week in September every year to celebrate England's architecture and culture by hosting free tours. Wentworth Castle had been closed for years, and was remodeled as a residential college. We had visited the huge gardens previously and had found that the home was not usually open to the public except for today's special event.

    The house was first built in 1670, and over time, different owners added other wings in different architectural styles, creating a new front each time.

    Because it is a college, the rooms are very different than they used to be, but looking at the ceilings and gilded mouldings gives a hint of its former grandeur. What an inspiring place to take college courses!    Meer informatie

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    The front gate to Shrubhill estate.
    Several farm buildings were combined into one large home in the 1970s.The back of the house shows how buildings were combined. The right side was once a barn,The poultry.Lola, the Lab and Smartie the terrier mix, ready to walk in the fields.Smartie got tired, so Dean had the solution!One of our favorite foods: grilled bacon & cheese sandwiches with carmelized onion chutney.The dogs get along very well!

    Housesitting in Dunblane, Scotland

    20 september 2022, Schotland ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F

    We were invited to arrive two nights ahead of our housesit in Scotland. That way we had time to get to know the homeowners before they left this morning for their holiday in Portugal. We were glad to be here early so we could watch Queen Elizabeth's funeral. It was good to be able to hear local people talk about her and how important she was to so many.

    The house is a farm conversion into an estate that sits on a hill overlooking more beautiful hills. We are caring for two dogs, Lola and Smartie, plus a duck, six chickens, and two roosters. Fresh eggs for breakfast every day is a treat!

    I'm learning to cook on the Aga, a cast iron heat storage "cooker". It has two top hotplates, boiling and simmering, and four ovens, roasting, simmering, slow cooking, and warming. There are no controls so one has to get used to which area to use for which purpose. People who have an Aga just love them!    Meer informatie

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    The greenhouse

    Shrubhill Gardens

    20 september 2022, Schotland ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F

    Shrubhill Estate, where we are housesitting, has beautiful gardens, as well as a vegetable garden, apple trees, and a conservatory with grapevines. Lovely views from every window!

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    One more regular lock to connect the two canals.An aqueduct over the railroad.Interesting use of a canal boat!The Kelpies, "bowing down to taste the water."

    Famous Falkirk Attractions

    21 september 2022, Schotland ⋅ ☁️ 63 °F

    Falkirk is a town in the Forth River Valley. It is home to two of Scotland's most visited attractions, The Falkirk Wheel and the Kelpies.

    The Falkirk Wheel is the world's only rotating boat lift. It connects the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal, making coast-to-coast transit possible once again.

    Previously, the canals were connected by a flight of 11 locks, which took most of a day to pass through. Due to disuse, were dismantled in 1933. Now the boat lift raises and lowers boats 115 feet in only 5 minutes!

    Then we visited the Kelpies, the world's largest horse sculpture, unveiled in 2014. They are 100 feet tall mythical Scottish Water Spirits, and a monument to Scotland's horse-powered industrial heritage.    Meer informatie

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    Beautiful spot for salmon fishing, walking, and picnicking.
    Church dedicated to St. Kessog, a saint associated with water.Heather in a window boxGood name for a hardware store!A former castle site, for guarding the river crossing.Guard house to prevent grave robberies.The River Teith

    Callander: Gateway to the Highlands

    22 september 2022, Schotland ⋅ 🌧 57 °F

    Shifts in the earth's plates made a fault in this area, marking the boundary between the Lowlands and the Highlands. Callander is a stopping point for tourists going into or out of "Loch Lomond and the Trossachs" National Park. The area was made famous by the poetry of Sir Walter Scott and William Wordsworth, and was a popular train destination in Victorian times.Meer informatie

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    Loch Lubnaig
    Dean with a Highland Cow, the oldest pedigree breed in the worldBalquhidder Kirk (Church of Scotland), built in 1855.Ruins of the old church"Rob Roy" MacGregor's Grave, 1784. Wife on left, two sons on right.Statue of Rob Roy. His sword keeps getting stolen!

    Some Highland Views Near Callander

    22 september 2022, Schotland ⋅ ☁️ 59 °F

    Callander is known as the Gateway to "Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park". The Trossachs is a narrow wooded valley between three lochs (lakes).

    We found Rob Roy MacGregor's grave too!

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    The "Old" Bridge Over the River Forth, built in the 1400s to replace a timber bridge.
    Sterling CastleThe Tollbooth and Market Place1572 Castle Keeper's House--Ruined During the 1745 Jacobite UprisingThe Old HospitalAlbert HallNational William Wallace Monument240 Steps to the CrownStatue of William Wallace on the Monument

    Stirling: Former Capital of Scotland

    23 september 2022, Schotland ⋅ ⛅ 54 °F

    Stirling is in a strategic location in central Scotland, situated between Edinburg and Glasgow, and was the best crossing of the River Forth while going north to the Highlands or south to the Lowlands. There is a beautiful old bridge there.

    Sterling old town is on a hill, leading up to the castle. On another hill/craig is a monument to William Wallace, the real Braveheart, who defeated the English in The Battle of Stirling Bridge, to reclaim Scotland's independence. Wars have happened many times over this issue.    Meer informatie

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    King Robert the Bruce in front of Sterling Castle
    Outer GateQueen Anne had this inner gate added in 1708 because her half-brother James Stuart contested her.Entrance to the Courtyard-there used to be 4 towers and they were twice as tall.Main Guard HouseCourtyard, with palace in the center, and Great Hall to the right.All the main buildings were once the color, King's Gold.Looking out over the artillery wall.The North (back) Gate and the Nether Bailey (enclosure below the castle)View of the old cemetery, the river valley, and the Wallace Monument on the hill

    Sterling Castle-Art, Architecture, Views

    24 september 2022, Schotland ⋅ ⛅ 57 °F

    This is one of Scotland's most important castles, both architecturally and historically. There has been a castle here since at least 1110, but most existing buildings date from 1490-1600. It has been attacked or besieged at least 16 times, two of which were turning points in Scottish history. It is a symbol of Scottish Independence and national pride.

    Much of the castle was changed during its use by the military from 1800-1964 as a barracks and recruiting depot for the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.    Meer informatie

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    Over 250 carvings and statues!
    The Lion's Den, in the back courtyard, where a lion may have been kept as a symbol of roylaty.The Queen's Outer Hall, where people desiring an audience with the Queen would wait.The Queen's Inner Hall where honored guests were allowed to meet the Queen.The Queen's Bedchamber. The bed was symbolic. The most important guests met with her here.The Unicorn is the royal symbol of purity and strength.The ceiling in the King's Bedchamber.The ceiling of the King's Inner Hall (reproductions.)An original carving from the ceiling.

    The Royal Palace

    24 september 2022, Schotland ⋅ ⛅ 59 °F

    King James V built this palace for his new Queen, Mary, in 1540. The outside was decorated with over 250 carvings and statues. Research shows the palace was pink and the statues were in color! Much of the palace has been restored, including the making of seven tapestries for the important rooms.

    The King died young and his wife continued to live here. Their daughter, Mary, was crowned Queen of Scots as an infant, in the chapel at the castle.    Meer informatie

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