with small ornamental palms
the Orangery
the coach house and stables
the English garden
a couple of swans on the ThamesSunday, 8 June 2008
Small Jacobean manor house
with small ornamental palmsthe Orangerythe coach house and stablesthe English gardena couple of swans on the Thames
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It is not as small as I thought it would be. I had a picture of its style in my mind's eye, but I imagined just the part in front, not what looks like an extension at the right.
Trust that was a lovely weekend.
Palm trees? I didn't expect to see palm trees. In Beverly Hills, maybe, but not in Britain. Didn't think you all had the climate for it.
This is SMALL? I am hugely jealous and wish you hadn't posted these pictures, Linda!
Geri
Oh I'd love to spend a weeknd there! And I'm raelly glad I'm not the person who needs to think about when to replace the roof.
Definitely a house built for a time when servants came ten to the penny and maintenance and repair was an on-going thing. But a place with a tremendous character - closest we might have might be a couple of historic neighborhoods in Philadelphia.
Actually, the house was built in 1653, so technically it is not Jacobean, in fact it was built during the interregnum. Apart from a period of two or three decades last century, it has been in the family ever since. Driving through the Cotswolds on Saturday afternoon, it was noticeable that each village had its manor house, with the title lord of the manor going with it (which my friend has inherited, though she is lady of the manor). Very many of these manors have been sold off to RICH PEOPLE, because oif the enormous expense of upkeep and death duties.
Poor thing. However did you bear it...?
Jesus that's nice.
-- desertwind
i swear i saw that house on Doctor Who! more than once. beautiful.
Such a James or Wharton novel in waiting. I can see a desperate youngish lord trying to nab a wealthy American widow or divorcee to fund his manor home. But much better yet if one can be lady of the manor and self-sufficient.
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