Steve Pellatt
Earl Grey anyone?
The Bathing House, Howick, Craster, Northumberland, England
Charles Grey, who was at one time Prime Minster of Britain (1830 - 1834) and who 'Earl Grey' tea (yuck!) is named after. had a Bathing House built for him and his family in the 19th Century at the beach here. Charles Grey had 15 children (!!) with his wife Mary, and after an unhappy childhood at school in Eton, the Earl insisted on his children being home-schooled and built the Bathing House to help with outdoor learning. He had two rock-cut pools constructed on the foreshore below the Bathing House. The Bathing House and the steps cut into the rocks down to one of the pools are both Grade II listed structures. The pool directly below the Bathing House has a rock-cut channel which feeds the pool with fresh seawater.
Ref. citizan.org.uk/blog/2016/Jul/14/howick-remote-coastline-l...
© All rights reserved Steve Pellatt. Please do not use this image on websites, blogs or any other media without my explicit written permission.
Earl Grey anyone?
The Bathing House, Howick, Craster, Northumberland, England
Charles Grey, who was at one time Prime Minster of Britain (1830 - 1834) and who 'Earl Grey' tea (yuck!) is named after. had a Bathing House built for him and his family in the 19th Century at the beach here. Charles Grey had 15 children (!!) with his wife Mary, and after an unhappy childhood at school in Eton, the Earl insisted on his children being home-schooled and built the Bathing House to help with outdoor learning. He had two rock-cut pools constructed on the foreshore below the Bathing House. The Bathing House and the steps cut into the rocks down to one of the pools are both Grade II listed structures. The pool directly below the Bathing House has a rock-cut channel which feeds the pool with fresh seawater.
Ref. citizan.org.uk/blog/2016/Jul/14/howick-remote-coastline-l...
© All rights reserved Steve Pellatt. Please do not use this image on websites, blogs or any other media without my explicit written permission.