Home of the Gunpowder Plot
Yesterday, my friend Val and I visited Coughton Court, near Alcester, Warwickshire. We didn't have enough time to visit all of it, as it's vast ! Guy Fawkes and his fellow Roman Catholic Royalists rode here for safety, after being discovered as the perpetrators of the failed attempt to blow up Parliament and assassinate King James 1 in 1605. Eventually caught, their fate was horrible. Won't go into details... too distressing.
The Coughton estate was owned by the Throckmorton family since 1409. It's now owned by the National Trust. It's the only Roman Catholic Stately home in England. What a history this place has - far too much to take in in one afternoon .. must make a return visit ! As you can imagine, I took many photographs here. Sadly, never got to visit the extensive gardens. Next time, eh? The geotag doesn't seem to be working at present on Flickr, sorry. Postcode B49 5JA if you fancy a visit.
Hope you like this one - more to come when I can !
~ Edited slightly in Topaz Studio with a gorgeous texture by Kerstin Frank for the sky. Thank you so much Kerstin ! ~
And thanks to you too my Flickr friends for your views and comments. Each one is truly appreciated.
Home of the Gunpowder Plot
Yesterday, my friend Val and I visited Coughton Court, near Alcester, Warwickshire. We didn't have enough time to visit all of it, as it's vast ! Guy Fawkes and his fellow Roman Catholic Royalists rode here for safety, after being discovered as the perpetrators of the failed attempt to blow up Parliament and assassinate King James 1 in 1605. Eventually caught, their fate was horrible. Won't go into details... too distressing.
The Coughton estate was owned by the Throckmorton family since 1409. It's now owned by the National Trust. It's the only Roman Catholic Stately home in England. What a history this place has - far too much to take in in one afternoon .. must make a return visit ! As you can imagine, I took many photographs here. Sadly, never got to visit the extensive gardens. Next time, eh? The geotag doesn't seem to be working at present on Flickr, sorry. Postcode B49 5JA if you fancy a visit.
Hope you like this one - more to come when I can !
~ Edited slightly in Topaz Studio with a gorgeous texture by Kerstin Frank for the sky. Thank you so much Kerstin ! ~
And thanks to you too my Flickr friends for your views and comments. Each one is truly appreciated.