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Taken on a day trip on 10th October 2014. For more information about Mottisfont, Visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk/mottisfont/
a old chair founded by artist B. Jane Cowie in an antique store in Australia. She inscribed the word, 'trust', on the chair herself.
An icon of Cornwall's former mineral wealth. As soon as it was out of the ground, this wealth miraculously travelled out of the county.
A Memorial Flight and War Time Exhibition organised by Frinton & Walton Heritage Trust held on the greensward, Esplanade, Frinton-on-Sea .
A Spitfire from the RAF's Battle of Britain Memorial Flight was due to carry out a flypast to Pilot Officer Gerard Maffett , who was killed bailing out of his fighter aircraft in WWII at Walton on the Naze Essex.
Unfortunately, due to the weather conditions the Spitfire was grounded.
Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire, 1758-65.
The National Trust.
By Matthew Brettingham (1699-1769), James Paine (1717-1789) & Robert Adam (1728-1792).
Interiors complete by the 1780s.
For Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Baron Scarsdale (1726-1804).
Grade l listed.
The Marble Hall.
The Idol (or Idolino).
Italian (Florentine) School.
Painted plaster, c1758.
In the niches of the walls are plaster cast copies of classical marble statues which were acquired in 1757-58. The casts are part of the collection formed by Sir Nathaniel Curzon before the house was built, and around which the chief Interiors were originally planned. There are duplicates within this display, with the 'Dancing Faun' and 'Medici Venus' featuring on either side of the Marble Hall, both of which were acquired second-hand by Curzon.
Kedleston Hall is an extravagant temple to the arts. Commissioned in the 1750s by Nathaniel Curzon whose ancestors had resided at Kedleston since the 12th century. The house is framed by historic parkland and boasts opulent interiors intended to impress.
Designed for lavish entertaining, Kedleston Hall displays an extensive collection of paintings, sculpture and original furnishings, reflecting both the tastes of its creators and their fascination with the classical world of the Roman Empire.
Inherited by George Nathaniel Curzon, Viceroy of India between 1899 and 1905, the hall also houses the many objects he amassed during his travels in South Asia and the Middle East, and in his role leading British rule in India.
Cotehele is a mediaeval house with Tudor additions, situated in the parish of Calstock in the east of Cornwall, England. It is a rambling granite and slate-stone manor house on the banks of the River Tamar that has been little changed over five centuries.
On Thursday night, June 18, Mayfield Salisbury volunteers were with the Bethany Christian Trust Care Van. Bethany provides this van throughout the year. It stops at several places in the city of Edinburgh. At each stopping point it serves hot soup, tea, coffee, rolls, and offers its customers the chance for a chat. Our volunteers help with this service regularly.