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mixed media on 8x8 pre-stretched canvas in my etsy shop:
Set high above the Thames with far-reaching views, Cliveden’s impressive gardens and majestic woodlands capture the grandeur of a bygone age.
Follow in the footsteps of dukes, earls and royalty as you explore a series of gardens, each with their own special charm. From the formality of the Parterre with its vibrant floral displays to the quirky statuary and topiary in the Long Garden, the gardens will delight you in every season.
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 Dining Room.
Wine Cooler.
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.
Some lovely timber on the top gallery, not open to the public and believed to be haunted.
(Apologies to the MrsMinifig for borrowing her pic)
Trust is the belief that you will be caught by someone.
Faith is the belief that someone will catch you.
I heard a splash. turned and there was this elegant beast crossing the Avon in front of Charelcote House. He paused and posed for a couple of minutes.
Darnford Moors – Big Lift 1 – 2 March 2018
Moving pre-fabricated concrete culvert sections in for later use (needs a BIG crane to load them – and a BIGGER one will be needed to off-load them).
The Lichfield and Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust (LHCRT) are working on the reinstatement of part of the Wyrley and Essington Canal – now known as the Lichfield Canal between Brownhills and Huddlesford Junction.
Stowe Landscape Gardens, Buckinghamshire.
The National Trust.
The Saxon Deities - Woden.
These are sculptures, originally by John Michael Rysbrack, of the seven deities that gave their names to the days of the week. Carved from Portland stone in 1727. They were moved to their present location in 1773. The sculptures are copies of the originals that were sold in 1921-22.
They are arranged in a circle. Each sculpture (with the exception of Sunna a half length sculpture) is life size, the base of each statue has a Runic inscription of the god's name, and stands on a plinth. They are: Sunna (Sunday), Mona (Monday), Tiw (Tuesday), Woden (Wednesday), Thuner (Thursday), Friga (Friday) and a Saxon version of Seatern (Saturday).
The original Sunna & Thuner statues are in the V&A Museum, the original Friga stood for many years in Portmeirion but was sold at auction in 1994 for £54,000, the original Mona is in the Buckinghamshire County Museum in Aylesbury.