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After the rain and the rainbow, there was a brief interlude of brilliant sun and crisp white clouds, before the next deluge. Previous rainstorms meant the water channels through the marsh were pretty full, where in our last visit in early August they had virtually dried out. In the past, you'd have been almost guaranteed to hear at least one skylark here - this year we've not heard a single one, though it's an area protected by the National Trust.
Trust berthed in the old harbour. The boats would usually berth there after landing at the fishmarket. Again from early 1990s.
The 18th century neo-classical mansion with Robert Adam interiors set in historic parkland. Kedleston has been the home to the Curzon family since the 12th century and is still lived in by them today. Now a National Trust property.
A tiny section of Knole just to show the concentration of building work within it's itself .
Knole feels almost weighed down by its own history – six centuries of it. People are often impressed by all the absolutes of Knole: its enormous size, the number of rooms, its completeness. But those who live, work and visit here love its quiet dignity, its almost melancholy feel – the grandeur has passed but its old, glinting beauty remains.
What we see today is a remarkably preserved and complete early Jacobean remodelling of a medieval archiepiscopal palace. From an even older manor house, it was built and extended by the Archbishops of Canterbury after 1456. It then became a royal possession during the Tudor dynasty when Henry VIII hunted here and Elizabeth I visited.
From 1603, Thomas Sackville made it the aristocratic treasure house for the Sackville family, who were prominent and influential in court circles. Knole's showrooms were designed to impress visitors and to display the Sackville family’s wealth and status.
Over more than 400 years, his descendants rebuilt and then furnished Knole in two further bursts of activity. First, at the end of the 17th century, when the 6th Earl acquired Stuart furniture and textiles from royal palaces, and again at the end of the 18th century, with the 3rd Duke's art collection.
The Sackvilles gradually withdrew into the heart of the house, leaving many rooms unused and treasures covered. This helps to explain the relative lack of modernisation at Knole (central heating was never installed in the showrooms, for example) and the survival of its collections.
Knole has been welcoming visitors to see its splendours and curiosities for centuries. We know that visitors have followed the same route as you do today for at least the last 400 years.
There's a popular myth that Knole is a calendar house - with 365 rooms, 52 staircases, 12 entrances and 7 courtyards. While fascinating, the reality is that it all depends on how you count the rooms and Knole is such a large, rambling estate that it would be impossible to say for certain.
When the National Trust acquired the house in 1946, the majority of the rooms were leased back to the Sackville family, with the Trust retaining the more formal spaces. The 7th Baron Sackville and his family still live at Knole today in private apartments.
Now, visitors can experience so many different parts of Knole, from the grand showrooms to the cosy Gatehouse Tower, the tranquil Orangery to the sweeping parkland. Discover the vast estate and all it has to offer, home to a world-class collection of portraits and furniture, a state-of-the-art conservation studio and a wild deer herd. There really is something for everyone at Knole.
info taken from NT webpage on Knole .
Sky sat down beside his friends and blew out his cheeks then sat back and relaxed, closing his eyes.
“What is wrong Sky?” Asked Bertie.
“Nothing, I have just been learning so much from Harrod about hoomans. I had no idea.”
“Well, she is very knowledgeable Sky, she has lived with them for a lot more sleeps than both of us put together.” Replied Bertie nodding his head.
“What did she have to say about them, Sky?” Asked Posh Bear.
“Well, it all started when I was telling some other bears about what we were saying about the man’s cooking, and in particular about the buns he made. I thought the story was going down quite well, and then Harrod interrupted me and said, to listen and learn.”
“Well, you do go on a bit at times Sky. What did she tell you?” Asked Bertie.
“She, said it was wrong for us bears to say upsetting things about any hooman and then she explained why that was so. Harrod explained that there has always been a great love between hoomans and bears or fluffy friends ever since the first bear was made. Harrod said hoomans trusted us with the most valuable and precious things they will ever have, that being their children and grandchildren. We are nearly always their first toy and friend, the one thing they can cuddle and snuggle with in their cribs. It is an enormous responsibility for us bears to be allowed to be so close and become so loved by such a small and innocent hooman. Harrod was quite angry, or at least seemed to me to be so, she said that it was our duty to return the love and the trust that hoomans gave us and not to speak badly of them even when they were a bit bonkers.”
“Harrod did have a lot to say, was that all?” Asked Bertie.
“No Bertie, she went on about it being our duty to look after our hooman, to always be there to give them a hug or cuddle and that it was wrong to ever pass on, any conversations we have with them. Sometimes, so Harrod says, hoomans can get stressed out and need a hug and an ear to listen to them and that we must always be there at that time and what we hear never goes any further.”
“She is perfectly right Sky; I have told you that before many times. It is a very special privilege to belong to a hooman, especially a loving hooman. It is also never our job to make judgements about what we have been told in secret, we accept what they say and give them the love and courage they are searching for.” Said Posh nodding his head wisely.
“That is what Harrod said Posh. She explained that most of us bears that live here once belonged to a rather special lady who loved the man and trusted him. Well, when she got sick, she didn’t want anything bad to happen to us bears and so she entrusted us to him. That is why we are all very special to him and Harrod said that’s why he doesn’t mind us ordering honey and stuff without asking.”
“I do so agree with Harrod, Sky, as you are already aware, I never did know the lady that most of you guys lived with, for I was sent as a present direct from a shop one Christmas. While I was sitting on a shelf in the shop, I used to watch the hoomans come and go and I wondered why so many of them looked so unhappy. They seemed harassed, under some kind of pressure that us bears just don’t feel. I felt sorry for them and wanted to reach my paws out and give them a hug. Hoomans may be a touch bonkers in their thinking at times, but most are okay when you get to know them.” Said Bertie.
“I know you would have loved the lady, Bertie; she was kind of special in my eyes anyway. I can remember late one evening, and I know she would be happy me repeating this to another bear, we were all sitting outside watching the golden thing in the sky go down. The sky was reddish and the air warm, she looked around at us bears and explained that the big golden, red thing in the sky was the land of honey and very soon she would be going there and then she would feel no more pain. She said that each and every one of us would one day join her there to enjoy the golden honey that we all desire. The following day we were all put in her tin box on wheels and brought to the man and she asked us to look after him for her, but one day when the time is right, we’ll all meet up again and it will be perfect.” Said Posh.
Sky looked at his two friends before he spoke.
“Posh, do you think that big thing in the sky is really made from honey, or was she just a bit bonkers, but in a nice way?” said Sky.
“I don’t know Sky; I think it best we wait and find out. Let us enjoy today, and not be in any hurry for we have enough good honey here and even if he is bonkers some of the time, it could be a lot worse job we have to do.” laughed Posh Bear.
Sky and Bertie licked their lips and looked at their friend hoping that a jar of that golden goodness would soon be opened and shared out amongst them.
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i think we all no the problems our Bee's face but i have never seen so many in one place it was amazing.
It proves that when managed properly it can be a true success i have to say a big well done to Wiltshire Wildlife Trust you have made a huge difference at Emmett Hill Meadows the place was literally Buzzing!
As promised , a wider view of Knole taking in the jumble of walls , roofs , chimneys , windows and so on . I did say that there was an unsightly builders trailer in the way but I had it towed away - well at least got lucky with the retouch tool !!
See previous shot for a more comprehensive info on Knole .
Sunset at National Trust site on Dunstable Downs. Caught the sun dropping into one of the old beacon lanterns.
I do! It's the only way I'll make it through.
Down to the really tough stuff now and I'm a bit overwhelmed. Just about two weeks till I close on the new house. Then a couple more weeks of leaving this home and setting up a new one. After that, there are the small matters of finding a job and making a new life. What a huge load of change in just six month's time! Sure, I'm a little excited, I know there are good things ahead, yet I'm also scared and kind of lonesome. But I'll just keep praying and keep that music playing. : )
Will be disappearing from flickr for a bit. Must completely devote myself to taking care of business for a little while. But save my seat now, cause I'll be reappearing here soon as an Iowan! I'll wear a Hawkeye shirt so you'll know me! : )
LOVE you guys! See you soon!
xoxo
Shari : )