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A National Trust property.
Kingston Lacy is a country house and estate near Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England. It was for many years the family seat of the Bankes family who lived nearby at Corfe Castle until its destruction in the English Civil War after its incumbent owners, Sir John Bankes and Dame Mary, had remained loyal to Charles I.
The house was built between 1663 and 1665 by Ralph Bankes, son of Sir John Bankes, to a design by the architect Sir Roger Pratt. It is a rectangular building with two main storeys, attics and basement, modelled on Chevening in Kent. The gardens and parkland were laid down at the same time, including some of the specimen trees that remain today. Various additions and alterations were made to the house over the years and the estate remained in the ownership of the Bankes family from the 17th to the late 20th century.
The house was designated as a Grade I listed building in 1958 and the park and gardens are included in the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens at Grade II. The house was bequeathed to the National Trust in 1982 after the death of Henry John Ralph Bankes, along with Corfe Castle. The house and gardens are open to the public.
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Kingston Maurward was built in the 13th century by William de Pakington. It remained in the family until he sold it to Sir John Pakington (a distant relative) in 1777. It remained with the Pakingtons until 1977, when Dorset County Council purchased it. The estate was then sold again in 1978 to the current owners. They have transformed the house back into a family home and restored many of its original features, such as the Great Hall and Medieval kitchen. Today Kingston Maurward is still used as a family home and has been restored to its original glory.
The house in the grounds can be hired for weddings or other functions.
In the grounds is Kingston Maurward college teaching land based studies with a huge variety of courses from Marine & Wildlife ecology to horticulture, flower arranging, agriculture & many more.
The gardens are lovely & there is a "farm" for the children. Plus a very good cafe.
We did a circular walk from here that included Hardy's cottage.
Kingston Maurward was built in the 13th century by William de Pakington. It remained in the family until he sold it to Sir John Pakington (a distant relative) in 1777. It remained with the Pakingtons until 1977, when Dorset County Council purchased it. The estate was then sold again in 1978 to the current owners. They have transformed the house back into a family home and restored many of its original features, such as the Great Hall and Medieval kitchen. Today Kingston Maurward is still used as a family home and has been restored to its original glory.
The house in the grounds can be hired for weddings or other functions.
In the grounds is Kingston Maurward college teaching land based studies with a huge variety of courses from Marine & Wildlife ecology to horticulture, flower arranging, agriculture & many more.
The gardens are lovely & there is a "farm" for the children. Plus a very good cafe.
We did a circular walk from here that included Hardy's cottage.
What a difference a week makes in the Japanese Garden in the grounds of The Kingston Lacy Estate at Pamphill, Dorset UK.
A National Trust Property.
The Japanese Garden in the grounds of The Kingston Lacy Estate at Pamphill, Dorset UK.
A National Trust Property.
Kingston Maurward was built in the 13th century by William de Pakington. It remained in the family until he sold it to Sir John Pakington (a distant relative) in 1777. It remained with the Pakingtons until 1977, when Dorset County Council purchased it. The estate was then sold again in 1978 to the current owners. They have transformed the house back into a family home and restored many of its original features, such as the Great Hall and Medieval kitchen. Today Kingston Maurward is still used as a family home and has been restored to its original glory.
The house in the grounds can be hired for weddings or other functions.
In the grounds is Kingston Maurward college teaching land based studies with a huge variety of courses from Marine & Wildlife ecology to horticulture, flower arranging, agriculture & many more.
The gardens are lovely & there is a "farm" for the children. Plus a very good cafe.
We did a circular walk from here that included Hardy's cottage.
Kingston Lacy is a country house and estate near Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England. It was for many years the family seat of the Bankes family who lived nearby at Corfe Castle until its destruction in the English Civil War after its incumbent owners, Sir John Bankes and Dame Mary, had remained loyal to Charles I.
The house was built between 1663 and 1665 by Ralph Bankes, son of Sir John Bankes, to a design by the architect Sir Roger Pratt. It is a rectangular building with two main storeys, attics and basement, modelled on Chevening in Kent. The gardens and parkland were laid down at the same time, including some of the specimen trees that remain today. Various additions and alterations were made to the house over the years and the estate remained in the ownership of the Bankes family from the 17th to the late 20th century.
The house was designated as a Grade I listed building in 1958 and the park and gardens are included in the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens at Grade II. The house was bequeathed to the National Trust in 1982 after the death of Henry John Ralph Bankes, along with Corfe Castle. The house and gardens are open to the public.
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CN 327 with CSXT 5414 & CSXT 451 for power is splitting a pair of intermediate signals at MP 14.7 of CN's Kingson Sub which just entered service during the last couple of weeks.
This wisteria plant is over 100 years old and is engulfing this outbuilding in the kitchen garden of the Kingston Lacy Estate in Dorset UK.
A National Trust property.
“I wonder if the snow loves the trees and fields, that it kisses them so gently? And then it covers them up snug, you know, with a white quilt; and perhaps it says, "Go to sleep, darlings, till the summer comes again.”
~ Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass
Born in 1776, William John Bankes was as a young man an aide-de-camp to the Duke of Wellington and became an active Member of Parliament. In 1835 he inherited Kingston Lacy. While in residence at Kingston Lacy, one of the first things he did was to plant a beech avenue lining the road from near the house’s entrance drive to beyond Badbury Rings. The road was a turnpike, and the Bankes family enjoyed the revenue from it. The avenue was a birthday gift to William John’s mother, Frances, and there were 365 trees on one side of the road for each day of the year and 366 on the other, for a leap year.
Today the road is the B3082, the main route between Wimborne and Blandford. The trees are not surprisingly showing signs of age and disease. The National Trust have so far replaced some seventy of them with hornbeams, which are just as attractive but are better able to withstand the disadvantages of being alongside a busy road.
Born in 1776, William John Bankes was as a young man an aide-de-camp to the Duke of Wellington and became an active Member of Parliament. In 1835 he inherited Kingston Lacy. While in residence at Kingston Lacy, one of the first things he did was to plant a beech avenue lining the road from near the house’s entrance drive to beyond Badbury Rings. The road was a turnpike, and the Bankes family enjoyed the revenue from it. The avenue was a birthday gift to William John’s mother, Frances, and there were 365 trees on one side of the road for each day of the year and 366 on the other, for a leap year.
Today the road is the B3082, the main route between Wimborne and Blandford. The trees are not surprisingly showing signs of age and disease. The National Trust have so far replaced some seventy of them with hornbeams, which are just as attractive but are better able to withstand the disadvantages of being alongside a busy road.
Registered new to Canadair as N604CC in Dec87. Reregistered to N49UR in May88. To N622AB on 27Jan98. To N868CE on 19Jan00. To the Canadian register as C-GQWI on 10Jan01. Back to the US register as N325DA on 08May08. To N551SD on 02Jul09. Still current in 2018.
Born in 1776, William John Bankes was as a young man an aide-de-camp to the Duke of Wellington and became an active Member of Parliament. In 1835 he inherited Kingston Lacy. While in residence at Kingston Lacy, one of the first things he did was to plant a beech avenue lining the road from near the house’s entrance drive to beyond Badbury Rings. The road was a turnpike, and the Bankes family enjoyed the revenue from it. The avenue was a birthday gift to William John’s mother, Frances, and there were 365 trees on one side of the road for each day of the year and 366 on the other, for a leap year.
Today the road is the B3082, the main route between Wimborne and Blandford. The trees are not surprisingly showing signs of age and disease. The National Trust have so far replaced some seventy of them with hornbeams, which are just as attractive but are better able to withstand the disadvantages of being alongside a busy road.
Abellio London's Wrightbus 'Borismaster', LT637 (LTZ1637), seen here crossing Kingson Bridge, Kingston Upon Thames, on the 16th September 2022, whist working service 111.
Born in 1776, William John Bankes was as a young man an aide-de-camp to the Duke of Wellington and became an active Member of Parliament. In 1835 he inherited Kingston Lacy. While in residence at Kingston Lacy, one of the first things he did was to plant a beech avenue lining the road from near the house’s entrance drive to beyond Badbury Rings. The road was a turnpike, and the Bankes family enjoyed the revenue from it. The avenue was a birthday gift to William John’s mother, Frances, and there were 365 trees on one side of the road for each day of the year and 366 on the other, for a leap year.
Today the road is the B3082, the main route between Wimborne and Blandford. The trees are not surprisingly showing signs of age and disease. The National Trust have so far replaced some seventy of them with hornbeams, which are just as attractive but are better able to withstand the disadvantages of being alongside a busy road.
Stagecoach East Midlands 27792 is painted in a special livery commemorating Remembrance Day. It is an Alexander Dennis Enviro300 which was new to Cleveland Transit t/a Stagecoach Kingston-upon-Hull in 2012.
An Instamatic picture, hence the poor definition. RFs were used on the 285 on Sundays for a while, and here's one in the bus stand at Kingson Station on one sunny day in about 1968. The train behind is one of the regular 4-EPBs that frequented the Kingston loop. The awful British Rail blue didn't seem to be very good in the sunshine.
H809WKH was a Scania N113DRB / East Lancs H51/37F new as Hull City Transport number 809 in September 1990. The company was making losses and was subject to a hostile takeover bid from EYMS. The bid was rejected but, faced with escalating losses and increased competition, in December 1993 Hull City Council sold KHCT to Stockton-on-Tees based Cleveland Transit. This deal saw KHCT's employees take a 49% stake in the business. In November 1994 Cleveland Transit including KHCT was sold to Stagecoach.
Born in 1776, William John Bankes was as a young man an aide-de-camp to the Duke of Wellington and became an active Member of Parliament. In 1835 he inherited Kingston Lacy. While in residence at Kingston Lacy, one of the first things he did was to plant a beech avenue lining the road from near the house’s entrance drive to beyond Badbury Rings. The road was a turnpike, and the Bankes family enjoyed the revenue from it. The avenue was a birthday gift to William John’s mother, Frances, and there were 365 trees on one side of the road for each day of the year and 366 on the other, for a leap year.
Today the road is the B3082, the main route between Wimborne and Blandford. The trees are not surprisingly showing signs of age and disease. The National Trust have so far replaced some seventy of them with hornbeams, which are just as attractive but are better able to withstand the disadvantages of being alongside a busy road.
Born in 1776, William John Bankes was as a young man an aide-de-camp to the Duke of Wellington and became an active Member of Parliament. In 1835 he inherited Kingston Lacy. While in residence at Kingston Lacy, one of the first things he did was to plant a beech avenue lining the road from near the house’s entrance drive to beyond Badbury Rings. The road was a turnpike, and the Bankes family enjoyed the revenue from it. The avenue was a birthday gift to William John’s mother, Frances, and there were 365 trees on one side of the road for each day of the year and 366 on the other, for a leap year.
Today the road is the B3082, the main route between Wimborne and Blandford. The trees are not surprisingly showing signs of age and disease. The National Trust have so far replaced some seventy of them with hornbeams, which are just as attractive but are better able to withstand the disadvantages of being alongside a busy road.
Late Devonian marine predator at The Deep, Kingston-upon-Hull, Yorkshire.
Sony A7 + Canon FD 35mm f/2.0 SSC
Born in 1776, William John Bankes was as a young man an aide-de-camp to the Duke of Wellington and became an active Member of Parliament. In 1835 he inherited Kingston Lacy. While in residence at Kingston Lacy, one of the first things he did was to plant a beech avenue lining the road from near the house’s entrance drive to beyond Badbury Rings. The road was a turnpike, and the Bankes family enjoyed the revenue from it. The avenue was a birthday gift to William John’s mother, Frances, and there were 365 trees on one side of the road for each day of the year and 366 on the other, for a leap year.
Today the road is the B3082, the main route between Wimborne and Blandford. The trees are not surprisingly showing signs of age and disease. The National Trust have so far replaced some seventy of them with hornbeams, which are just as attractive but are better able to withstand the disadvantages of being alongside a busy road.
Reptons Coaches won the Surrey CC contract for limited route 513 from September 2017, taking over from Cardinal Buses (who had in turn taken over from Abellio Surrey at short notice).
Enviro200 MX12 JXB was acquired for the route. Since the last time I saw it, it has been re-registered SL12 REP, matching the plates used on the spare Mini Pointer Dart and the Enviro200 used on the 478.
It's seen here coming down Esher High Street in heavier traffic than I'd have liked, on its way to Kingston on the second journey of the day from Downside to Kingston. After Thames Ditton, this journey runs directly via Hampton Court to Kingson instead of Winters Bridge.
High Street, Esher, Surrey.
Born in 1776, William John Bankes was as a young man an aide-de-camp to the Duke of Wellington and became an active Member of Parliament. In 1835 he inherited Kingston Lacy. While in residence at Kingston Lacy, one of the first things he did was to plant a beech avenue lining the road from near the house’s entrance drive to beyond Badbury Rings. The road was a turnpike, and the Bankes family enjoyed the revenue from it. The avenue was a birthday gift to William John’s mother, Frances, and there were 365 trees on one side of the road for each day of the year and 366 on the other, for a leap year.
Today the road is the B3082, the main route between Wimborne and Blandford. The trees are not surprisingly showing signs of age and disease. The National Trust have so far replaced some seventy of them with hornbeams, which are just as attractive but are better able to withstand the disadvantages of being alongside a busy road.
Born in 1776, William John Bankes was as a young man an aide-de-camp to the Duke of Wellington and became an active Member of Parliament. In 1835 he inherited Kingston Lacy. While in residence at Kingston Lacy, one of the first things he did was to plant a beech avenue lining the road from near the house’s entrance drive to beyond Badbury Rings. The road was a turnpike, and the Bankes family enjoyed the revenue from it. The avenue was a birthday gift to William John’s mother, Frances, and there were 365 trees on one side of the road for each day of the year and 366 on the other, for a leap year.
Today the road is the B3082, the main route between Wimborne and Blandford. The trees are not surprisingly showing signs of age and disease. The National Trust have so far replaced some seventy of them with hornbeams, which are just as attractive but are better able to withstand the disadvantages of being alongside a busy road.