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Although easy angled, the lower slabs were extremely treacherous due to a fine coating of algae/slime.
Cooking and sightseeing during August 2013 "Flavors of Lower Silesia and Wroclaw" culinary vacation in south-western Poland.
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As part of the River to River Festival, 14 museums and cultural institutions in lower Manhattan had free admissions on 06.24.14. It was a work day for me but the museums were closing later than usual so I was able to go to the Federal Hall National Memorial and the National Archives at New York City.
Lower Than Atlantis
Support from : Gnar Wolves,Don Broco & The Dangerous Summer
Glasgow Garage
Friday October 5th 2012
All photos by Stacey @ Music Box Unwinds Webzine
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Gravestone slab - Here lieth in hope of a joyfull resurrection , the body of Thomas Corbett who departed this life January 19th …… in the 68th year of his age - Church St Swithin, Lower Quinton Warwickshire,
Basildon Park
Basildon Park estate was bought by Francis Sykes in 1771.
Sykes had made his fortune in the East India Company and required a home befitting his status. He demolished the original house and employed architect John Carr to build the mansion that survives to this day.
The Sykes family owned the house until 1838.
The Morrison family owned Basildon Park from 1838 to 1928. It was originally bought by Liberal MP James Morrison who passed it to his eldest son Charles. On his death it was inherited by his sister Ellen who died just seven months later, leaving it to her nephew Major James Archibald Morrison.
During the Second World War, the estate was requisitioned. It served several purposes including being used by the 101st Airborne Division of the American Army for D-Day training, and later as a prisoner-of-war camp for German and Italian soldiers. This was all vital to the war effort but inevitably resulted in severe damage to the house and estate.
In 1952 Lord and Lady Iliffe bought the semi-ruined Basildon Park.
The couple set about restoring the house sensitively to its former glory, with the addition of modern-day comforts such as central heating, a contemporary kitchen and bathrooms.
They restored the elegant interior and scoured the country searching for 18th-century architectural fixtures and fittings to fill their comfortable new home.
The fine paintings, fabrics and furniture they bought can still be enjoyed by visitors today.
The house and gardens have been featured in several Film and TV drama productions including Pride and Prejudice, Bridgerton, Downtown Abbey, The Gentlemen and The Crown.
Lord and Lady Iliffe gifted the house, together with 400 acres of parkland, to the National Trust in 1978.
Grade I Listed
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The Library
Lord Iliffe used this room as his study.
Mirror over the fireplace:
Pier Glass
by Robert Adam
1773-174
Glitwood and Glass