Suffolk
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Hi all, I've had a self-imposed Flickr break over the last few weeks due to work commitments but hopefully life has calmed down a little for me now...
My last few landscapes have been of Derbyshire but as I am ever-loyal to my beautiful home county of Suffolk, here is something a little closer to home, for me.
Taken near Long Melford in Suffolk (almost at the Essex border, yikes!), August 2019.
I hope you've all been having a great summer, and thanks to those who have checked up on me over the last few weeks, I am lucky to have such thoughtful friends :)
The National Trust’s Ickworth House is an Italianate palace in the heart of Suffolk. This neoclassical building set in parkland was the residence of the Marquess of Bristol before being sold to the National Trust in 1998.
The house was built between 1795 and 1829, and is one of England's more unusual houses. The rotunda is flanked by segmental single-story narrow wings.
If anyone tells you that there's somewhere better to be during spring and summer than Suffolk, they're fibbing.
So now for something completely different as I just take whatever catches my fancy :)
I have no idea what town is in the far distance as everything turned hazy with an almost incandescent sky. I tried to cut through that far haze to see if I recognized any identifiable land marks with little success.... I loved Suffolk and would love to make a return visit as I wasn't particularly well that week but we tried to visit the most well known beauty spots. Jonathan walked down that shingle shelf to the waters edge and honestly I didn't know if he would ever get back up...he assured me that I most certainly had no chance of making it - he knows my limits well lol....
The Red House was built in 1664 as the original workhouse within the walls of Framlingham Castle, a magnificent 12th century fortress with a long and colourful past. An early motte and bailey or ringwork Norman castle was built on the Framlingtonb site in Suffolk by 1148, but this was destroyed by Henry II of England in the aftermath of the Revolt of 1173-1174.
Its replacement, constructed by Roger Bigod, the Earl of Norfolk, was unusual for the time in having no central keep, but instead using a curtain wall with thirteen mural towers to defend the centre of the castle. Despite this, the castle was successfully taken by King John in 1216 after a short siege. By the end of the 13th century, Framlingham had become a luxurious home, surrounded by extensive parkland used for hunting.
Framlingham Castle is open to the public thanks to English Heritage.
A tap on the outside wall of an 18th century house in Suffolk, England in the early evening sunshine.
In the dying light of the end of the day the view of the perfectly restored Thorpeness Windmill sitting high on the hill...
Orford Castle is a castle in Orford in the English county of Suffolk, 12 miles northeast of Ipswich, with views over Orford Ness. It was built between 1165 and 1173 by Henry II of England to consolidate royal power in the region..Built in the 12th century for Henry II, Orford Castle was intended to curtail the power of turbulent East Anglian barons, such as Hugh Bigod of nearby Framlingham Castle. Its polygonal keep was built to a revolutionary design, which is today a landmark in the Suffolk landscape. Orford Castle remained in royal hands until 1336, when it was sold by King Edward III (1327 – 1377). The castle then gradually decayed with the curtain wall collapsing and the stone lost or stolen. The tall keep survived principally because it was a useful landmark for shipping.
Explore the historic village of Lavenham..Lavenham is a village, civil parish and electoral ward in the Babergh district, in the county of Suffolk, England. It is noted for its Guildhall, Little Hall, 15th-century church, half-timbered medieval cottages and circular walks. In the medieval period it was among the twenty wealthiest settlements in England.[2] Today, it is a popular day-trip destination for people from across the country along with another historic wool town in the area, Long Melford