Tag Archives: National Trust

The Man They Couldn’t Hang

Posted on June 26, 2012 by

This is a picture of a man enjoying his holiday on the south Devon coast, visiting Overbeck’s in Salcombe. It is also a picture of a man about to leave his wallet on the car roof before driving up and … Continue reading →

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Snaps of Autumn

Posted on October 30, 2011 by

Continuing our quest to visit as many National Trust places as possible in our first year of membership, we saw three more in the last month, and took some lovely seasonal pics. The Red House, Kent Home of William Morris, … Continue reading →

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Snowshill Manor – Life’s work of a great British eccentric

Posted on October 4, 2011 by

Following a friend’s wedding in the Cotswolds recently, we took the chance to visit the National Trust’s Snowshill Manor, near the lovely village of Broadway in Gloucestershire. The house, which belonged to the fine British eccentric and treasure seeker Charles … Continue reading →

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Return to Lanhydrock

Posted on August 25, 2011 by

Roald Dahl’s father believed that his children’s love of all things picturesque was due to Mrs Dahl being taken on long walks in the south Wales countryside every time she became pregnant. With six children, Dahl Sr was obviously a … Continue reading →

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Living in Hackney, with courtiers and squatters

Posted on June 8, 2011 by

On Sunday I visited Sutton House, a wonderful testament to the cosmopolitan history of Hackney. For £3 visitors take a timewalk from the countryfied grandeur of a Tudor courtier, through the rooms of a suburban Victorian solicitor, into the home … Continue reading →

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