Day Out With Brenda #2

[debris4spike]

On Day 2 of Brenda's visit we went to Buckland Abbey ... where Sir Francis Drake lived for a time.  Prior to Henry VIII it had been a monastic abbey.






Medieval barn

In front of a cider press








Celebrating the 400th anniversary of The Armada







Love this settle





Sea Chest

Great Hall, finished 1576



In the Chapel


Gardens







Self-Portrait ... Rembrandt van Rijn ... 1635 (1)

Elizabeth Sydenham, Lady Drake ... 1562 - 1598

Pocket Globe, 1800

Eight sixpenses, dated 1561 - 1583

14th Century Antiphonal ... Canticles for Christmas

Elizabethan Armour

Pamphlet celebrating The Armada, published Sept 1588

14th Century

Comments

[shirebound]

That fireplace! That staircase! And the vast barn! Wow.

[debris4spike]

I will admit I am a sucker for a nice fireplace ... there are some stunning ones out there.

That barn is medieval ... it was thatched, but other than that it is as it was made

[empresspatti.livejournal.com]

Beautiful place! YOU LOOK GREAT!

[debris4spike]

It was lovely ... and THANK YOU ... that is beyond lovely for you to say

[kazzy-cee.livejournal.com]

I do love a Tudor ceiling.

[debris4spike]

It is lovely how some of this heritage remains, isn't it?

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

What a great place. But I was most taken with what a great space the medieval barn is.

[debris4spike]

That barn is amazing ... and great that it's still being used.

At Christmas they have great displays, and now being school holidays they had assorted games set up for the kids.

[deepseasiren.livejournal.com]

You have some beautiful dresses and that staircase photo is dizzying LOL

[debris4spike]

Thanks - I do love wearing dresses. (as you can see even in my baby picture in the icon)

Hee - I wouldn't want to have to run up & down those stairs very often

[deepseasiren.livejournal.com]

I like dresses too for comfort especially when I travel on a plane. I don't feel as restricted LOL in those small seats in them. And they're great to be casual during the day or more dressy at night.