Day Out In History

[debris4spike]

As I said, on Thursday Christine and I had a great trip out to Dyrham Park ... a really lovely place. There is so much to see, I think we could have gone back the following day and still there would be plenty to keep us focussed.

Anyway - here are some tasters -























St Peter's Church -





Tomb of George Wynter 1581, and his wife, Anne

Sir Morys Russel (1401) and Isobel, his Lady (1415)

A family of 3 siblings killed in WWII













Tea was a huge part of the trading ... thus the icon!

The dairy - I do love the tiles



In the kitchens

The Leather room ... and close-up of the wallpaper (300 years old)







William Blathwayt - the man who rebuilt the house.







Bed, built for a royal visit, that never happened!







A reminder that the slave trade was part of the trading system that went on at that time.





A Paintinng added to make the house look a lot bigger than it is!

Lead and bronze statye of Mercury, 1703



Chinese teapot, 1700


Yes, well worth (another) visit.

Comments

[kazzy-cee.livejournal.com]

I love the fake room beyond the doorway! It is a HUGE house anyway isn't it!

That leather wall covering was such a 'thing' wasn't it! It must have been vivid colours when it was new.

I do understand why they keep everything so dark nowadays, but it gives the impression that the rooms were so dark and dismal. I'm sure they weren't originally!

[debris4spike]

Yes, it's certainly a large house, and we didn't get to see all the ground floor! But the painting really adds something.

Yes, a couple of those rooms were very dark. However they all had huge windows, so in the past they would have been very special rooms,

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much - what a fascinating place.

[debris4spike]

Certainly a place that's worth a second visit!

[shirebound]

It's still so brown and winter-y here, it's a joy to see so much green.

[debris4spike]

It's lovely to see the green grounds, and the flowers popping up over here