Tag Archives: National Trust

Project LV One – Day 49 – England’s Disney World

Posted on June 11, 2014 by Guthlac

Waddesden Manor is without doubt the strangest place I have visited in a very long time.  It is an example, if you ever needed one, that when you have an awful lot of money then you can just about do … Continue reading →

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Point of Order Mr Speaker

Posted on April 9, 2014 by Guthlac

    Yesterday I spent a wonderful afternoon in the English countryside.  In one sense this is a strange statement to make as I can walk out into the countryside from where I am sitting writing this.  However, the countryside around me … Continue reading →

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A new Idea

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Guthlac

I went for a rather agreeable lunch today at my favourite National Trust property, Calke Abbey.  As I was doing this a germ of an idea for a new project was planted in my brain   ‘…How about making a … Continue reading →

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All things bright and beautiful

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Guthlac

Now I don’t know what is like to wonder around gardens in other countries but, for me, there is nothing quite like walking through an english garden on a sunny morning – especially when the garden is your own! My … Continue reading →

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Kedleston Hall ~ Part 1

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Guthlac

Just had a great time with my good friend David Manley at Kedleston Hall, just outside Derby. Many things were discussed but at the end I think we both agreed that whilst we felt a whole lot better by discussing … Continue reading →

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Another stab at Calke Abbey

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Guthlac

In truth there are a number of things not quite right with this photograph – but I quite like it. Simon Marchini Web: http://WWW.simonmarchini.co.uk

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Calke Abbey

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Guthlac

Having spent a wonderful spring morning wondering around the parkland at Calke Abbey I thought it would be fun to put together a little album of images I’ve made in the past at Calke. Some I believe I’ve posted before … Continue reading →

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