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A tantalising view through to Hogarth’s painted staircase at @bartsnorthwing from the Great Hall.All just restored and now open on Mondays and Tuesdays.Also available to hire for events such as weddings, conferences etc. A truly wonderful place.

A tantalising view through to Hogarth’s painted staircase at @bartsnorthwing from the Great Hall.All just restored and now open on Mondays and Tuesdays.Also available to hire for events such as weddings, conferences etc. A truly wonderful place.

A tantalising view through to Hogarth’s painted staircase at @bartsnorthwing from the Great Hall.All just restored and now open on Mondays and Tuesdays.Also available to hire for events such as weddings, conferences etc. A truly wonderful place.

Rivington Castle, near Horwich, Lancashire is a full scale reconstruction, deliberately built in a ruinous state of Liverpool Castle.It is a little-known legacy of the Victorian titan, Lord Leverhulme, begun in 1912.Leverhulme had a passion for building. ‘Already the newness is wearing off, and it will not be long before Nature has speckled the stones with lichen, filled the crannies with moss, and paved the courtyard with grass so that the uninitiated will not know that the replica is not a genuine ruin’ wrote Ld Leverhulme’s son in 1927.

Rivington Castle, near Horwich, Lancashire is a full scale reconstruction, deliberately built in a ruinous state of Liverpool Castle.It is a little-known legacy of the Victorian titan, Lord Leverhulme, begun in 1912.Leverhulme had a passion for building. ‘Already the newness is wearing off, and it will not be long before Nature has speckled the stones with lichen, filled the crannies with moss, and paved the courtyard with grass so that the uninitiated will not know that the replica is not a genuine ruin’ wrote Ld Leverhulme’s son in 1927.

Rivington Castle, near Horwich, Lancashire is a full scale reconstruction, deliberately built in a ruinous state of Liverpool Castle.It is a little-known legacy of the Victorian titan, Lord Leverhulme, begun in 1912.Leverhulme had a passion for building. ‘Already the newness is wearing off, and it will not be long before Nature has speckled the stones with lichen, filled the crannies with moss, and paved the courtyard with grass so that the uninitiated will not know that the replica is not a genuine ruin’ wrote Ld Leverhulme’s son in 1927.

Rivington Castle, near Horwich, Lancashire is a full scale reconstruction, deliberately built in a ruinous state of Liverpool Castle.It is a little-known legacy of the Victorian titan, Lord Leverhulme, begun in 1912.Leverhulme had a passion for building. ‘Already the newness is wearing off, and it will not be long before Nature has speckled the stones with lichen, filled the crannies with moss, and paved the courtyard with grass so that the uninitiated will not know that the replica is not a genuine ruin’ wrote Ld Leverhulme’s son in 1927.

Rivington Castle, near Horwich, Lancashire is a full scale reconstruction, deliberately built in a ruinous state of Liverpool Castle.It is a little-known legacy of the Victorian titan, Lord Leverhulme, begun in 1912.Leverhulme had a passion for building. ‘Already the newness is wearing off, and it will not be long before Nature has speckled the stones with lichen, filled the crannies with moss, and paved the courtyard with grass so that the uninitiated will not know that the replica is not a genuine ruin’ wrote Ld Leverhulme’s son in 1927.

Rivington Castle, near Horwich, Lancashire is a full scale reconstruction, deliberately built in a ruinous state of Liverpool Castle.It is a little-known legacy of the Victorian titan, Lord Leverhulme, begun in 1912.Leverhulme had a passion for building. ‘Already the newness is wearing off, and it will not be long before Nature has speckled the stones with lichen, filled the crannies with moss, and paved the courtyard with grass so that the uninitiated will not know that the replica is not a genuine ruin’ wrote Ld Leverhulme’s son in 1927.

Rivington Castle, near Horwich, Lancashire is a full scale reconstruction, deliberately built in a ruinous state of Liverpool Castle.It is a little-known legacy of the Victorian titan, Lord Leverhulme, begun in 1912.Leverhulme had a passion for building. ‘Already the newness is wearing off, and it will not be long before Nature has speckled the stones with lichen, filled the crannies with moss, and paved the courtyard with grass so that the uninitiated will not know that the replica is not a genuine ruin’ wrote Ld Leverhulme’s son in 1927.

Rivington Castle, near Horwich, Lancashire is a full scale reconstruction, deliberately built in a ruinous state of Liverpool Castle.It is a little-known legacy of the Victorian titan, Lord Leverhulme, begun in 1912.Leverhulme had a passion for building. ‘Already the newness is wearing off, and it will not be long before Nature has speckled the stones with lichen, filled the crannies with moss, and paved the courtyard with grass so that the uninitiated will not know that the replica is not a genuine ruin’ wrote Ld Leverhulme’s son in 1927.

Rivington Castle, near Horwich, Lancashire is a full scale reconstruction, deliberately built in a ruinous state of Liverpool Castle.It is a little-known legacy of the Victorian titan, Lord Leverhulme, begun in 1912.Leverhulme had a passion for building. ‘Already the newness is wearing off, and it will not be long before Nature has speckled the stones with lichen, filled the crannies with moss, and paved the courtyard with grass so that the uninitiated will not know that the replica is not a genuine ruin’ wrote Ld Leverhulme’s son in 1927.

The Clarion on Pendle Hill, Lancashire is a remarkable survival.Originally one of several it was part of an enlightened movement based around the Manchester enteprise of the same name.Built in 1912 it was funded by a loan from the Nelson Weavers Association.It provided a haven for the millworkers to escape from the putrid air - the atmosphere was polluted by both the close cotton gauze and the soot and smoke.Visited by several Labour luminaries over the years it is open every Sunday.Tea is made with leaves and served in pint mugs.Copies of The Morning Star lie around.Manned by dedicated volunteers it has such a friendly welcoming atmosphere. The view is breathtaking.Do visit if you are in the vicinity.

The Clarion on Pendle Hill, Lancashire is a remarkable survival.Originally one of several it was part of an enlightened movement based around the Manchester enteprise of the same name.Built in 1912 it was funded by a loan from the Nelson Weavers Association.It provided a haven for the millworkers to escape from the putrid air - the atmosphere was polluted by both the close cotton gauze and the soot and smoke.Visited by several Labour luminaries over the years it is open every Sunday.Tea is made with leaves and served in pint mugs.Copies of The Morning Star lie around.Manned by dedicated volunteers it has such a friendly welcoming atmosphere. The view is breathtaking.Do visit if you are in the vicinity.

The Clarion on Pendle Hill, Lancashire is a remarkable survival.Originally one of several it was part of an enlightened movement based around the Manchester enteprise of the same name.Built in 1912 it was funded by a loan from the Nelson Weavers Association.It provided a haven for the millworkers to escape from the putrid air - the atmosphere was polluted by both the close cotton gauze and the soot and smoke.Visited by several Labour luminaries over the years it is open every Sunday.Tea is made with leaves and served in pint mugs.Copies of The Morning Star lie around.Manned by dedicated volunteers it has such a friendly welcoming atmosphere. The view is breathtaking.Do visit if you are in the vicinity.

The Clarion on Pendle Hill, Lancashire is a remarkable survival.Originally one of several it was part of an enlightened movement based around the Manchester enteprise of the same name.Built in 1912 it was funded by a loan from the Nelson Weavers Association.It provided a haven for the millworkers to escape from the putrid air - the atmosphere was polluted by both the close cotton gauze and the soot and smoke.Visited by several Labour luminaries over the years it is open every Sunday.Tea is made with leaves and served in pint mugs.Copies of The Morning Star lie around.Manned by dedicated volunteers it has such a friendly welcoming atmosphere. The view is breathtaking.Do visit if you are in the vicinity.

The Clarion on Pendle Hill, Lancashire is a remarkable survival.Originally one of several it was part of an enlightened movement based around the Manchester enteprise of the same name.Built in 1912 it was funded by a loan from the Nelson Weavers Association.It provided a haven for the millworkers to escape from the putrid air - the atmosphere was polluted by both the close cotton gauze and the soot and smoke.Visited by several Labour luminaries over the years it is open every Sunday.Tea is made with leaves and served in pint mugs.Copies of The Morning Star lie around.Manned by dedicated volunteers it has such a friendly welcoming atmosphere. The view is breathtaking.Do visit if you are in the vicinity.

The Clarion on Pendle Hill, Lancashire is a remarkable survival.Originally one of several it was part of an enlightened movement based around the Manchester enteprise of the same name.Built in 1912 it was funded by a loan from the Nelson Weavers Association.It provided a haven for the millworkers to escape from the putrid air - the atmosphere was polluted by both the close cotton gauze and the soot and smoke.Visited by several Labour luminaries over the years it is open every Sunday.Tea is made with leaves and served in pint mugs.Copies of The Morning Star lie around.Manned by dedicated volunteers it has such a friendly welcoming atmosphere. The view is breathtaking.Do visit if you are in the vicinity.

The Clarion on Pendle Hill, Lancashire is a remarkable survival.Originally one of several it was part of an enlightened movement based around the Manchester enteprise of the same name.Built in 1912 it was funded by a loan from the Nelson Weavers Association.It provided a haven for the millworkers to escape from the putrid air - the atmosphere was polluted by both the close cotton gauze and the soot and smoke.Visited by several Labour luminaries over the years it is open every Sunday.Tea is made with leaves and served in pint mugs.Copies of The Morning Star lie around.Manned by dedicated volunteers it has such a friendly welcoming atmosphere. The view is breathtaking.Do visit if you are in the vicinity.

The Clarion on Pendle Hill, Lancashire is a remarkable survival.Originally one of several it was part of an enlightened movement based around the Manchester enteprise of the same name.Built in 1912 it was funded by a loan from the Nelson Weavers Association.It provided a haven for the millworkers to escape from the putrid air - the atmosphere was polluted by both the close cotton gauze and the soot and smoke.Visited by several Labour luminaries over the years it is open every Sunday.Tea is made with leaves and served in pint mugs.Copies of The Morning Star lie around.Manned by dedicated volunteers it has such a friendly welcoming atmosphere. The view is breathtaking.Do visit if you are in the vicinity.

The Clarion on Pendle Hill, Lancashire is a remarkable survival.Originally one of several it was part of an enlightened movement based around the Manchester enteprise of the same name.Built in 1912 it was funded by a loan from the Nelson Weavers Association.It provided a haven for the millworkers to escape from the putrid air - the atmosphere was polluted by both the close cotton gauze and the soot and smoke.Visited by several Labour luminaries over the years it is open every Sunday.Tea is made with leaves and served in pint mugs.Copies of The Morning Star lie around.Manned by dedicated volunteers it has such a friendly welcoming atmosphere. The view is breathtaking.Do visit if you are in the vicinity.

A very enjoyable visit to Otford, Kent with a few of my fellow trustees of the Historic Houses Foundation.
Otford Palace, fragments of what was an Archbishop’s Palace built by Archbishop Wareham early 16th century. It was built around a vast inner court 270ft by 238ft.
Wonderful display of hatchments in St.Bartholomew and a fine monument commemorating David Polhill 1754 by Henry Cheere.Another Cheere monument to Charles Polhill 1757-8.

A very enjoyable visit to Otford, Kent with a few of my fellow trustees of the Historic Houses Foundation.
Otford Palace, fragments of what was an Archbishop’s Palace built by Archbishop Wareham early 16th century. It was built around a vast inner court 270ft by 238ft.
Wonderful display of hatchments in St.Bartholomew and a fine monument commemorating David Polhill 1754 by Henry Cheere.Another Cheere monument to Charles Polhill 1757-8.

A very enjoyable visit to Otford, Kent with a few of my fellow trustees of the Historic Houses Foundation.
Otford Palace, fragments of what was an Archbishop’s Palace built by Archbishop Wareham early 16th century. It was built around a vast inner court 270ft by 238ft.
Wonderful display of hatchments in St.Bartholomew and a fine monument commemorating David Polhill 1754 by Henry Cheere.Another Cheere monument to Charles Polhill 1757-8.

A very enjoyable visit to Otford, Kent with a few of my fellow trustees of the Historic Houses Foundation.
Otford Palace, fragments of what was an Archbishop’s Palace built by Archbishop Wareham early 16th century. It was built around a vast inner court 270ft by 238ft.
Wonderful display of hatchments in St.Bartholomew and a fine monument commemorating David Polhill 1754 by Henry Cheere.Another Cheere monument to Charles Polhill 1757-8.

A very enjoyable visit to Otford, Kent with a few of my fellow trustees of the Historic Houses Foundation.
Otford Palace, fragments of what was an Archbishop’s Palace built by Archbishop Wareham early 16th century. It was built around a vast inner court 270ft by 238ft.
Wonderful display of hatchments in St.Bartholomew and a fine monument commemorating David Polhill 1754 by Henry Cheere.Another Cheere monument to Charles Polhill 1757-8.

A very enjoyable visit to Otford, Kent with a few of my fellow trustees of the Historic Houses Foundation.
Otford Palace, fragments of what was an Archbishop’s Palace built by Archbishop Wareham early 16th century. It was built around a vast inner court 270ft by 238ft.
Wonderful display of hatchments in St.Bartholomew and a fine monument commemorating David Polhill 1754 by Henry Cheere.Another Cheere monument to Charles Polhill 1757-8.

A very enjoyable visit to Otford, Kent with a few of my fellow trustees of the Historic Houses Foundation.
Otford Palace, fragments of what was an Archbishop’s Palace built by Archbishop Wareham early 16th century. It was built around a vast inner court 270ft by 238ft.
Wonderful display of hatchments in St.Bartholomew and a fine monument commemorating David Polhill 1754 by Henry Cheere.Another Cheere monument to Charles Polhill 1757-8.

Details from the exquisite thankfully small Joseph Wright of Derby exhibition at the @nationalgallery.On until 10th May.What a terrific painter.

Details from the exquisite thankfully small Joseph Wright of Derby exhibition at the @nationalgallery.On until 10th May.What a terrific painter.

Details from the exquisite thankfully small Joseph Wright of Derby exhibition at the @nationalgallery.On until 10th May.What a terrific painter.

Details from the exquisite thankfully small Joseph Wright of Derby exhibition at the @nationalgallery.On until 10th May.What a terrific painter.

The stupendous Certosa of Pavia in Lombardy just eight minutes train ride from Pavia.One of the largest monasteries in Italy it dates from 1396-1495.It was commissioned by the Duke of Milan.The choir depicts a selection of saints and biblical figures executed in superb wooden inlay. The marble tomb is of Ludovico Sforza and Beatrice d’Este.

The stupendous Certosa of Pavia in Lombardy just eight minutes train ride from Pavia.One of the largest monasteries in Italy it dates from 1396-1495.It was commissioned by the Duke of Milan.The choir depicts a selection of saints and biblical figures executed in superb wooden inlay. The marble tomb is of Ludovico Sforza and Beatrice d’Este.

The stupendous Certosa of Pavia in Lombardy just eight minutes train ride from Pavia.One of the largest monasteries in Italy it dates from 1396-1495.It was commissioned by the Duke of Milan.The choir depicts a selection of saints and biblical figures executed in superb wooden inlay. The marble tomb is of Ludovico Sforza and Beatrice d’Este.

The stupendous Certosa of Pavia in Lombardy just eight minutes train ride from Pavia.One of the largest monasteries in Italy it dates from 1396-1495.It was commissioned by the Duke of Milan.The choir depicts a selection of saints and biblical figures executed in superb wooden inlay. The marble tomb is of Ludovico Sforza and Beatrice d’Este.

The stupendous Certosa of Pavia in Lombardy just eight minutes train ride from Pavia.One of the largest monasteries in Italy it dates from 1396-1495.It was commissioned by the Duke of Milan.The choir depicts a selection of saints and biblical figures executed in superb wooden inlay. The marble tomb is of Ludovico Sforza and Beatrice d’Este.

The stupendous Certosa of Pavia in Lombardy just eight minutes train ride from Pavia.One of the largest monasteries in Italy it dates from 1396-1495.It was commissioned by the Duke of Milan.The choir depicts a selection of saints and biblical figures executed in superb wooden inlay. The marble tomb is of Ludovico Sforza and Beatrice d’Este.

The stupendous Certosa of Pavia in Lombardy just eight minutes train ride from Pavia.One of the largest monasteries in Italy it dates from 1396-1495.It was commissioned by the Duke of Milan.The choir depicts a selection of saints and biblical figures executed in superb wooden inlay. The marble tomb is of Ludovico Sforza and Beatrice d’Este.

San Michele Maggiore, Pavia, Italy.A masterful Romanesque church dating from the 12th century.Superb carving in the nave, the crypt and aisles.Alas the woefully decayed exterior is due to the soft sandstone.Pavia is a handsome quiet city well worth visiting.

San Michele Maggiore, Pavia, Italy.A masterful Romanesque church dating from the 12th century.Superb carving in the nave, the crypt and aisles.Alas the woefully decayed exterior is due to the soft sandstone.Pavia is a handsome quiet city well worth visiting.

San Michele Maggiore, Pavia, Italy.A masterful Romanesque church dating from the 12th century.Superb carving in the nave, the crypt and aisles.Alas the woefully decayed exterior is due to the soft sandstone.Pavia is a handsome quiet city well worth visiting.

San Michele Maggiore, Pavia, Italy.A masterful Romanesque church dating from the 12th century.Superb carving in the nave, the crypt and aisles.Alas the woefully decayed exterior is due to the soft sandstone.Pavia is a handsome quiet city well worth visiting.

San Michele Maggiore, Pavia, Italy.A masterful Romanesque church dating from the 12th century.Superb carving in the nave, the crypt and aisles.Alas the woefully decayed exterior is due to the soft sandstone.Pavia is a handsome quiet city well worth visiting.

San Michele Maggiore, Pavia, Italy.A masterful Romanesque church dating from the 12th century.Superb carving in the nave, the crypt and aisles.Alas the woefully decayed exterior is due to the soft sandstone.Pavia is a handsome quiet city well worth visiting.

San Michele Maggiore, Pavia, Italy.A masterful Romanesque church dating from the 12th century.Superb carving in the nave, the crypt and aisles.Alas the woefully decayed exterior is due to the soft sandstone.Pavia is a handsome quiet city well worth visiting.

San Michele Maggiore, Pavia, Italy.A masterful Romanesque church dating from the 12th century.Superb carving in the nave, the crypt and aisles.Alas the woefully decayed exterior is due to the soft sandstone.Pavia is a handsome quiet city well worth visiting.

San Michele Maggiore, Pavia, Italy.A masterful Romanesque church dating from the 12th century.Superb carving in the nave, the crypt and aisles.Alas the woefully decayed exterior is due to the soft sandstone.Pavia is a handsome quiet city well worth visiting.

San Michele Maggiore, Pavia, Italy.A masterful Romanesque church dating from the 12th century.Superb carving in the nave, the crypt and aisles.Alas the woefully decayed exterior is due to the soft sandstone.Pavia is a handsome quiet city well worth visiting.

San Michele Maggiore, Pavia, Italy.A masterful Romanesque church dating from the 12th century.Superb carving in the nave, the crypt and aisles.Alas the woefully decayed exterior is due to the soft sandstone.Pavia is a handsome quiet city well worth visiting.

San Michele Maggiore, Pavia, Italy.A masterful Romanesque church dating from the 12th century.Superb carving in the nave, the crypt and aisles.Alas the woefully decayed exterior is due to the soft sandstone.Pavia is a handsome quiet city well worth visiting.

San Michele Maggiore, Pavia, Italy.A masterful Romanesque church dating from the 12th century.Superb carving in the nave, the crypt and aisles.Alas the woefully decayed exterior is due to the soft sandstone.Pavia is a handsome quiet city well worth visiting.

Easter display in Santa Margherita, Liguria, Italy.

Easter display in Santa Margherita, Liguria, Italy.

Easter display in Santa Margherita, Liguria, Italy.

Easter display in Santa Margherita, Liguria, Italy.

Easter display in Santa Margherita, Liguria, Italy.

Easter display in Santa Margherita, Liguria, Italy.

Just 23 mins by train from Faringdon is @charltonhousegreenwich a remarkable survival of what was once a splendid Jacobean country house.It has a fantastic array of handsome fireplaces, fine plasterwork, a long gallery and a stunning staircase.Do go and see it - you won’t be disappointed.Also a great venue for parties. Pics 10,12 &13 are by the celebrated sculptor Nicholas Stone 1686-1647.

Just 23 mins by train from Faringdon is @charltonhousegreenwich a remarkable survival of what was once a splendid Jacobean country house.It has a fantastic array of handsome fireplaces, fine plasterwork, a long gallery and a stunning staircase.Do go and see it - you won’t be disappointed.Also a great venue for parties. Pics 10,12 &13 are by the celebrated sculptor Nicholas Stone 1686-1647.

Just 23 mins by train from Faringdon is @charltonhousegreenwich a remarkable survival of what was once a splendid Jacobean country house.It has a fantastic array of handsome fireplaces, fine plasterwork, a long gallery and a stunning staircase.Do go and see it - you won’t be disappointed.Also a great venue for parties. Pics 10,12 &13 are by the celebrated sculptor Nicholas Stone 1686-1647.

Just 23 mins by train from Faringdon is @charltonhousegreenwich a remarkable survival of what was once a splendid Jacobean country house.It has a fantastic array of handsome fireplaces, fine plasterwork, a long gallery and a stunning staircase.Do go and see it - you won’t be disappointed.Also a great venue for parties. Pics 10,12 &13 are by the celebrated sculptor Nicholas Stone 1686-1647.

Just 23 mins by train from Faringdon is @charltonhousegreenwich a remarkable survival of what was once a splendid Jacobean country house.It has a fantastic array of handsome fireplaces, fine plasterwork, a long gallery and a stunning staircase.Do go and see it - you won’t be disappointed.Also a great venue for parties. Pics 10,12 &13 are by the celebrated sculptor Nicholas Stone 1686-1647.

Just 23 mins by train from Faringdon is @charltonhousegreenwich a remarkable survival of what was once a splendid Jacobean country house.It has a fantastic array of handsome fireplaces, fine plasterwork, a long gallery and a stunning staircase.Do go and see it - you won’t be disappointed.Also a great venue for parties. Pics 10,12 &13 are by the celebrated sculptor Nicholas Stone 1686-1647.

Just 23 mins by train from Faringdon is @charltonhousegreenwich a remarkable survival of what was once a splendid Jacobean country house.It has a fantastic array of handsome fireplaces, fine plasterwork, a long gallery and a stunning staircase.Do go and see it - you won’t be disappointed.Also a great venue for parties. Pics 10,12 &13 are by the celebrated sculptor Nicholas Stone 1686-1647.

Just 23 mins by train from Faringdon is @charltonhousegreenwich a remarkable survival of what was once a splendid Jacobean country house.It has a fantastic array of handsome fireplaces, fine plasterwork, a long gallery and a stunning staircase.Do go and see it - you won’t be disappointed.Also a great venue for parties. Pics 10,12 &13 are by the celebrated sculptor Nicholas Stone 1686-1647.

Just 23 mins by train from Faringdon is @charltonhousegreenwich a remarkable survival of what was once a splendid Jacobean country house.It has a fantastic array of handsome fireplaces, fine plasterwork, a long gallery and a stunning staircase.Do go and see it - you won’t be disappointed.Also a great venue for parties. Pics 10,12 &13 are by the celebrated sculptor Nicholas Stone 1686-1647.

Just 23 mins by train from Faringdon is @charltonhousegreenwich a remarkable survival of what was once a splendid Jacobean country house.It has a fantastic array of handsome fireplaces, fine plasterwork, a long gallery and a stunning staircase.Do go and see it - you won’t be disappointed.Also a great venue for parties. Pics 10,12 &13 are by the celebrated sculptor Nicholas Stone 1686-1647.

Just 23 mins by train from Faringdon is @charltonhousegreenwich a remarkable survival of what was once a splendid Jacobean country house.It has a fantastic array of handsome fireplaces, fine plasterwork, a long gallery and a stunning staircase.Do go and see it - you won’t be disappointed.Also a great venue for parties. Pics 10,12 &13 are by the celebrated sculptor Nicholas Stone 1686-1647.

Just 23 mins by train from Faringdon is @charltonhousegreenwich a remarkable survival of what was once a splendid Jacobean country house.It has a fantastic array of handsome fireplaces, fine plasterwork, a long gallery and a stunning staircase.Do go and see it - you won’t be disappointed.Also a great venue for parties. Pics 10,12 &13 are by the celebrated sculptor Nicholas Stone 1686-1647.

Just 23 mins by train from Faringdon is @charltonhousegreenwich a remarkable survival of what was once a splendid Jacobean country house.It has a fantastic array of handsome fireplaces, fine plasterwork, a long gallery and a stunning staircase.Do go and see it - you won’t be disappointed.Also a great venue for parties. Pics 10,12 &13 are by the celebrated sculptor Nicholas Stone 1686-1647.

Just 23 mins by train from Faringdon is @charltonhousegreenwich a remarkable survival of what was once a splendid Jacobean country house.It has a fantastic array of handsome fireplaces, fine plasterwork, a long gallery and a stunning staircase.Do go and see it - you won’t be disappointed.Also a great venue for parties. Pics 10,12 &13 are by the celebrated sculptor Nicholas Stone 1686-1647.

Just 23 mins by train from Faringdon is @charltonhousegreenwich a remarkable survival of what was once a splendid Jacobean country house.It has a fantastic array of handsome fireplaces, fine plasterwork, a long gallery and a stunning staircase.Do go and see it - you won’t be disappointed.Also a great venue for parties. Pics 10,12 &13 are by the celebrated sculptor Nicholas Stone 1686-1647.

Buy local.Support the farmers. If in Canterbury shop at the wonderful @thegoodsshed_ literally overflowing with delicious things to eat.

A fascinating thought provoking book by my one time brilliant commissioning editor at @countrylifemagazine.Michael went on to be Editor of the @theburlingtonmagazine. Published by @bloomsburypublishing.Also author ofGeorge Frederick Bodley and the Later Gothic Revival in Britain published by the @paulmelloncentr.

A day at sublime @stowehouse with my fellow trustees of the Historic Houses Foundation.Pictures 11 & 12 show recently discovered wall paintings wno one knew about their existence.

A day at sublime @stowehouse with my fellow trustees of the Historic Houses Foundation.Pictures 11 & 12 show recently discovered wall paintings wno one knew about their existence.

A day at sublime @stowehouse with my fellow trustees of the Historic Houses Foundation.Pictures 11 & 12 show recently discovered wall paintings wno one knew about their existence.

A day at sublime @stowehouse with my fellow trustees of the Historic Houses Foundation.Pictures 11 & 12 show recently discovered wall paintings wno one knew about their existence.

A day at sublime @stowehouse with my fellow trustees of the Historic Houses Foundation.Pictures 11 & 12 show recently discovered wall paintings wno one knew about their existence.

A day at sublime @stowehouse with my fellow trustees of the Historic Houses Foundation.Pictures 11 & 12 show recently discovered wall paintings wno one knew about their existence.

A day at sublime @stowehouse with my fellow trustees of the Historic Houses Foundation.Pictures 11 & 12 show recently discovered wall paintings wno one knew about their existence.

A day at sublime @stowehouse with my fellow trustees of the Historic Houses Foundation.Pictures 11 & 12 show recently discovered wall paintings wno one knew about their existence.

A day at sublime @stowehouse with my fellow trustees of the Historic Houses Foundation.Pictures 11 & 12 show recently discovered wall paintings wno one knew about their existence.

A day at sublime @stowehouse with my fellow trustees of the Historic Houses Foundation.Pictures 11 & 12 show recently discovered wall paintings wno one knew about their existence.

A day at sublime @stowehouse with my fellow trustees of the Historic Houses Foundation.Pictures 11 & 12 show recently discovered wall paintings wno one knew about their existence.

A day at sublime @stowehouse with my fellow trustees of the Historic Houses Foundation.Pictures 11 & 12 show recently discovered wall paintings wno one knew about their existence.