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Post by Dave on Apr 15, 2009 18:30:47 GMT
Really great pictures Chris, makes me want to try even harder to over come my traveling problems, such impressive structures and ones I would love to not only see but spend the day inside(is that possible?)
Thanks for putting them up, a real joy to see.
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Post by merse on Apr 15, 2009 18:43:35 GMT
eissen is just to the north west of Dresden and is very famous for producing Porcelain.  Did you get to Dresden Chris, or have you been before? If not, it's a wonderful place to visit; but look out for the "Hen Parties" from Berlin.........................it's not quite the weekend party you imagine ~ I'd say the average age of the old girls to be fifty plus. OK for me in the hotels of the Koenigstrasse, but I'm an old boy with a fetish for black leather, you should aim your sights a bit higher!  |
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Post by chrish on Apr 15, 2009 18:58:26 GMT
Yeah I spent a day and night in Dresden before the drive north to Berlin. The last time I went to Berlin was in 1997 and 1998 for Dresden. I couldn't get to close it to it but they've completely rebuilt the football stadium in Dresden!
I'll post photos of Dresden and Berlin soon.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2009 19:33:20 GMT
Okay so it's something of a cheat but this - apparently - is how Old Sarum once looked. There would have been a cracking view from "on high" towards what is now the home of Salisbury City FC. In the top right is Salisbury's original cathedral.  |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2009 18:41:50 GMT
I visited one of Devon's lesser-known castles today. It's a motte and bailey castle in Heywood Wood in the parish of Wembworthy, not far from Eggesford on the A377. It's actually a bit more impressive than the picture suggests and worth a look if you're in the area.  |
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Post by Dave on Apr 29, 2009 18:49:24 GMT
How a trip to see a castle turned into a 6 mile walk I will never know, but my legs are suffering now and I will do a feature on that walk later this week, now back to the castle. I have never wished or wanted to go to Castle Drogo, because to me it is false, a fake, call it what you will but a castle to me should have been build in the middle ages, in the times when there were knights etc. This castle was build between 1910 and 1930, we had cars then and yes professional football, but today I gave in and went to see it. While I think the National Trust do such good work, I never like going to any place they own, people in every room looking and watching you like hawks, just makes me feel uncomfortable and don’t ask how much two slices of cake and two coffees cost, my answer will have that mere saying I’m a tight git and you can’t pay enough for quality. You do get to walk inside a large part of the castle; nothing to exciting I’m afraid, our walk to Fingles Bridge then back along the other side of the river all the way to Iron Bridge then back toward the castle was much more fun. Some pictures below, none from the inside as its not permitted just outside shots and a flower close up just for Chris Hayes. plus a butterfly ;D and a shot looking back to the castle on our long walk. CASTLE DROGO This granite castle, built between 1910 and 1930 for the self-made millionaire Julius Drewe, is one of the most remarkable works of Sir Edwin Lutyens. Perched on a moorland spur above the River Teign, it commands spectacular views of Dartmoor. The interior is designed for comfortable and elegant living, with an interesting kitchen and scullery, and elaborately appointed bathrooms. There is a delightful formal garden with roses and herbaceous borders, spring flowers, and many fine walks in the estate.                  |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2009 20:21:12 GMT
 Continuing my work on behalf of tourism in the Barrow-in-Furness area, Edwin Lutyens was also responsible for Barrow's Abbey House Hotel:  And here's another of his creations. Recognise it?  |
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Post by Dave on Apr 30, 2009 18:18:22 GMT
Compton Castle The rain today put an end to the plans we had made for today, we needed dry weather and not the rain, so I put up some things on the forum this morning while I decided what we could do after lunch(12pm) Not really being able to go too far due to the time I decided to continue on where we left of yesterday and do another castle and one really close that we have never been too. Well it’s called a castle and at least it has real history as the first part of it was built in the mid-14th century. Its National Trust again, but we are members so we show are card and in we go. Not a great deal to see inside and once again you aren’t allowed to take pictures, but I did break the rule just the once and got a nice room shot inside. Then we went to another place we have not been the Torquay Museum, I thought they were all free these days? Well we paid our £4.95 each and went in as it had started to rain again. After this over to the Willows pub, what a bargain price the food is there, just £3.50 each for a carvery and not only was it very busy, it was a good and tasty carvery. Two meals and two drinks and it still cost less than the two cakes plus drinks at Castle Drogo. Also yesterday we stopped of at a Little chef, what small portions you get and a burger and chips cost nearly £8, no wonder we ate along in that place. A small piece from wilki about Compton Castle Compton Castle is a fortified manor house in the village of Compton, about 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Torquay, Devon, . The castle has been home to the Gilbert family for most of the time since it was built. It has been a National Trust property since 1951. The original undefended manor house was built in the mid-14th century and consisted of a hall flanked by solar and service rooms at each end - these were rebuilt in the later Middle Ages.The fortress-like front was added in about 1520 by John Gilbert.The central hall was in ruins by the 18th century, but was faithfully reconstructed in the 1950s. Compton Castle's most famous inhabitant was Sir Humphrey Gilbert (1539–1583), coloniser of Newfoundland and half-brother of Sir Walter Raleigh; legend has it that Raleigh smoked the first pipe of tobacco in Britain while visiting Sir Humphrey. The castle was home to the Gilbert family until the estate was sold in 1785 whereupon it gradually declined until a descendent bought it back in 1931; he gave it to the National Trust in 1951 on the condition that members of the family should continue to occupy the castle They still do, and administer it for the Trust. The castle was used as a location for the filming of the 1995 version of Sense and Sensibility. Its Great Kitchen is notable for the insight it gives into medieval domestic life, and its small formal gardens are enclosed by a stone curtain wall.         The photographers shot             |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 30, 2009 19:58:21 GMT
The rain today put an end to the plans we had made for today, we needed dry weather and not the rain, so I put up some things on the forum this morning while I decided what we could do after lunch(12pm) So is that why there was an impostor driving the Toolfix van through Taunton today? |
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Post by chrish on May 3, 2009 19:16:17 GMT
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Post by chrish on Aug 14, 2009 1:25:26 GMT
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Post by merse on Aug 14, 2009 2:44:11 GMT
I must say how disappointed I am with your "castle" thread Chris. I scrolled all the way to the bottom and there was no sign of NEWcastle....................relegated perhaps?
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Post by Dave on Aug 14, 2009 6:09:37 GMT
What a great selection wonderful castles Chris, thanks for putting them up, I will have a much longer look at them tonight when I get home. Top man
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Post by chrish on Aug 16, 2009 19:07:21 GMT
I must say how disappointed I am with your "castle" thread Chris. I scrolled all the way to the bottom and there was no sign of NEWcastle....................relegated perhaps? Haha! Relagated perhaps but still fighting. Northumberland is a really nice place to visit though. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2009 22:51:35 GMT
I didn’t even know Tamworth had a castle until the back end of last week. I’d always associated the place with three things only: Birmingham overspill, a station on two main railway lines and our cup defeat there in the 1960s. Oh, and the Snowdome, Tamworth Services and Sir Robert Peel. The castle – relatively imposing but not of the ruined variety – is a little gem located right in the middle of town. It’s intact, inhabitable and full of fascinating “stuff” in every room. The castle dates back to Norman times with various additions being made over the following six centuries. You probably won’t be gobsmacked by the place but it’s certainly worth a visit if you’ve had enough of the M42. And which other castle has a row of six tower blocks guarding its western defences? Pictures from Geograph. Info at www.tamworthcastle.co.uk  |
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