A Miscellany of Marvels.
A Miscellany of Marvels.
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'Kilver Court Garden in Springtime', Shepton Mallet, Somerset, Southern England - May 2020
Kilver Court is a historic house and garden(s) in the Somerset market town of Shepton Mallet, Southern England. The River Sheppey powered textile mills and it later became a factory, the headquarters of the Showerings brewing business (later part of Allied Domecq), and then the headquarters of a leather-goods manufacturer, Mulberry. It has also been a shopping centre.
The gardens are overlooked by the disused Charlton Viaduct as it crosses the River Sheppey. They were laid out in the 1880s by Ernest Jardine, the Member of Parliament for East Somerset, 1910 to 1918, for his lace workers. He used the old mill ponds as boating lakes; and also built a pub and schoolhouse. They became known as ...
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'Rococo Snowdrops', Painswick Rococo Garden, The Cotswolds, England - January 2025
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Painswick Rococo Garden in Gloucestershire, Southern England is a beautiful place to escape and explore and is well known for its winter snowdrops. It was designed in the 1740s as an English country gentleman's pleasure garden, a place for holding intimate garden parties. It is situated in a hidden Cotswolds valley around Painswick House and is now the United Kingdom's only complete surviving r...
Reculver Towers, Herne Bay, Kent, South-eastern England - April 2015
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The twin towers of the medieval church at Reculver dominate the skyline of Herne Bay in north Kent in Southern England, and they serve as a navigation marker for ships at sea. This imposing site was where one of the earliest Roman forts was built to confront Saxon raids on the 'Saxon Shore'. It later became the site of an Anglo-Saxon monastery before becoming the parish church for Reculver. The...
Maytime at Hever Castle, Hever, Near Edenbridge, Kent, South-east England - May 2018
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Hever Castle is located in the village of Hever, Kent, near Edenbridge approximately 48 km (30 Miles) south-east of London . It dates from the 13th century and from 1462 to 1539, it was the seat of the Boleyn (originally 'Bullen') family. Anne Boleyn, the second queen consort of King Henry VIII of England, spent her early youth there after her father, Thomas Boleyn, inherited it the castle in 1...
Bosherton Lily Ponds and Broad Haven Beach, Pembrokeshire, South-West Wales - August 2016
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Bosherston Lakes or Bosherston Lily Ponds is a lake system with three principal arms. The lakes were created by damming a small river on the Stackpole Estate at Bosherston in Pembrokeshire, South West Wales. The the lakes cover an area of approximately 40 Hectares (100 acres) although water levels vary throughout the year with lowest levels in the summer as water is lost into the underlying lim...
Tredegar House / Tŷ Tredegar (NT), Coedkernew, Newport / Casnewydd, Wales / Cymru - 04/2015
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Tredegar House (Tŷ Tredegar in Welsh) is a 17th-century Charles II-era mansion in Coedkernew, on the southwestern edge of Newport, South Wales. It was home to the Morgan family for over 500 years, The Morgan family later became Lords Tredegar, one of the most powerful and influential families in the area. This marvellous old house has been described as "the grandest and most exuberant country h...
Lytes Cary Manor (National Trust), new Charlton Mackrell, Somerset, England - September 2015
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Lytes Cary is a manor house with associated chapel and gardens near the village of Charlton Mackrell in the County of Somerset, Southern England. The property, owned by the National Trust, has parts dating to the 14th century, with other sections dating to the 15th, 16th, 18th, and 20th centuries. The House is listed as Grade I by English Heritage. The chapel was constructed before the existing...
The Saxon Church of St Laurence, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, Southern England - August 2024
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St Laurence's Church, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, is one of very few surviving Anglo-Saxon churches in England that does not show later medieval alteration. The church is dedicated to St Laurence, and documentary sources suggest it may have been founded by Saint Aldhelm around 700, although the architectural style suggests a 10th or 11th-century date. The church is situated on rising ground cl...
'Yuletide at the Palace', (festive decorations and illuminations at Wells) - Dec 2024
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The Bishop's Palace is the residence of the Bishop of Bath and Wells in the Centre of the City Wells, Somerset, England. The palace is adjacent to Wells Cathedral and has been the residence of the bishops since the early thirteenth century. Building of the palace started around 1210 by bishops Jocelin of Wells and Reginald Fitz Jocelin, and the chapel and great hall were added by Bishop Robert ...
'Christmas at Lacock Abbey', Lacock, near Chippenham, Wiltshire - December 2024
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Lacock Abbey in the National Trust village of Lacock, Wiltshire, England, was founded in the early 13th century by Ela, Countess of Salisbury, as a nunnery of the Augustinian order. The abbey remained a nunnery until the Dissolution of the monasteries in the 16th century; it was then sold to Sir William Sharington who converted the convent into a residence where he and his family lived. It was ...
Cathédrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens / Amiens Cathedral, Amiens, Somme, Picardie, France - 08/2024
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The Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens (Basilique Cathédrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens in French), or simply Amiens Cathedral, is a Catholic cathedral in the centre of the historic city of Amiens in the region of Picardie, Northern France. The cathedral is the seat of the Bishop of Amiens and is situated on a slight ridge overlooking the River Somme in Amiens 120 kilometres (75 miles) north of ...
La Maison de Jules Verne (Jules Verne's House), Amiens, Picardie, France - August 2024
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Jules Gabriel Verne (8 February 1828 - 24 March 1905) was a French novelist, poet and playwright. His collaboration with the publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel led to the creation of the Voyages extraordinaires, a series of bestselling adventure novels including Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864), Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas (1870), and Around the World in Eighty Days (1872). His n...
Autumn at Knoll Gardens, Near Wimborne Minster, Dorset, Southern England - October 2024
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This enchanting little garden has already featured in several earlier videos and never ceases to impress by the wide variety of its grasses, and flowers. This visit was made in the middle of October.
Houghton Lodge Gardens 'The Jewel of the Test Valley', Near Stockbridge, Hampshire - October 2024
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Houghton Lodge Gardens have been described by visitors as, ‘the jewel of the Test Valley,’ and, ‘a stately pleasure-dome on the most romantic river in England.’ There are formal and informal gardens which surround the UK’s best surviving example of an eighteenth-century cottage orné, idyllically set above the tranquil waters of the River Test. The walled garden is home to a heritage orchard enc...
Clevedon Pier, Clevedon, North Somerset, England - October 2024
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Clevedon is a quaint seaside resort in the picturesque English County of North Somerset and situated midway between Bristol and Cardiff as the crow flies. Its iconic pier is situated on the east shore of the Severn Estuary and was described by the English poet Sir John Betjeman (a former poet laureate to Queen Elizabeth II) , as "the most beautiful pier in England". This marvellous Victorian pi...
Madeira Botanical Garden / Jardim Botânico da Madeira, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal - October 2024
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Madeira Botanical Garden / Jardim Botânico da Madeira, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal - October 2024
'Journey Through Time' - Longleat Festival of Light 2024-2025 (Part 2), Wiltshire - November 2024
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'Journey Through Time' - Longleat Festival of Light 2024-2025 (Part 2), Wiltshire - November 2024
'Journey Through Time' - Longleat Festival of Light 2024-2025 (Part 1), Wiltshire - November 2024
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'Journey Through Time' - Longleat Festival of Light 2024-2025 (Part 1), Wiltshire - November 2024
Le Château fort de Rambures / Rambures Castle, Rambures, Somme, Northern France, August 2024
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Le Château fort de Rambures / Rambures Castle, Rambures, Somme, Northern France, August 2024
Basilique Notre-Dame de Brebières / The Basilica of Our Lady of Brebières, Albert, Somme, France
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Basilique Notre-Dame de Brebières / The Basilica of Our Lady of Brebières, Albert, Somme, France
Musée Somme 1916 / Somme 1916 Museum, Albert, Somme, Northern France - August 2024
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Musée Somme 1916 / Somme 1916 Museum, Albert, Somme, Northern France - August 2024
'Holt Remembers', Holt village, Wiltshire, Southern England - November 2024
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'Holt Remembers', Holt village, Wiltshire, Southern England - November 2024
Monte Palace Tropical Garden / Jardim Monte Palace , Funchal, Madeira, Portugal - October 2024
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Monte Palace Tropical Garden / Jardim Monte Palace , Funchal, Madeira, Portugal - October 2024
Teleférico do Funchal / The Funchal Cable Car, Madeira, Portugal (A trip to Monte) - October 2024
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Teleférico do Funchal / The Funchal Cable Car, Madeira, Portugal (A trip to Monte) - October 2024
Broughton Castle (and Church), Near Banbury, Oxfordshire, Southern England - July 2024
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Broughton Castle (and Church), Near Banbury, Oxfordshire, Southern England - July 2024
Painswick Rococo Garden, Painswick, Gloucestershire, The Cotswolds, Southern England - February 2024
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Painswick Rococo Garden, Painswick, Gloucestershire, The Cotswolds, Southern England - February 2024
Compton Acres Gardens, near Sandbanks, Poole, Dorset, Southern England - March 2024
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Compton Acres Gardens, near Sandbanks, Poole, Dorset, Southern England - March 2024
The Snowdrops of East Lambrook Manor Gardens, Nr Martock, Somerset, Southern England - February 2024
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The Snowdrops of East Lambrook Manor Gardens, Nr Martock, Somerset, Southern England - February 2024
Heale Gardens. Woodford Valley, near Salisbury, Wiltshire, Southern England - May 2024
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Heale Gardens. Woodford Valley, near Salisbury, Wiltshire, Southern England - May 2024
Chemin de Fer de la Baie de Somme / Railway CFBS (3) - Saint Valery Ville - Cayeux (31/07/2024)
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Chemin de Fer de la Baie de Somme / Railway CFBS (3) - Saint Valery Ville - Cayeux (31/07/2024)