Saturday 8 October 2011

Crane Day

It’s that time of the year again – craning out day.  It’s very cold and a bit windy but the crane driver was happy to go ahead and lift the boats out.  All the boats in the outer harbour came out and a few of the ones from the inner harbour.  Several boats remained in the water in the hopes that we may get some nice autumnal weather and we had a visitor in the harbour - a cormorant.

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Friday 7 October 2011

Godolphin House

There’s one particular property that Jo really wanted to visit and I must admit I was pretty keen too.  Godolphin House is only open to the public for three weeks a year and today was the last day for 2011.  We arrived, parked and made our way to reception. 

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After collecting our entrance tickets we walked to the house and began the tour.

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The first room we entered had a very interesting little hole in the wall …

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We made our way into the dining room next to the lovely modern kitchen …

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Up some stairs to a bedroom and bathroom.  To the left of the basin are some steps which lead you down to the bath!  A very clever use of space.

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This led us into a sitting room where a volunteer was very keen to impart every bit of his knowledge! 

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We then passed through various bedrooms and bathrooms …

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We now reached another sitting room with another volunteer to answer any questions.  He explained all about the re-building of the house and how it had so nearly been lost as it was in a dire condition.

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More bedrooms …

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and into the final room – The Kings Room …

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We all loved the house and said how warm and homely it was.  It felt like a family home and not just a showpiece.  We then left the house through the garden, past the poultry and walked to the orchard where we bought a most delicious carrot and coriander soup with granary bread for lunch …

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After lunch we walked around the grounds …

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We then took a few more photos of the buildings and farm equipment before heading back to the car. 

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On the way home we stopped at Morrisons to get some cake and cream as it’s Jo’s birthday today!  Happy Birthday Jo! xx