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== Sunnycroft == | == Sunnycroft == | ||
| + | Sunnycroft is an unusual property (now of the [[national trust]]), known as a ''suburban villa'', a sort of country estates in miniature, or poor man's mansion. Sunnycroft is a rare example of a well-preserved such property, with a lovely charm of comfy British sophistication without the pomposity of wealth. | ||
| + | <center><wz tip="View of the back garden from the glass porch (veranda), 14 March 2020.">[[File:Sunnycroft-14March20-10.jpg|650px]]</wz></center> | ||
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| + | <gallery perrow=3 widths=200px> | ||
| + | File:Sunnycroft-14March20-1.jpg|The Sunnycroft gardens. | ||
| + | File:Sunnycroft-14March20-2.jpg|[[Sherlock Holmes]] looking interiors. | ||
| + | File:Sunnycroft-14March20-3.jpg|A profusion of details. | ||
| + | File:Sunnycroft-14March20-4.jpg|The paintings gallery. | ||
| + | File:Sunnycroft-14March20-5.jpg|The kitchen was clearly not that of noblety. | ||
| + | File:Sunnycroft-14March20-6.jpg|Back view, with the imposing conservatory. | ||
| + | File:Sunnycroft-14March20-7.jpg|Side view, on the garden. | ||
| + | File:Sunnycroft-14March20-8.jpg|Maybe the best part, the tea room. | ||
| + | File:Sunnycroft-14March20-9.jpg|Victorian cakes were not to Julia's taste. | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
== Lilleshall == | == Lilleshall == | ||
Revision as of 21:02, 7 June 2020
Itinerary
- Sunnycroft
- The red house (pub)
- Lilleshall (monument, memorial)
- Lilleshall Abbey
Sunnycroft
Sunnycroft is an unusual property (now of the national trust), known as a suburban villa, a sort of country estates in miniature, or poor man's mansion. Sunnycroft is a rare example of a well-preserved such property, with a lovely charm of comfy British sophistication without the pomposity of wealth.
The Sunnycroft gardens.
Sherlock Holmes looking interiors.
A profusion of details.
The paintings gallery.
The kitchen was clearly not that of noblety.
Back view, with the imposing conservatory.
Side view, on the garden.
Maybe the best part, the tea room.
Victorian cakes were not to Julia's taste.
Lilleshall
The village dates back to Anglo-Saxon times, the parish church being founded by St Chad, and is listed in the Domesday Book.
The Abbey, founded XIIth century, is Augustinian.