tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post989844969914001778..comments2024-03-23T16:18:34.397+00:00Comments on Where Five Valleys Meet: Cotswold Houses (1)Rosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-90176838524157190152012-03-12T17:54:45.306+00:002012-03-12T17:54:45.306+00:00Dear Joop - thank you very much and I am pleased t...Dear Joop - thank you very much and I am pleased that you enjoyed seeing Stanway House.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-42546582739320170382012-03-12T16:22:11.810+00:002012-03-12T16:22:11.810+00:00You show us very nice places and pictures,
my com...You show us very nice places and pictures, <br />my compliments.<br /><br />warm greetings, JoopJoop Zandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03387926065809859035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-26577749267023265812012-03-11T16:47:39.744+00:002012-03-11T16:47:39.744+00:00Dear Marie - I am pleased you enjoyed seeing them,...Dear Marie - I am pleased you enjoyed seeing them, and as you say the architecture is lovely. It is a very fine old house.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-50992699482952192042012-03-11T16:43:58.126+00:002012-03-11T16:43:58.126+00:00Dear Mark - the windows are amazing especially whe...Dear Mark - the windows are amazing especially when you remember that in the mid 17th century they were a great luxury. The ordinary man had to make do with linen soaked in linseed oil. It wasn't until 500 years later that the ordinary man began to have glass in his home.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-46932700828170776902012-03-11T16:36:46.231+00:002012-03-11T16:36:46.231+00:00Gorgeous photos! I love the architecture. You ca...Gorgeous photos! I love the architecture. You captured the details beautifully!Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15577757312285531026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-5907047652163808122012-03-11T15:48:32.332+00:002012-03-11T15:48:32.332+00:00When you first walk up the path to the house, that...When you first walk up the path to the house, that photo is the first view you get of the house, and it does take your breath away with its golden beauty.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-713276681156774782012-03-11T15:34:39.218+00:002012-03-11T15:34:39.218+00:00Hello, Rosemary - I can imagine that visiting Stan...Hello, Rosemary - I can imagine that visiting Stanway House would make a perfect day trip, with great architercture and gardens, and great interiors. I'm always impressed with the vision to have installed huge windows in such early structures, when glass was so dear.Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-85896901697674122792012-03-11T14:50:26.675+00:002012-03-11T14:50:26.675+00:00Wow, what a beautiful place!
I think I could walk ...Wow, what a beautiful place!<br />I think I could walk around there for hours.<br />All your photos are beautiful, I especially like the first.<br />Wish you a beautiful Sunday.<br />MetteCameraCruisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16941833935383209037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-6405565200865067062012-03-10T21:30:31.772+00:002012-03-10T21:30:31.772+00:00Dear Marijke - they put so much work into the buil...Dear Marijke - they put so much work into the buildings generations back. All of the lovely detailing in the stonework around the door entrances, the windows, on the gables and even on the chimneys where it cannot even be seen. The houses have lasted for hundreds of years, I wonder how long houses built today will last?Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-85093504863395804552012-03-10T19:06:23.322+00:002012-03-10T19:06:23.322+00:00The bildings are so beautiful. Often think how peo...The bildings are so beautiful. Often think how people were living in that period. Also the garden with the fountain is so gorgeous.<br />gr. MarijkeMarijkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12848940570958437408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-36149318244551777362012-03-10T18:29:18.615+00:002012-03-10T18:29:18.615+00:00Dear Val - I am picturing you prancing around in y...Dear Val - I am picturing you prancing around in your Elizabethan outfit, the belle of the ball. Yes, you should visit this area, I am sure you would enjoy it - it is quintessential England. Hope your weekend is good too.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-20562629656403185102012-03-10T15:10:15.038+00:002012-03-10T15:10:15.038+00:00Dear Rosemary,
On reading this blog.. i fantasised...Dear Rosemary,<br />On reading this blog.. i fantasised that i was dressed Elisabethan style and the stunning Stanway house was hustling and bustling with horses and carriages and gay laughter..<br />As always Rosemary..you write such an interesting blog.. <br />This blog is super.. The fountain is fantastic. <br />I think i will have to take a visit to your lovely part of the world.. I know little of England. Leaving it for Africa when i was 8..<br />The ceramics are simply delightful.. We have similar ceramics from the central region of <br />Caldas da Rainha.. very different from Alentejo pottery.<br />I enjoyed this Rosemary..<br />Have a happy weekend.<br />valvalerietilsten59.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05617190196811279000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-76541444570137463372012-03-10T14:33:56.491+00:002012-03-10T14:33:56.491+00:00Dear Gina - the fountain is spectacular. I know it...Dear Gina - the fountain is spectacular. I know it cost a lot of money to restore. There is a 100,000 gallon reservoir which is 580 feet above the Canal which enables it to work via gravity.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-30436909030858942032012-03-10T14:07:05.301+00:002012-03-10T14:07:05.301+00:00Dear Rosemary, Such beautiful photographs and agai...Dear Rosemary, Such beautiful photographs and again a very interesting post. That is the most amazing single jet fountain.<br />Our pond is spring fed and flows at 39 gallons per minute. We have tried several electric pumps(to give the fish extra oxygen) but it is not the same.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03429484235583035595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-50279873979464495722012-03-10T12:10:08.377+00:002012-03-10T12:10:08.377+00:00Dearest Anna - you are always so generous in your ...Dearest Anna - you are always so generous in your comments they are a joy to read. I agree artichokes are beautiful - they are like natures little pieces of sculpture. I took some pictures of them in Sicily - green to purple in colour, and there they grow wild. How lovely to wander in the countryside and come home with a basket of wild artichokes.<br />Your statues from 1750 are contemporary with the Chelsea china I showed - any chance of you writing about them sometime?Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-65469418029323874112012-03-10T12:02:51.348+00:002012-03-10T12:02:51.348+00:00Dear Olympia - your English is very good, and you ...Dear Olympia - your English is very good, and you have made a perfect start to my day. I am so happy that you enjoyed seeing and reading the post - thank you very much for your lovely comments.<br />The sun is shinning here, and I hope the sun is shinning with you too.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-81969130593877950192012-03-10T12:00:24.054+00:002012-03-10T12:00:24.054+00:00I love historic houses. How wonderful they are so ...I love historic houses. How wonderful they are so easily to access! <br /><br />The china, of course, is absolutely FANTASTC! The artichokes are so beautiful! You must now, Rosemary that I not only love eating artichokes, but I also think they one of nature's masterpieces. <br />The plate, also is gorheous and... that bunch of asparagus... what can I say? I love it all!<br /><br />I like old china myself, and collect cups, saucers, plates... anything which catches my eye! The one who buys the real antiques, though, is my husband. He has two magnificent statues sculpted by an Italian artist, Domenico Guarnerio in 1750. They are lifesize and a bit scary, for being so life like, but beautiful, all the same... very beautiful!<br /><br />Thank you for another great post! I am now off to look at the "Pea pod" link!<br /><br />CIAO!<br /><br />ANNAAnnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15531642906387702641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-43780791189461123252012-03-10T11:19:22.433+00:002012-03-10T11:19:22.433+00:00Dear Roscmary
I say again ! Yes, your post it is s...Dear Roscmary<br />I say again ! Yes, your post it is so interesting ! I love the old houses ,their history ,the past and the present .And the way of your writing ! Please, forgive me for my poor English .I have use from University years ...<br />Have an interesting weekend<br />Olympiaoldthingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08792844004937988499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-40719786028382866452012-03-10T10:41:20.649+00:002012-03-10T10:41:20.649+00:00Dear Jane and Lance - so pleased that this brought...Dear Jane and Lance - so pleased that this brought back fond memories for you. Yes, Lord N is still the same, he is quite a character. He came to talk to a Fabians meeting that H attends, and turned up in his old clapped out car. His son was home from Eton, so came to help him with his projector, and then a whole lot of people turned up in wedding outfits, his relatives, as that was where they were off to next!!!Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-41320137225474866272012-03-10T10:26:28.264+00:002012-03-10T10:26:28.264+00:00Hello Rosemary:
How we have enjoyed reading this p...Hello Rosemary:<br />How we have enjoyed reading this post which brought back so many memories of Stanway of years ago when the tithe barn was, simply, a barn, when the restoration of the water jet was no more than a dream, and when Lord N served us mugs of instant coffee [rather nasty, it must be said] in the kitchen.<br /><br />So much appears to have changed but the superb architecture remains, as you describe, the same.Jane and Lance Hattatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831890261259302647noreply@blogger.com