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PENSHURST PLACE (a.k.a. PENSHURST CASTLE)

The Great Hall

From a painting during a Royal event in more recent times (EMAIL)

The harpsichord right, at the wall, is an important English 16th century instrument which belonged to Queen Christina
of Sweden. The case is Italian, gilded in the rococo manner and set upon ornately carved baroque stand.

A truly magnificent interior, money was obviously no object..

A silk screen (not wallpaper) and wood panelling keeping out the damp

Display in the crypt. The fact that these mannequins have no heads is significant..?

Possibly the hall in Buckingham Building?

The information on the below images

The Solar or State Dining Room

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The Solar or State Dining Room

The harpsichord at the far end is mentioned in below information

Left: Queen Elizabeth I and on the right, probably Robert Dudley, Lord of Leicester (EMAIL)

The Long Gallery

The octagonal scagliola is decorated with heraldic devices showing 95 quarterings of the Sidney family (many of
the wishful thinking) and was made in Florance in 1753 for Mr Perry by Gori, the foremost scagliola master of his day.

This red lacquer bookcase is English, about 17th century with chinoiserie decoration.

The Nether Gallery

The Kitchen

Out through the fine gardens, refreshments were in order for it was a hot day

STOKESAY CASTLE

Entering through the gate

The passage through the gatehouse meant facing swarming bees from a nest there..

The other side of the gate house

17th-century timber and plaster gatehouse

'In the 18th century the Baldwyns rented the castle out for a range of agricultural and manufacturing purposes.
It fell into disrepair, and the antiquarian John Britton noted during his visit in 1813 that it had been "abandoned
to neglect, and rapidly advancing to ruin". Restoration work was carried out in the 1830s and 1850s by William
Craven, the second Earl of Craven. In 1869 the Craven estate, then heavily in debt, was sold to the wealthy
industrialist John Derby Allcroft who paid for another round of extensive restoration during the 1870s.'

'Allcroft's descendants fell into financial difficulties during the early 20th century, however, and it became
increasingly difficult for them to cover the costs of maintaining Stokesay. In 1986 Jewell Magnus-Allcroft
finally agreed to place Stokesay Castle into the guardianship of English Heritage, and the castle was left to
the organisation on her death in 1992. English Heritage carried out extensive restoration of the castle in the
late 1980s. In the 21st century, Stokesay Castle continues to be operated as a tourist attraction,
receiving 39.218 visitors in 2010.' ¬ Wikipedia

'Architecturally, Stokesay Castle is "one of the best-preserved medieval fortified manor houses in England",
according to historian Henry Summerson.[1] The castle comprises a walled, moated enclosure, with an entrance
way through a 17th-century timber and plaster gatehouse. Inside, the courtyard faces a stone hall and solar
block, protected by two stone towers. The hall features a 13th-century wooden-beamed ceiling, and
17th-century carved figures ornament the gatehouse and the solar.'

'The castle was never intended to be a serious military fortification, but its style was intended to echo the much
larger castles being built by Edward I in North Wales. Originally designed as a prestigious, secure, comfortable
home, the castle has changed very little since the 13th century, and is a rare, surviving example of a near
complete set of medieval buildings. English Heritage has minimised the amount of interpretative material
displayed at the property and kept the castle largely unfurnished.'

A room with decorative, glazed tiles

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The open windows in the tower provides housing in the rafters for the many swallows, awaiting to be fed here
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SPEKE HALL (LIVERPOOL) - Built 1530–1598

'Speke Hall is a wood-framed wattle-and-daub Tudor manor house in Speke, @Liverpool, It is one of the finest surviving examples of its kind. It is owned by the National Trust and is a Grade I listed building.'

The Library

'The house was owned by the Norris family for many generations until 1736 when Mary Norris, the heiress,
married Lord Sidney Beauclerk. After Mary's death in 1766 the house was leased to various tenants.
Richard Watt, a Liverpool merchant, purchased the house and estate from the Beauclerks in 1795.
The last surviving heir of the Watt family was Miss Adelaide Watt, who inherited the house and returned
to it in 1878 ,at the age of 21 years. She died in 1921, leaving the house and estate in trust for 21 years,
during which time it was looked after by the staff under the supervision of Thomas Whatmore,
who had been butler to Miss Watt. ¬ Wikipedia

Ornate furniture

Amazing decorations, on the wood panels and ceiling

The bedroom. More decorations.

Tapestries

Merseyside County Council carried out a seven-year programme of major structural repairs and restoration
which was completed in 1983. The National Trust took over full responsibility in 1986.

The kitchen.

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