November 15th, 2017
Montacute House - St Michael's Hill - Stoke-sub-Hamdon - Norton-sub-Hamdon
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Montacute House, Montacute, Somerset
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Orangery
Montacute House |
Gillian and Honey in the Orangery
Montacute House |
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'The Wibbly Wobbly Hedge'.
Montacute House Gardens |
Gillian and Honey check out the
'The Wibbly Wobbly Hedge' Montacute House Gardens |
Manicured Trees
Montacute House Gardens |
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Views of Montacute House, Somerset
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Statues of the Nine Worthies
on the Upper Eastern Facade Montacute House, Somerset |
Gate House
Montacute House, Somerset |
Statues of the
Nine Worthies on the Upper Eastern Facade
Montacute House, Somerset |
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Arborist at work in a 60 ft tree
Montacute House Gardens |
45 ft up in a 60 ft tree
Montacute House Gardens |
Columns line the path in the formal gardens
Montacute House, Somerset. |
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Everyone loves Honey
Montacute House, Somerset |
Unfortunately Montacute House is only open at the
weekends at this time of the year
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Gillian and Honey pose for a picture
by the giant acorns Montacute House gardens |
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St
Michael's Hill
Montacute Castle Mound |
C18th Folly
St Michael's Hill Tower, Montacute |
Woodland on the slopes of
Montacute Castle Mound |
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Panoramic view from the top of St Michael's Hill,
Montacute, Somerset
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Panoramic view from the top of St Michael's
Hill Tower, Montacute
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Wall Paintings
St Mary's Church, Stoke-sub-Hamdon |
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1. Stained Glass Window in Memory of Katharine
d.1881, wife of Rev. H. Shepherd
2. 'Glove Making', 'Christ Carrying the Cross',
'Christ Risen' and 'Domestic Work'
WW1 and WW2 Memorial Window (detail) East Window by Joseph Bell & Son of Bristol, 1949 3. 'Christ in Majesty'
St Mary's Church, Stoke-sub-Hamdon |
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Coats of Arms of Reginald de Moncketon
St Mary's Church, Stoke-sub-Hamdon |
Effigy of Thomas Strode, 1595
St Mary's Church, Stoke-sub-Hamdon |
Headstone of John Strode, 1725
St Mary's Church, Stoke-sub-Hamdon |
Early C14th tomb of
Reginald de Moncketon, first provost of the Chantry at West Stoke St Mary's Church, Stoke-sub-Hamdon |
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To the left of the church is a
C17th dovecote |
Tower door was restored and coloured in 1981
Church of St Mary the Virgin, Norton-sub-Hamdon |
Late C19th Open Ironwork Chancel Screen
Church of St Mary the Virgin, Norton-sub-Hamdon |
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1. Stained Glass for Charles and Susan Trask's
Golden Wedding, made by Shrigley and Hunt, 1908
2. Alabaster Font by Henry Wilson. Circular tub
with twist fluting
3. Victorian Wrought Iron Pulpit
4. Stained Glass in Memory of Thomas Richards and his wife Edith
Eliza d,1922 by A.K. Nicholson |
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Honey and the Snake
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Where did that snake go?
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Found it!
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Honey at home in Woolminstone
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