#Stately Homes

[yorksnapshots]

Burton Constable lakeside, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

[visiteuropeancastles]

Goodnestone Park via The Real Country Houses That Inspired Jane Austen

[kvetch19]

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[scenetherapy]

[richwall101]

Barrington Court (Explore) by Richard Walker Via Flickr: Barrington Court is a Tudor manor house begun around 1538 and completed in the late 1550s, situated in Barrington, near Ilminster, Somerset, England. The house is now in the ownership of The National Trust, it is an "empty" house that has no furnishing. All floors and rooms are open to the public. There are also beautiful gardens to explore and very nice restaurant..! (View Large) The house is often used for 'art' exhibitions and 'installations'

[cowperviolet]

Various stately homes in Devon, UK

[renaultphile]

Castle Howard location for Brideshead Revisited

And that iconic fountain.....

[re-enchanting]

Petworth House, set in grounds landscaped by Capability Brown. West Sussex, England. (source)

[theseimmortalcoils]

Beautifully ornate carvings. Origin unknown.

[english-history-trip]

This is Ham Court, built from the remains of 13th century Bampton Castle, which belonged to Aymer de Valence, 2nd Earl of Pembroke. This article talks more about the house's history and renovation.

[yorksnapshots]

Collecting statuary at Burton Constable, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

[theshadowrealmitself]

I like to think that Vulcans who come to understand that Humans just can’t try to process emotions the same way as them, it��s just healthiest to let it out in harmless ways, decide that venting and stuff should be taken just as seriously as Vulcan’s meditation time, and will encourage the Humans around them to complain about what’s upsetting them

People who are used to aloof Vulcans who avoid Humans at all cost running into one comforting a Human

“-and then they said my cheesecake was subpar, and they didn’t even bring a dish!!!”

“The purpose of this event was that every participant brings a food item of sorts, correct?”

“Yeah!!”

“And they did not follow this rule while insulting dishes that were brought?”

“Mostly just my dish but yeah >:(“

“How illogical”

“That’s what I’m saying!!!”

[demigoddessqueens]

Some good news for today!!!

[english-history-trip]

The house is a recreation of a portion of Nostell Priory (actually the name for a stately manor house) itself, as it appeared in the 18th century.

View of Nostell Priory, John Preston Neale, 1821

The house today

More about the house and its miniature version here.

The unique Chippendale doll’s house at Nostell Priory in Yorkshire provides a perfect re-creation in miniature of a house in the 1740s.

Laura Ashley Style, 1987

[geofflewriter]

Chopped Straw Farm and the Dodgy Politician

[wilwheaton]

Q: Why hasn't the SAG-AFTRA strike been resolved?

A: