Daily Archives: March 29, 2011

Wentworth Castle & Gardens

Duke of Argyll's Column

Just spent a wonderful afternoon walking round Wentworth Castle Barnsley, right on my doorstep as well which makes a change from all the tramming about I have to do. Started off sitting in the main event field with deer all around, beautiful animals and one was so tame it came within a few feet of me and Stormy, April the Wentworth Visitor Officer came over to us and explained Lucy the deer looked a little poorly so hopefully she’s arranged for some medical help for her, this been the reason she came so close, poor dear excuse the pun.

Anyway April gave a potted guide around the estate and I’m arranging to go back in and do some event work and private work too, its certainly a fantastic estate and very much worth a visit, we only had a couple of hours there but I would imaging a full day is needed to fully appreciate the vast expanse and wealth of history you can take in.

We only walked a short while and came across the Duke of Argyll’s column

The column was built in 1743 to commemorate John, Duke of Argyll, father in law to William Wentworth and an important agent for the Act of Union with Scotland and surprisingly, in getting King George I to take the British throne. The column is modelled on one in Rome at Santa Maria Maggiore and instead of an angel has a statue of Fame on the top.

Certainly curious as to how it was built so high up there, a credit to the stone masons and sculptures alike indeed.

Will be back there soon to catalogue and build a Wentworth brochure/calendar

Very much worth a visit, its open 364 days a year and the coffee is great

See Link HERE

Updates

Firstly apologies, I haven’t been keeping up with my Peak District Online Blog updates so to make amends here are 2 links

Blog 7 and Blog 8

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Polariser Filter When and Why

Bleaklow Burnt Amber

Bleaklow Burnt Amber

Hi and thanks for looking, had a great walk Sunday with the gang up on Bleaklow Head from the A57 Snake Pass, its about an 8km round trip so very light and easily done, crisscrossing the stream and climbing Hern and Wain Stones, was a lovely cool Sunday afternoon.

Unfortunately the weather didn’t play fair and the view was blocked by bank of fog/mist in the distance so we didn’t manage to see Pen Pumlumon Arwystli near Llanidloes in mid-Wales, 104 miles distant or The Lake District, never mind try again soon.

On the way back down the sun was setting and casting fantastic rays across the moors and with the mist hugging the tops of the hills it was an opportunity not to be missed.

Blog 8 on Peak District Online later will post link

 

Adrian