On Wednesday the 16th we made it for our first Chatsworth visit using our membership cards - a delightful present for Pat on her "Retiring" from Sibelco. Very thoughtful and appropriate for us to get a lot of use out of. We shall enjoy looking at the seasons changes and also visiting some of the events that are on during the year. Our trip was planned for Monday, but the spring pollen allergies knocked us both back for that day

This was our first decent run in the 911 and we really enjoyed it. We now look forward to some holidays and days out in it. It will see some use over the next few weeks as "Gandads TR" has a rumbly bearing in the gearbox and is back in Blidworth for some TLC. No doubt the guys who built it will soon have it back on form.

We thought it may be fairly quiet, but then realized it was Easter school holidays. Pretty busy with family picnics and general fun being had throughout the parkland. It was a glorious sunny spring day.....also great for more tree pollen in the eyes and up the nose.


Anyway...some photos from our grand day out. Familiar to some, I'm sure. All shot without flash, even the outdoors ones.

Sun streaming in through a Grand Hall window

 

Digital Portrait by Michael Craig Martin. The current garden sculptures are his as well

http://www.chatsworth.org/art-and-archives/contemporary-art-at-chatsworth/paintings/michael-craig-martin 

 

 

 

A Narwhal tusk

 

The Chapel

 

The Grand Hall

Go on Maxie. You love a challenge

 

taken through a window, looking out to the roof. Wonder if he likes the view

 



 

Part of the "Wartime at Chatworth" display. From when Penrhos girls college was relocated here

one of my favourites. A Trompe L'Oeil. The painting is set into a door. You would think it was a real violin. 

 

 

A Rembrandt. Purchased in 1742 for £78 and 15 shillings

 

 

It amuses me when thistles are used to discourage people from sitting down

 

Georgiana

One of several Lucien Freud paintings on display. This is one of my favourites

En Suite, in a cupboard of a guest bedroom

 

 

As Pat has been making curtains for C&D, this got some attention.

 

 

If this could be in "Skipper Blue" it could suit Eds room.

 

 

The Grand hall from t'other end

The Library

 

 

Dining Room. Queen Victoria dined here



 

Part of the "Chatsworth in Wartime" exhibition

For the fans of JA

 

Note the instruction

 

The hunting tower from the garden

Revelation is now restored and back on display

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EagQb5J8_n4



 

 

Looking across to Edensor

 

 

 sculpture maturing nicely

 

 

 

Part of the Easter Egg hunt and the kitchen gardens

 

 

View across the river in the late afternoon

 

 

 

 

 

Good fun drive over and back

 

oh....... and Big Foot spotted at Chatsworth