tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post2783142169743774607..comments2024-03-28T02:24:26.561-07:00Comments on Codlinsandcream2: Athelhampton HouseBovey Bellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-71234930339031337352011-10-11T08:38:55.617-07:002011-10-11T08:38:55.617-07:00Aha! I thought I recognised those stripey cats! Gr...Aha! I thought I recognised those stripey cats! Great photos of them all.<br />I wonder if you heard Lucy growling like a tiger when she was guarding her prey? No wonder the Big Boys just look on from a distance!<br /><br />It is many years since I visited Athelhampton. We must go again. A beautiful old house.Dartford Warblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04352965211143836326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-735190503954542742011-10-07T07:31:38.879-07:002011-10-07T07:31:38.879-07:00Beautiful place, as I've said, it's good t...Beautiful place, as I've said, it's good to be rich. My favorite room was the bathroom with the copper tub.Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-62058074414777738092011-10-07T04:59:56.337-07:002011-10-07T04:59:56.337-07:00Thanks both. ChrisJ - it's meant to be pretty...Thanks both. ChrisJ - it's meant to be pretty haunted, and I've had enough of haunted houses!<br /><br />Rosemary - I'm glad you enjoyed your armchair journey. What a shame you can't get out and about to historic houses now you're widowed.Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-85179875964028952762011-10-06T23:13:15.905-07:002011-10-06T23:13:15.905-07:00What lovely pictures!I covet the copper bath and t...What lovely pictures!I covet the copper bath and the rooms are very atmospheric.Thank you for sharing these delights,my husband and I used to love visiting historical houses,but alas since he died I have had little opportunity to do this.Rosemary UKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11736660949097379171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-40692480140004870412011-10-06T13:58:42.167-07:002011-10-06T13:58:42.167-07:00It always amazes me how sumptuously our forbears l...It always amazes me how sumptuously our forbears lived -- perhaps not too comfortable in all those straight-backed chairs,but the ornate surroundings are a feast for the eyes. Lovely to look at, but not so lovely to live, I thinkChrisJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550420299395301062noreply@blogger.com