After visiting the ‘big house‘ we went for a walk around the surrounding farmland and decided to visit the farm worker’s house which we could see in the distance. We’ve been to loads of stately homes in the UK but I don’t ever recall any of them also having a farm worker’s house that you could look inside. Most probably the small estate houses in the UK have been modernised and rented out to holidaymakers.

This photo of the outside of the worker’s cottage is copied from the Burg’s website.

Cottage interior:-

It would have been a lovely living space. Still is, but no-one actually does live in it now.

The rectangular box in front of the chair in the photo below is lined with metal and you put hot coals in it and put your feet on it with a blanket or long dress draped over it to keep your feet and legs nice and warm.

The wee house is surrounded by farmland and of course you are never far from a canal in The Netherlands over one of which this bridge crosses:-

Bridge in the Chinese Garden at Hortus Botanicus Horen:-

A huge carp was keeping position by swimming against the flow here. It was the only fish we saw there. We assumed it had eaten any others:-

I managed to photograph one of the many dragonflies:-

Waterfall:-

Video:-

Tunnel just to left of waterfall:-

Video with frog calls:-

Continuing on (and still going clockwise) from my first post about Oxburgh Hall, this view of the moat and rear of Oxburgh Hall shows a jumble of architectural styles:-

I believe this was the original entrance but it has been extensively altered over the years:-

View of towers from courtyard:-

On our way down south last May Oxburgh Hall in Norfolk was one of our intended stopping points. It’s a country house surrounded by a moat and was built by the Bedingfield family who have lived in it ever since though it is now in the care of the National Trust.

Parterre:-

Entrance gatehouse. Apparently only two windows are the same:-

The house has undergone several renovations/updatings over the years and betrays different architectural styles arising  from each change. In the next few photos we move clockwise from the gatehouse round the building.

Gatehouse and bridge to courtyard :-

The room on the lower corner here is now the café:-

Due to internal reconstruction there is a floor running across the upper part of the lower windows here to accommodate the café:-

Large Window. One of the many updatings/reconstructions the Hall has undergone:-

The bridge is very close to Elgin Cathedral. It can be seen viewed from one of the Cathedral towers in the first photograph in this post.

You know I like bridges.

This one could be seen from Sueno’s Stone. It’s a pedestrian one across the A 96.

In Forres itself there was this impressive church, St Leonard’s:-

And an Art Deco style shop with great upper glazing and, partial “sunburst” metalwork on the roofline:-

The elegant Craigellachie Bridge was built over the River Spey near Aberlour (or Charlestown of Aberlour) by renowned Scottish engineer Thomas Telford. The village is home to the distillery which makes Aberlour Whisky.

I was able to go off the main A 95 road to take a few pictures of the bridge.

From other side of bridge:-

Bridge towers:-

Plaque denoting Thomas Telford’s contribution:-

Further information plaque:-

Bridge from modern road:-

St Mary’s Collegiate Church, Haddington is a fine example of church architecture.

Church from approach path:-

The next two photos are stitches:-

The River Tyne flows past the rear of the church and under the Nungate Bridge:-

I assume at one time nuns passed through the Nungate on their way to and from the church.

Thirsk is a town in North Yorkshire. We’d never visited before so dropped in on our way back up from Knaresborough and Harrogate.

The Clock Tower in the market place was decorated for Remembrance Day:-

I spotted the Ritz Cinema:-

And this nice bridge over the Cod Beck:-

In the grounds of Knaresborough Castle there is a board containing information about the gorge the River Nidd runs through:-

In the town itself we came upon the town crier relaying his news about the activities of various societies in the town:-

At the bottom of a hill where we were looking for an antique and second hand bookshop there was this bridge over the Nidd:-

The building to the left behind it is the Mother Shipton Inn. We didn’t bother visiting Mother Shipton’s Cave as it’s not really our thing:-

Views from the bridge:-

The antique shop and bookshop was behind where the first photo in this post was taken:-