Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Oh My!! Part 3

Thursday, May 17, 2018

Today Andy took us "cross country" (on secondary roads) to one of the local Stately Homes, Chatworth House.

 We started across the countryside

 Chatsworth House is located in the Derbyshire Dales near  Bakewell.  It is the seat of the Duke of Devonshire and has been the home of the Cavendish Family since 1549. the house is located on a 35,000 acre estate

The taller square on the left side is the original house built by Bess of Hardwick, after her 2nd husband, Sir William Cavendish purchased the land with it's original home in 1549.  After he died in 1557, Beth finished the home in the 1560's and would live there with her 4th husband George Talbot, the 6th Earl of Shrewsbury. In 1568 Talbot was given the custody of Mary, Queen of Scots and she was his prisoner several times over the years. Check Wikipedia for more information.

 The ceilings are amazing

 There is a huge art collection on display at the house

 Wayne and I on the grand staircase

 The place is huge, with 126 rooms. It was the home of many an English Country House Party in the mid 19th Century.

 Andy and Wayne having lunch on the patio

 This group of dog sculptors reminded us of Freddie

 Originally built in 1696 and rebuilt in 1701, The Cascades are a series of 24 steps

 Wayne checking out the water

 45 feet tall waterfall in the Rockery

 This was designed in 1824 by Joesph Paxton

 Andy in the garden

 Flower tunnel

 A garden maze was added in 1962

 The Emperor Fountain

 An unusual flower in the Glass House

The stables were built in 1760. Now it is a restaurant and gift shops

After Chatsworth we headed to the village of Bakewell, home of the Bakewell Tart, which is a sweet pie with a center of almond sponge (frangipane), topped with a hard white confectioners icing.

 Andy leading us around Bakewell

 View from the bridge

 And of course we hit a pub for Wayne

 Then it was back across the countryside to the house for supper

A site along the way in the area known as the Potteries (Stoke on Trent)