My recent post on the gardens at Calke Abbey, Derbyshire, proved very popular. I mentioned in that article that the house was fascinating because of the mixture of restored ‘as it would have been’ rooms, stuffed with elegant furniture, curious collections, animal heads, paintings etc. and alongside this the rather less grand, upper rooms with peeling paintwork and paper,a plethora of odds and ends, surplus to requirements and forgotten. Here is a gallery which I hope captures the essence of the house.
Related article:
The Garden that made me smile like a Cheshire Cat
Further information:
National Trust website
Old School Gardener
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No wonder people had to have a bevy of maids – look at all them dust catchers! I’ve always been amazed at some of the museum ‘homes’ I’ve visited, at how much ‘clutter’ the Victorian era parlor held – – 🙂 Still, I can’t ever pass up a museum trip! 😀
Hi- thanks for the comment. Yes, the number of servants was incredible, as was the amount of ‘stuff’ the wealthy collected. Rich people with time on their hands and many other hands to do their living for them! 🙂
True – it is to be noted there were more invitations/marriage proposals declined with wondrous prose, and more lengthy communications for modern historians to decode in the times of idle hands – – LOL
Lovely!:)