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To the Manor Born

In this small area of England, just as it is all over the country, there are many hundreds of preserved castles, grand houses, halls and estates, even Roman and Saxon ruins and relics,admirably restored and presented to the public as a testimony to life in past centuries. During our stay in the West Midlands and surrounding counties we've visited just a handful, as we've done at other times in other parts of the United Kingdom.

Haddon Hall on the River Wye in Derbyshire, the most perfect English House to survive from the Middle Ages.

Witley Court and Church, on the River Severn, near Worcester, in its hey-day one of England's great country houses, hosting many a lavish party. Burnt in a fire in 1937, today it is a beautiful ruin, set in spectacular gardens.

Himley Hall and Park, former estate of Lord Dudley, now a public parkland, lake and civic amenity.

Harvington Hall and St Mary's Church in Worcestershire, an Elizabethan moated mansion house, with parts reconstructed about 1756 with Georgian staircase and windows, it still contains secret 'priest holes', a malting house, herbal knot garden and a camouflaged Catholic chapel.

Haddon Hall
Haddon Hall		 Haddon Hall, on the Derbyshire River Wye
Haddon Hall, on the Derbyshire River Wye		 Haddon Hall, lower courtyard
Haddon Hall, lower courtyard
Haddon Hall, ancient door 15th C
Haddon Hall, ancient door 15th C		 Haddon Hall Chapel, 15thC alabaster altar screen
Haddon Hall Chapel, 15thC alabaster altar screen		 Haddon Hall Chapel, effigy of 9th Duke's elder brother, died aged 8
Haddon Hall Chapel, effigy of 9th Duke's elder brother, died aged 8
Haddon Hall, Banqueting hall, erected in 1370
Haddon Hall, Banqueting hall, erected in 1370		 Haddon Hall, tapestry wall hanging given by Henry VI
Haddon Hall, tapestry wall hanging given by Henry VI		 Haddon Hall- spinnet in music room
Haddon Hall- spinnet in music room
Haddon Hall, topiary garden
Haddon Hall, topiary garden		 Haddon Hall, the Derbyshire Wye
Haddon Hall, the Derbyshire Wye		 Haddon Hall, upper garden
Haddon Hall, upper garden
Haddon Hall, looking to upper garden
Haddon Hall, looking to upper garden		 Haddon Hall, garden terrace
Haddon Hall, garden terrace		 Haddon Hall, garden terrace
Haddon Hall, garden terrace
Witley Court, viewed across the lake
Witley Court, viewed across the lake		 Witley Court
Witley Court		 Witley Court, Perseus and Andromeda Fountain,
Witley Court, Perseus and Andromeda Fountain,
Witley Court, fountain detail
Witley Court, fountain detail		 Witley Court, east parterre
Witley Court, east parterre		 Witley Court, beautiful ruin
Witley Court, beautiful ruin
Witley Court, garden room
Witley Court, garden room		 Witley Court, view
Witley Court, view		 Witley Court, admiring the view
Witley Court, admiring the view
Witley Court, walls and spaces
Witley Court, walls and spaces		 Witley Parish Church
Witley Parish Church		 Witley Parish Church
Witley Parish Church
Witley Parish Church, 18th C interior and panels painted by Bellucci
Witley Parish Church, 18th C interior and panels painted by Bellucci		 Witley Parish Church
Witley Parish Church		 Witley Court, wilderness walk
Witley Court, wilderness walk
Witley court, bluebells (a few)
Witley court, bluebells (a few)		 Himley Hall
Himley Hall		 Himley Church
Himley Church
Himley Hall parklands
Himley Hall parklands		 Himley Park, rain over the lake
Himley Park, rain over the lake		 Himley Hall, seen through rain
Himley Hall, seen through rain
Himley Hall, Queen Elizabeth costume worn by Helena Bonham Carter in 'The King's Speech'
Himley Hall, Queen Elizabeth costume worn by Helena Bonham Carter in 'The King's Speech'		 Himley Hall, Queen Elizabeth and King George VI costumes worn by Helena Bonham Carter and Colin Firth in 'The King's Speech'
Himley Hall, Queen Elizabeth and King George VI costumes worn by Helena Bonham Carter and Colin Firth in 'The King's Speech'		 Himley Hall, costume worn by Maggie Smith in 'Downton Abbey'
Himley Hall, costume worn by Maggie Smith in 'Downton Abbey'
Himley Hall, after rain
Himley Hall, after rain		 Himley Park exhibition
Himley Park exhibition		 Harvington Hall. Elizabethan manor house, near Worcester
Harvington Hall. Elizabethan manor house, near Worcester
Harvington Hall moat pond
Harvington Hall moat pond		 Harvington Hall kitchen
Harvington Hall kitchen		 Harvington Hall, Elizabethan costumes for visiting school groups
Harvington Hall, Elizabethan costumes for visiting school groups
Harvington Hall, ladies workroom
Harvington Hall, ladies workroom		 Harvington Hall, embroidered silk and velvet dress
Harvington Hall, embroidered silk and velvet dress		 Harvington Hall, Elizabethan four poster bed and dress
Harvington Hall, Elizabethan four poster bed and dress
Harvington Hall, reconstructed and renovated ladies room
Harvington Hall, reconstructed and renovated ladies room		 Harvington Hall, Nursery
Harvington Hall, Nursery		 Harvington Hall, priest's hiding place
Harvington Hall, priest's hiding place
Harvington Hall, view from window
Harvington Hall, view from window		 Harvington Hall, malting house
Harvington Hall, malting house		 Harvington Hall, still waters
Harvington Hall, still waters
Harvington Hall, Elizabethan knot garden
Harvington Hall, Elizabethan knot garden		 Haddon Hall, gardens view
Haddon Hall, gardens view		 Himley Hall
Himley Hall

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