A frosty path, on the way to the church
The Preservation of Ickworth House, Horringer, Suffolk - 18th January 2024
We decide to visit Ickworth House for something to do, and also as we haven't been there for ages and our English Heritage cards aren't getting much use at the moment. The boys are at school so we get to do things like go for a walk without any comments about being bored. As it's off-season, the house is mostly closed, but there is a very interesting tour of a few of the state rooms explaining how some of the winter preservation is done.
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The partly-frozen pond
An old lawnmower has stuff growing in the bucket
The old Victorian hothouses
The Earl's summerhouse is sadly closed for repairs
A derelict garden shelter
Isobel takes a photo of the lake
A view of the bulrushes and the lake
Icicles on a protruding branch
The holiday cottage behind the lake
Isobel looks around
The Earl's summerhouse
Shorn sheep and the Ickworth Rotunda
A gnarly dead tree trunk
Isobel in the woods
The orangery has returned to its original purpose
Preservation in the Pompeiian room
The tourguide explains some preservation processes
The Pompeiian room in Ickworth House
A nice marble statue
We're in a state dining room
One of the impressive chandeliers
A carpet underlay is sewn together in the library
The fireplace in the library
We get an introduction to old book cleaning
Back in the entrance hall
Big columns in Ickworth Hall
We have a quick snack in the café
Isobel pokes around in the shop
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A frosty path, on the way to the church
A frosty path, on the way to the church
The partly-frozen pond
An old lawnmower has stuff growing in the bucket
The old Victorian hothouses
The Earl's summerhouse is sadly closed for repairs
A derelict garden shelter
Isobel takes a photo of the lake
A view of the bulrushes and the lake
Icicles on a protruding branch
The holiday cottage behind the lake
Isobel looks around
The Earl's summerhouse
Shorn sheep and the Ickworth Rotunda
A gnarly dead tree trunk
Isobel in the woods
The orangery has returned to its original purpose
Preservation in the Pompeiian room
The tourguide explains some preservation processes
The Pompeiian room in Ickworth House
A nice marble statue
We're in a state dining room
One of the impressive chandeliers
A carpet underlay is sewn together in the library
The fireplace in the library
We get an introduction to old book cleaning
Back in the entrance hall
Big columns in Ickworth Hall
We have a quick snack in the café
Isobel pokes around in the shop