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ickworth house
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A trip organised by St Albans Probus Club on Tuesday 17.9.19
 A shapely version of Cedrus libani |
 Cedrus libani |
 Colchicum autumnale |
 Portico and scaffolding |
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 Without the scaffolding; picture from the web |
 Frieze above the door |
Hercules |
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 Pair of Dogs of Fo |
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 The Fury of Athames by John Flaxman RA |
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 Dining Room |
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 Dog of Fo |
 Very high ceilings in all rooms |
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China raptor |
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 Card table |
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 Pianno |
 Drawing Room |
 Swan vase |
 Ant-slavery clock |
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 Miniature Chinese tea set |
 Baby being carried by a dolphin |
 Frederick William Hervey 1st Marquess of Bristol MP FRS FSA (1769-1859) as a young man |
 Frederick William Hervey as an older man |
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 Small silver fishes used to hold snuff or for ladies an etui |
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William Pitt the younger |
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 Pompeian room |
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 Inlaid table with exquisite detail |
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Servants' Quarters |
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 Servant's dining room |
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 Typewriter |
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 Kitchen |
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Loo or possibly more of a water closet |
We had hot sausage rolls and soup for lunch; it could have been better... |
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 Back of the house |
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 Stumpery |
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 Ickworth Hotel |
 St Mary's Church |
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 Dahlias protected by a wall |
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It was a great day out, the weather was really pleasant; Suffolk is not so far away as I thought. | ||||||||
