tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post3522850652736023193..comments2024-02-10T19:58:20.327+00:00Comments on Stuck in a Book: Chatsworth: the photos!StuckInABookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-29681268056974946262012-07-17T16:10:26.548+01:002012-07-17T16:10:26.548+01:00Great to see that table cloth looking so smooth. D...Great to see that table cloth looking so smooth. Did you see the episode of the TV series where they washed it & it went all wrinkly? Cue panic!!Ali Malhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01595941215998565255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-4355017425577915212012-07-17T13:25:21.437+01:002012-07-17T13:25:21.437+01:00lovely pics , it is only few miles from me ,all th...lovely pics , it is only few miles from me ,all the best stustujallenhttp://winstonsdad.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-48233981508009101692012-07-16T10:33:17.411+01:002012-07-16T10:33:17.411+01:00Just imagine someone playing quiet, lilting music ...Just imagine someone playing quiet, lilting music in the background... better? ;)StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-58823027647807622822012-07-16T10:32:25.916+01:002012-07-16T10:32:25.916+01:00The Sargent was, but I didn't see the Freuds o...The Sargent was, but I didn't see the Freuds or Hockneys this time - I did last time. Well, there was a Freud of a horse, but the portraits of the family seem to have been moved.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-58214159316324834052012-07-16T10:31:56.545+01:002012-07-16T10:31:56.545+01:00You should! It's a little out of the way of a...You should! It's a little out of the way of anything else, but definitely worth seeing.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-58096317859717664212012-07-16T10:31:37.934+01:002012-07-16T10:31:37.934+01:00You're not wrong, Darlene, it took some will-p...You're not wrong, Darlene, it took some will-power not to wolf it all down immediately!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-75507893759098440632012-07-16T10:31:11.562+01:002012-07-16T10:31:11.562+01:00Apparently there are buses straight from Sheffield...Apparently there are buses straight from Sheffield station - or buses from Chesterfield to Baslow and a 1.5 mile walk...StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-33605293159766641082012-07-16T10:30:31.619+01:002012-07-16T10:30:31.619+01:00I'd forgotten that, Karen! Isn't that gre...I'd forgotten that, Karen! Isn't that great?StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-37665304658970590912012-07-16T10:30:06.548+01:002012-07-16T10:30:06.548+01:00Ha, yes! I'd settle for live-in servant...Ha, yes! I'd settle for live-in servant...StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-27282794713066356302012-07-16T10:29:54.181+01:002012-07-16T10:29:54.181+01:00Even looking at it when there, and knowing it'...Even looking at it when there, and knowing it's fake, it looks so real!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-55182561229528832052012-07-16T10:29:34.592+01:002012-07-16T10:29:34.592+01:00It was fun to go again after the programmes, and s...It was fun to go again after the programmes, and see things from a slightly different angle!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-90562552232868109942012-07-16T10:29:09.719+01:002012-07-16T10:29:09.719+01:00My photo seems to have turned out rather wonky, so...My photo seems to have turned out rather wonky, so good luck finding a better one! You'd love it there, I'm sure (minus the sculptures... but I suppose it is their family home, so they can do what they like!)StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-77912038062062382192012-07-16T10:28:30.374+01:002012-07-16T10:28:30.374+01:00I was going to drive, but went by train in the end...I was going to drive, but went by train in the end. Someone picked me up from the train station at Chesterfield. Technically I think it is possible from London, with a range of buses, but might not be the simplest thing in the world - especially since the first off-peak (and thus much cheaper) train gets in about noon.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-71129379067650582652012-07-16T10:27:32.898+01:002012-07-16T10:27:32.898+01:00It has to be one of the most beautiful places, eve...It has to be one of the most beautiful places, ever!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-12359606930914771292012-07-15T21:02:12.698+01:002012-07-15T21:02:12.698+01:00I love the library, but why is there a PIANO in it...I love the library, but why is there a PIANO in it?? That seems a bit antithetical. Still, it's lovely.Karen Knoxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-81688877727429420002012-07-15T16:05:39.037+01:002012-07-15T16:05:39.037+01:00Haven't been to Chatsworth for years, are the ...Haven't been to Chatsworth for years, are the Lucian Freuds or Hockneys or the famous Sargent of the _Sisters now on show?<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />HertsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-64604594141530755182012-07-15T15:26:13.515+01:002012-07-15T15:26:13.515+01:00Beautiful place, great photos. Will keep it in min...Beautiful place, great photos. Will keep it in mind if I get back to <br />England again. (I should say " when" I get back to England again! Thank you for sharing.PamTravellin' Penguinhttp://travellinpenguin.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-16457216248989544292012-07-15T02:25:34.321+01:002012-07-15T02:25:34.321+01:00Looks like you remembered your camera just in the ...Looks like you remembered your camera just in the nick of time when it came to that cheesecake! Lovely photos all around, Simon. Chatsworth has been on my list for so long that a mini-swoon is likely to happen once I finally get there.Darlenehttp://www.rosesoveracottagedoor.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-49647306284791075192012-07-14T16:52:25.112+01:002012-07-14T16:52:25.112+01:00I have not been to Chatsworth - although have want...I have not been to Chatsworth - although have wanted to go for years never managed to get around to it. I have half promised myself a day out there this summer - if I can figure a way to get there on public transport. Your photos are lovely - and I now want to go more than ever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-74478336906429125522012-07-14T14:10:18.531+01:002012-07-14T14:10:18.531+01:00I've had the same feeling in a couple of libra...I've had the same feeling in a couple of libraries that I've visited for, or associated with, work. Fortunately some kind person has always shown me the way! Presumably the parlour maid would have known (or whoever dusts libraries in grand houses; my housekeeper is on her annual day off today so I cannot ask her)Dark Pusshttp://morganas-cat.tumblr.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-34292423642878022482012-07-14T11:05:33.578+01:002012-07-14T11:05:33.578+01:00Simon, you must have heard the story about the lib...Simon, you must have heard the story about the library: the duke (can't remember which one it was) was entertaining a friend. The latter indicated the gallery which runs round the library and asked how one got up there. "Damned if I know", said his host.Cornflowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17779286635989616330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-49963250446619469922012-07-14T10:09:44.751+01:002012-07-14T10:09:44.751+01:00We can all dream, can't we (of being Elizabeth...We can all dream, can't we (of being Elizabeth or Darcy, I mean, obviously ...).<br /><br />Gorgeous pics, Simon.Angela Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12708737998692926877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-8508219294343482312012-07-14T08:31:49.605+01:002012-07-14T08:31:49.605+01:00Beautiful. It's one place I'm dying to vis...Beautiful. It's one place I'm dying to visit. That violin looked very real!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-59707908460393976052012-07-14T07:13:42.286+01:002012-07-14T07:13:42.286+01:00Fab, Simon.
I so want to go and visit after seei...Fab, Simon. <br /><br />I so want to go and visit after seeing the programme and now these photos. Will certainly try very soon.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing, and I love the library photos!Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17356433191383783293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-70671730005374759932012-07-14T02:52:29.988+01:002012-07-14T02:52:29.988+01:00Lovely! That library is gorgeous (predictably, yo...Lovely! That library is gorgeous (predictably, you've inspired me to search out high res photos of it for a future Library Lust post) but it's the grounds that I am most drawn to, minus the modern sculptures. I will definitely try to get there on my next trip to the UK!Claire (The Captive Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07430380065718826213noreply@blogger.com