We were going out today to see something in the Somerset Art Trail....but the rain washed the plans out...
A visit for lunch at Barrington Court was the next option for a starter....but no hot food....just coffee and cakes....
So the four of us had a wander around including the bottom floor of part of one house, stables extended in the 1920s to create a house for the Lyle family ( of Tate and Lyle, the sugar manufacturers and importers)...
Doorways
And house
We didn't go round the old original house , built in the 1500s as we had all seen it on a previous visit. The man who had that built went bankrupt...." Oh, look what a big fancy house I have to show how much money I have.....oops it's all gone" !!!
At least the rain stopped while we were there. Then a quick visit to a supermarket and a late lunch of pizza, focaccia and a glass of good red wine at their home...not far from brother's house where I'm staying.
A nice relaxed day.
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Sounds a good day. No walled kitchen garden?
That estate would cause many an OMG moment to visitors, I'll bet.
Unfortunately I think people still do that and end up in all sorts of monetary problems. Love old building , and the door with all the plants is lovely. Kinda like the one I’m secret garden
What a lovely day out. I have a vague feeling that Barrington Court had family connections with Newton House (Dinefwr Castle), but it's many years since I volunteered there and I can't remember which family name it was.
Hmmm - the Strode family name doesn't ring any bells. Perhaps it was a link by marriage and so the name was absorbed.
Yes, but looking very end of season...so we didn't go in there
May be before the Lyle family bought the estate . We didn't go round the older house, so didn't see much history of that
What a huge house! I like all the doorways though.
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