Wooler on a wet morning. The ducks are sheltering under the Van:
I went off to the National Trust property at Wallington
The Wallington griffin heads overlook the road
At least I got out of the rain.
Bell Scott (a pre-raph artist) had painted a series of pictures for the central hall which are great – the most famous one is “showing the world what the Northumbrians could do with iron and coal”
There is also King Egfrid landing on the Farnes and making Cuthbert a Bishop, the Romans building a wall, the Danes sacking the Northumbrian coast, Grace Darling rescuing the crew of the Forfarshire, the death of Bede and others..and the flowers around the canvases are painted by other artists including Ruskin
Toy soldiers
And a wonderful collection of Dolls’ Houses:
I’m sorry I took so few photos of the Dolls’ Houses.
A sledge which would make you long for snow
A shoe bath
A proper road gully in Morpeth
A pleasing street scene in Morpeth
Interesting chimney in Morpeth
Morpeth doorway
More knitted cakes – in Morpeth
The boys bought a National Trust Top Trumps deck at Trelissick today and were very pleased to find the Wallington griffin heads.
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