tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post1773078299829366121..comments2024-03-28T18:22:01.184+00:00Comments on Positive Letters ... inspirational stories ...: Where there’s muck ... there’s a very large house! Tyntesfield.Hilary Melton-Butcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-42455623187545922732013-10-06T08:39:56.123+01:002013-10-06T08:39:56.123+01:00@ Tina - it was just an opportunity to see the art...@ Tina - it was just an opportunity to see the art exhibition as well as those quarters .. we'll go back and see the house properly - including the downstairs servants' area ... <br /><br />I had gone to South Africa - so didn't see "Upstairs, Downstairs" - and hadn't realised there was a connection with the Titanic written into the script .. <br /><br />This year was the centenary year of it going down and I did see a few programmes on it .. with the menus etc ... desperate times though - amazing, thankfully, some lived - <br /><br />Thanks Tina .. great to have your comment - HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-4469916587971022632013-10-06T04:53:39.406+01:002013-10-06T04:53:39.406+01:00I think I would have opted for the servant's p...I think I would have opted for the servant's portion of the tour as well. I read a lot of romances set in those times, and was fascinated by the "behind the scenes" goings on of serving a household. Also, when I was young and still living in Sweden, my parents would let me watch "Upstairs, Downstairs" with them. I loved that show. Until the mom and daughter died on The Titanic...and thus was born my fascination with that ill-fated journey...<br />Tina @ <a href="http://kmdlifeisgood.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Life is Good</a>Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08925730745204736744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-52542137203427339832013-10-04T08:14:22.278+01:002013-10-04T08:14:22.278+01:00Hi Patricia .. you will be zig-zagging all over th...Hi Patricia .. you will be zig-zagging all over the place if you follow around with me .. I'm a very eclectic traveller ... but delighted you want to follow along! I hope you can get over again ...<br /><br />Cheers for now - HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-56581699960037228612013-10-03T20:53:02.237+01:002013-10-03T20:53:02.237+01:00What a wonderful tour - on my next trip to UK I wi...What a wonderful tour - on my next trip to UK I will add some of your wonderful pre-tour guide post places to my list for sure<br /><br />Thank youPatriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00649391137077220495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-3468916508287472332013-09-30T08:10:23.855+01:002013-09-30T08:10:23.855+01:00Hi Julie .. it was just one of those things - it w...Hi Julie .. it was just one of those things - it was fine further south, but as we neared Bristol .. the dark clouds and rain descended and stayed!<br /><br />The butler had three or four rooms around the house - so he didn't need to delay changing!<br /><br />Thanks - and good to see you here - HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-40495389552268231902013-09-29T09:32:45.621+01:002013-09-29T09:32:45.621+01:00Sorry that you had to visit on such a rainy day. I...Sorry that you had to visit on such a rainy day. I enjoyed seeing the photos. The butler had a very extensive boot collection.<br /><br />JulieEmpty Nest Insiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10074223969046687064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-58673616063763236112013-09-29T08:24:08.102+01:002013-09-29T08:24:08.102+01:00Hi Gina - many thanks .. good to see you - HilaryHi Gina - many thanks .. good to see you - HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-24036719172144577342013-09-28T15:39:39.897+01:002013-09-28T15:39:39.897+01:00This is a wonderful post! I enjoyed reading this v...This is a wonderful post! I enjoyed reading this very much.<br /><br />www.modernworld4.blogspot.comGina Gaohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09032273127593718883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-46374488313546567212013-09-28T07:55:06.045+01:002013-09-28T07:55:06.045+01:00@ Annalisa - isn't that fun to know ... any ch...@ Annalisa - isn't that fun to know ... any chance you could tell us a little more? It'd be so interesting .. <br /><br />I hope you get a chance to visit - it is quite extraordinary .. <br /><br />@ JJ - delighted I tempt you back over here once again!<br /><br />@ Rhonda - just the luck of the draw the family had been trading in Spain, which had led to other opportunities ... guano being one of them - the timing was right: development of agriculture and horticulture ... <br /><br />Perhaps on another visit you can get down to explore .. ?<br /><br />Cheers to you all - have good weekends .. HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-32746240687525524542013-09-28T03:12:37.002+01:002013-09-28T03:12:37.002+01:00Really interesting and quite amazing that all this...Really interesting and quite amazing that all this fortune stared with guano. Glad they could share this with the public and sorry I missed it when we were in England. Rhonda Albomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17455873487349816911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-89139013380732384342013-09-27T21:51:33.918+01:002013-09-27T21:51:33.918+01:00Every time I visit your blog, I long to return for...Every time I visit your blog, I long to return for a UK visit. Cheers!JJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14692103477055483000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-22879414434984425102013-09-27T19:19:50.916+01:002013-09-27T19:19:50.916+01:00PS. I just checked his website - he was there in A...PS. I just checked his website - he was there in August this year :-)Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-64755976323750673952013-09-27T19:16:39.999+01:002013-09-27T19:16:39.999+01:00Such a cool place. My dad has camped and fired Vic...Such a cool place. My dad has camped and fired Victorian cannons at Tyntesfield (I'm almost positive he has, anyway!) but I've never been there myself.Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-31117396029779898162013-09-27T08:05:40.964+01:002013-09-27T08:05:40.964+01:00@ Juliet - we were only there a very short time, s...@ Juliet - we were only there a very short time, so a good look around and tour of the gardens is on the list, some time ... <br /><br />@ Julie - it was a lovely time, but a sunny day will be even better!<br /><br />@ Deniz - the family were innovators, so we've benefited from their trials and errors .. and they did look after the local community - it doesn't sound like they frittered their lives - just sadly times changed and they couldn't keep it all up ...<br /><br />I'd join you for a weekend party though .. sounds loads of fun and what a lot of land to roam around in ... <br /><br />@ Nas - glad you enjoyed it ..<br /><br />Cheers and - happy weekend to one and all - HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-91009023232509473292013-09-26T20:22:05.914+01:002013-09-26T20:22:05.914+01:00Wonderful pictures. And it's all such interest...Wonderful pictures. And it's all such interesting information.<br /><br />NasRomance Reader https://www.blogger.com/profile/10633164931292182035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-91898270475850284952013-09-26T19:12:33.111+01:002013-09-26T19:12:33.111+01:00Thanks for sharing!
What an interesting life it mu...Thanks for sharing!<br />What an interesting life it must be, to feel/know you have all the money in the world to do whatever you like with your estate - build it, decorate it, furnish it, however your heart desires... And then hire staff to run it and keep it clean!<br />I'd like to spend a weekend at a party in a place like this :-)Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-75396431858981726722013-09-26T15:53:09.707+01:002013-09-26T15:53:09.707+01:00What a fun tour. I hope you do get to go back on a...What a fun tour. I hope you do get to go back on a sunny day. Loved the pictures. :)Julie Flandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05003737491313673214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-45485048909894143552013-09-26T09:27:30.898+01:002013-09-26T09:27:30.898+01:00How marvellous that the house has been saved and i...How marvellous that the house has been saved and is in good hands. I can see why you'd want to return - there is so much so see. the house gives a glimpse into a whole other way of life - love the butler's boots.Juliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01542985048406828693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-5627262512330707402013-09-26T08:15:19.973+01:002013-09-26T08:15:19.973+01:00@ Marja .. the roof leaked, and many areas were st...@ Marja .. the roof leaked, and many areas were starting to 'decay' .. but now the rest of the house can be addressed .. <br /><br />The butler's room here was downstairs, the boots were two floors up .. but poor chap had 'dressing rooms' in various places .. <br /><br />It was the thing I found in South Africa - I missed the history and culture available in the UK .. <br /><br />@ Theresa - well I will come with you .. I'd love to hear your thoughts ..<br /><br />@ Sara - what I'm finding now .. is that it's interesting how they are conserving - and reading about the new methodologies .. <br /><br />Isn't the billiard table and electric scoreboard set up quite extraordinary .. it was fun to see too!<br /><br />@ Tasha - we're very lucky ... people are generous with their time as well as their cash to protect our heritage .. <br /><br />I tried to look to see where the film was made in NY and the location you mentioned .. however - I can imagine if the owners had suffered in the Great Depression the house would just have been left - yet the glory days were visible, behind the mists of time ... fascinating to have seen .. <br /><br />@ Luanne - it is an enormous place .. but large families and lots of entertainment, needed space for visitors and parties ... and servants ... <br /><br />So pleased you enjoyed the tour around .. <br /><br />@ Susan - in this instance I think the money was clean as it grew plants and vegetables and helped Britain prosper .. <br /><br />So this was a clean, devoted family, church loving and community oriented with Victorian ideas .. <br /><br />Glad you enjoyed it .. such a fascinating place ..<br /><br />Thanks for the visit .. lovely to see you - cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-36319708480477983132013-09-26T05:00:34.827+01:002013-09-26T05:00:34.827+01:00Since all that wealth came from muck, does that ma...Since all that wealth came from muck, does that make it "dirty money"?<br /><br />Sounds like you had another terrific outing. It must be amazing to have historical places like this nearby for you to explore. (And so nice of you to take us along for the trip!)Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-56121600693763233942013-09-26T02:41:41.892+01:002013-09-26T02:41:41.892+01:00I do love those huge estate houses. So beautiful. ...I do love those huge estate houses. So beautiful. It's hard to imagine them once belonging to a single family. <br /><br />Thanks for taking us along on all your adventures. I enjoy (vicariously) your trips to all these fascinating places. :)Luanne G. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15762881276976395955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-32103920872546193452013-09-25T23:28:48.737+01:002013-09-25T23:28:48.737+01:00What a treat to see these old homes, so much to ca...What a treat to see these old homes, so much to care for, but wonderful that there is some money and people who will do this. I saw the home in York that was used in the movie, "Brideshead Revisited," and was sad to see how much had to be done, silk hangings were in tatters, outside stairs crumbled, but you could still imagine its glory days.loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-26889679495659587092013-09-25T19:45:33.239+01:002013-09-25T19:45:33.239+01:00I love how the National Trust is protecting these ...I love how the National Trust is protecting these wonderful houses/estates. You are very lucky about that.<br /><br />My favorite picture was the showing the electric scoreboard connected<br />to the billiard table. That's so cool:~)Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15995684156785464334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-70384730243304738162013-09-25T15:17:04.394+01:002013-09-25T15:17:04.394+01:00Wow, that's some "house." I love the...Wow, that's some "house." I love the staircase gallery. I want to visit it too!Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-66756131165837141912013-09-25T09:07:26.633+01:002013-09-25T09:07:26.633+01:00How lucky that it has been saved. It must have bee...How lucky that it has been saved. It must have been in a bad state with one man living there. I love the green pantry in the butlers room. Very pretty and his boots as well. You've got some nice places to go to. That's what we miss here a bit, the culture and history. Thank for sharingMarjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17458942200244031009noreply@blogger.com