#john knoles

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John Knoles

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John, Paul, and Martha with their limo and chauffeur in Knole Park in Sevenoaks during the filming of the promo video for “Strawberry Fields Forever” (January 1967). Photographer: Jane Bown

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Meadow Brook Hall in Rochester, Michigan This grand mansion was the home of Matilda Dodge Wilson, widow of carmaker John Dodge, and her second husband Alfred G. Wilson. It was built in 1926-1929 and designed by the firm Smith, Hinchman, and Grylls which also designed Detroit’s Guardian Building. Buhl Building, Ford Piquette Plant, and the Dodge Main Factory, among many others. The 110-room Tudor Revival mansion is the fourth-largest historic house museum in the United States and is on the National Register of Historic Places. Each of its 36 chimneys has a distinct design and stone carvings on the exterior featuring the Dodge and Wilson family crests and native woodland animals. The study has a carved oak frieze with scenes from the life of Alfred Wilson. There's also a secret staircase, gold-plated bathroom fixtures, an Aeolian organ, Tiffany glass, and paintings by Anthony van Dyck, Thomas Gainsborough, and John Constable. The grounds include a golf course, stables, and Knole Cottage, a fully functioning playhouse with a kitchen, dining room, living room, bathroom, nursery, and bedroom. Born to German immigrants, Matilda Rausch Dodge Wilson had a notable life in industry, agriculture, politics, and education, and was one of the wealthiest women in the world during her lifetime. She was John Dodge’s secretary before marrying him and acted as a manager in the Dodge Brothers’ company. After being widowed with three children and three stepchildren, she remarried lumber baron Alfred Wilson and adopted two more children. She oversaw livestock breeding of shorthorn cattle and Yorkshire hogs. In 1931, Dodge was appointed to the Michigan State Board of Agriculture and in 1940 became the 43rd Lieutenant Governor of Michigan—the first female Lieutenant Governor in the country. In 1957, the Wilsons gave the property and extensive grounds to found Oakland University. Since 1971, Meadow Brook Hall has been open as a museum, conference space, and cultural center. For many years the home hosted one of the largest car shows in the world. In more recent times, Antiques Roadshow was filmed here, as well as a number of music videos. https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/meadow-brook-hall

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The Beatles Penny Lane Video Shoot Knole Park

Jane Bown photographs

“Would you care to sit with me

For a cup of English tea

Very twee

Very me

Any sunny morning

What a pleasure it would be

Chatting so delightfully

Nanny bakes

Fairy cakes

Every Sunday morning

Miles and miles of English garden

Stretching past the willow tree

Lines of hollyhocks and roses

Listen most attentively”

English Tea- Paul McCartney 2005

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John Steed action figure - I ordered a few new things for him: some shirts, pants and a jumper also some Edwardian looking clothes.

Currently working on plans to built him a 1/6 scale Knole sofa.

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HUMANIST PORTRAITURE IN RENAISSANCE ENGLAND

As Lord High Chancellor of England, the humanist scholar and author Sir Thomas More was the highest ranking official of King Henry VIII's court and one of the wealthiest men in England. In 1527, More commissioned Henry's Swiss court artist, Hans Holbein the Younger, to paint a group portrait of his extended family. The monumentally-scaled picture, depicting 12, highly-individualized figures in a unified spatial setting, executed in deep, jewel-like colors, set a new standards of invention, complexity and quality hitherto unparalled in English panel painting.

Holbein placed More at the center of the composition. His father, the judge Sir John More, is seated to More's right and his only son, John, stands to his left. Just beyond the family's patrinlineal core, is Holbein depicts More's daughters: Elizabeth Daunce attends to Sir John, while Cecily Heron and Margaret Roper are seated at right. More's second wife, Lady Alice More, is seated at the far right. Her daughter from her first marriage, Margaret Giggs, stands at the far left. Anne Cresacre, of Sir Thomas and future wife of John, stands behind the Sir John. Also included in the portrait are the household ‘fool," Henry Patenson, in orange, and More’s clerk John Harris. All figures are identified by Latin inscriptions.

More's wife and children all hold books. Some are shown reading, while others pause to reflect with their books either open or mark their place with a finger. The clerk, entering from the right, carries a scrolled document, no doubt intended for Sir Thomas. More books and musical instruments are displayed on a shelf and a large pendulum clock hangs on the rear wall. As he would later do in The Ambassadors, Holbein conspicuously represents these objects to emphasize the literate and learned humanist culture of More's household. An advocate of the education of women, More educated his wife, daughters, and son in the same liberal arts cirriculum. The panel's latin inscriptions would have posed problems for no members of the family. Margaret Roper's mastery as a translator of Greek and Latin was widely acknowledged by More's humanist peers, including Erasmus.

The deeply-pious More had briefly entered a Carthusian monastery prior to embarking on his political career and his profound Christian belief influenced his theories of humanist education. Margaret is therefore seen reading Seneca's Œdipus, while Elizabeth carries his Epistolae under her arm. These texts, along with The Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius, seen on a table, represent ancient Stoic philosophy held to be compatible with Christian values. Further indications of the family's Christian piety include the crucifix worn by Patenson, the rosary worn by Margaret, and the red cross suspended from Elizabeth’s choker. Flowers associated with the Virgin Mary – lilies, carnations, columbine, iris and peony – are displayed in vases around the room.

Painting served an important purpose in More's learned circle. In 1517, his friends and collaborators Erasmus and the scholar-editor Pieter Gillis (one of the dialogic participants in More's Utopia), commissioned Quentin Matsys portraits of themselves, showing them at work in their studies, as gifts for More as tokens of their intense intellectual bond.

More's resistance to Henry VIII's ecclesiastical policies led to his execution in 1536. His family portrait survived, with several later additions and alterations, until it was destroyed in a fire in 1752. Today, it is known through two 16th-century copies and Holbein's exquisite preparatory drawings.

Hans Holbein the Younger, Sir Thomas More, c. 1527, Windsor Castle, Royal Collection; Hans Holbein the Younger, Study for the More Family Portrait, 1527, Basel, Kunstmuseum; after Hans Holbein the Younger, Margaret More Roper, 16th c, Knole, National Trust; after Hans Holbein the Younger, Lady Alice More, 16th c., Private Collection; Hans Holbein the Younger, Elizabeth More Daunce, c. 1527, Windsor Castle, Royal Collection; Hans Holbein the Younger, Anne Cresacre, c. 1527, Windsor Castle, Royal Collection; Hans Holbein the Younger, Margaret Giggs Clement, c. 1527, Windsor Castle, Royal Collection; Hans Holbein the Younger, John More, c. 1527, Windsor Castle, Royal Collection; Rowland Lockey after Hans Holbein the Younger, More Family Portrait, 1592, Nostell Priory, National Trust; Hans Holbein the Younger, Sir John More, c. 1527, Windsor Castle, Royal Collection; Hans Holbein the Younger, Cecily More Heron, c. 1527, Windsor Castle, Royal Collection; Quentin Matsys, Erasmus of Rotterdam, 1517, London, Royal Collection Trust; Quentin Matsys, Petrus Egidius, 1517, Antwerp, Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten Antwerpen.

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Georgia O'keeffe & Virginia Woolf

De niña Virginia Woolf era una gran aficionada a cazar mariposas y polillas. Con ayuda de su hermana y hermanos, solía embadurnar los troncos de los árboles con melaza para atraer y capturar a los insectos y clavar después sus cuerpos sin vida en planchas de corcho, con las alas extendidas y sujetos por alfileres. Su interés no decayó con la madurez y cuando descubrió que también a mí me gustaba cazar insectos, insistió en que saliéramos juntos de expedición por los campos de Long Barn, la casa que mi familia tenía en Kent, a tres kilómetros de Knole, donde había nacido mi madre. Yo tenía nueve años. Una tarde de verano mientras peinábamos las altas hierbas con nuestras redes sin atrapar nada, Virginia se detuvo de pronto, y apoyándose en su bastón de bambú como un salvaje descansaría sobre su azagaya, me preguntó: «¿Cómo es ser niño?». Yo, sorprendido, repuse: «Bueno, Virginia, ya lo sabes. Tú también has sido niña. Yo no sé cómo es ser tú, porque nunca he sido mayor». Fue la única ocasión en que conseguí sacar lo mejor de ella, dialécticamente. Creo que intentaba reunir información para el retrato de James en Al faro, que estaba escribiendo en aquel momento, puesto que James era más o menos de mi edad. Me explicó que no le resultaba de gran utilidad rememorar su propia infancia porque las niñas no son como los niños. «Pero ¿de niña eras feliz?», pregunté. He olvidado lo que me contestó, pero creo que ahora sé la respuesta, ya que su infancia y juventud son casi las más documentadas que conocemos. Más que infeliz, tuvo una infancia problemática. Su madre murió cuando Virginia tenía trece años y su hermanastra cuando tenía quince. A los veintidós perdió a su padre y dos años después a su hermano Thoby. Otra hermanastra suya estaba trastornada. La propia Virginia, ya desde bastante joven, sufrió períodos de depresión aguda e incluso enajenación mental. Sus hermanastros abusaron sexualmente de ella cuando todavía era demasiado joven para entender lo que ocurría. Sufrió, pues, una serie de calamidades que podrían haber conducido a una juventud profundamente traumática. Pero Virginia era valiente, con una fuerte capacidad de recuperación y una gran iniciativa. Tal como muestran sus primeras cartas y diarios, mejor que otras recopilaciones posteriores, Virginia se desarrolló de forma bastante normal y aunque no le importaba el éxito social, tenía facilidad para hacer amigos y desde edad muy temprana demostró el impulso de recoger por escrito todas sus experiencias. El mismo día que salimos a cazar mariposas me dijo: «En realidad nada ocurre hasta que se describe. Así que tienes que escribirles muchas cartas a tu familia y amigos y llevar un diario». El dolor se aliviaba yel placer se intensificaba al dejar constancia escrita de ellos. 

Virginia nació en Londres el 25 de enero de 1882; era la tercera hija de Leslie y Julia Stephen. Tanto su padre como su madre habían estado casados antes y ambos aportaron a la unión hijos del matrimonio anterior. Las personas más importantes para ella durante la infancia fueron sus padres, su hermana Vanessa y su hermano mayor Thoby. Julia era hija de John Jackson, que ejerció gran parte de su carrera como médico en Calcuta, y Maria Pattle. Como su madre, Julia fue una de las mujeres más bellas de su tiempo .De joven posó para Watts, Burne-Jones y su tía la fotógrafa Julia Margaret Cameron, a quien debemos una imagen de Julia claramente prerrafaelita, a menudo de una contención trágica y, como Virginia, siempre bella pero nunca bonita. Lo que más llama la atención de estos retratos es la serenidad de la mirada, como si la vida fuera una constante prueba de carácter que ella superara triunfalmente, pero tal vez esta impresión responda a la inmovilidad que exigía la fotografía en sus comienzos: no se puede mantener una sonrisa más de un instante sin que parezca falsa.        

- Nigel Nicolson,  Virginia Woolf. MONDADORI, 2002. Traducción: Cruz Rodriguez Juiz 

-  Eagle Claw and Bean Necklace

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I Remember all of them~ Bucky Barnes

A/N: I wrote this for my wattpad which I hardly use anymore so I figured I’d bring it over here... I hope you like it

"Do you even remember them?" Tony’s breath was hot as he whispered in Bucky’s ear

"I remember all of them." Bucky replies struggling against the strength of the Ironman armor

December 16th 1991

"Help my wife" the older man pleaded as he crawled out of the smoking car. His white hair bloodied from impact. “Please...” The man was weak but looked up. "Sargent Barnes?" The man looked as though he had seen a ghost. Was he already dead? The figure glared at him with no emotion to be detected. In the blink of an eye his metallic arm connected with the man’s head. He carelessly placed  the man back in the front seat

“Howard?” A womans voice cried from the passenger seat of the car. The last thing she could remember was the feeling of cold metal wrapping around her neck.

November 22, 1963, Dealey Plaza, Dallas, Texas, 12:30 PM

The sun beat down on the bystanders waiting for the President of the United States to pass by unknowingly before his ultimate demise. Silently on the knole a sniper laid with strict orders. President John F. Kennedy was a threat. He was to be eliminated at all costs. 

The assassin watched silently as the motorcade approached, lining up his shot when a shot went off fired from behind the motorcade. He was confused but kept his eye trained on the president’s throat. A woman came into few that made him falter. 

She rode behind the President and First Lady on the tailgate of the car. Her hair was greying slightly but still held the chestnut brown color. 

Agent Carter.

Before Barnes could do anything he pulled the trigger. The shot landing a hit that blew part of the presidents skull apart.

His mission was complete.

April 14th 2014, Washington DC

"Want some milk?” Peirce asked from his spot near the fridge "Two Targets level 7" Before he could register he was in a moving vehicle. Then on a highway fighting a man who looked so familiar. His mind began to race, orders against intuition. He lands and the air from his lungs is pushed out but he stands anyway. Struggling to his feet not noticing his mask was no longer on his face.

"Bucky" The voice was so familiar he stood stunned and confused  

"Who the hell is Bucky" his voice was hoarse and the confusion he was feeling emanated from him 

HYDRA Facility, 1943 He could hear alarms blaring and the doctors or scientists rustling about but he couldn’t move “Sergeant... 32557....” He could hear himself say “Bucky?” A voice comes in but he couldn’t make out whose “Oh my god.” Bucky could feel the straps being pulled of as smoke began filling the air  “Is that?”

“It’s me, It’s Steve.” “Steve?” Steve grabbed his arm and through it over his shoulder to help him stand  “I thought you were dead.” “I thought you were smaller..”

"Mission report" those words snapped him out of the memory  "Mission Report now" he doesn’t answer and his cheek began to sting 

"The man on the bridge who was he?" He couldn’t stop himself from asking the question. He knew what was about to happen. 

"You met him earlier this week on another assignment."

"But" Bucky paused. He knew he was going to be wiped. He wanted to hold onto that memory even though he wasn’t sure if it was a memory "I knew him.." 

The man appears again. This time in a old suit, Red White and Blue covered him from head to toe. He looked sad and confused. But the soldier stood firm

"People are going to die Buck I cant let that happen... please don’t make me do this" The fight begins and Captain America matched every punch the Soldier threw. He began getting sloppy. They were both getting tired. "You know me"

"No I dont!” 

Bucky groans as he lands the air once again leaving his lungs with so much force this time he couldn’t get up. Looking over he managed to grab Tony’s foot before his vision going black and a sharp pain emanating from his chest. He felt Steve grab him helping him to his feet. “That shield doesn’t belong to you!” Tony yelled “My father made that shield!” The vibranium rang through the hollow chamber as it fell from Steve’s hand. Bucky felt Steve wrap the now free hand aroound Bucky’s waist for more support as he helped him to the Jet. “You didn’t have to do that Steve.” Bucky said as he sat in the co-pilot’s seat. Steve looked over to him before putting a hand on his shoulder. He looked tired in more ways than one. “Yes, I did Buck.” He smiles “You’re my family.  The only family I have left.” Tags: @littlevodika​, @anakinswhore​ 

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Plenty of folks that no one has ever heard of before. We here at the Bone Radio Network, hope to enlighten you as to who they were..

January 31st

1957 - Bill Haley

Decca Records announced that Bill Haley & His Comets, 'Rock Around the Clock' had sold over a million copies in the UK, mostly on 10inch 78's. The version of 'Rock Around the Clock' that was used in the movie Blackboard Jungle differs from the hit single version. The difference is in the two solo breaks.

1959 - Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley had his third UK No.1 single 'One Night / I Got Stung' a double A side, (originally written and recorded under the title 'One Night of Sin') a revival of the Smiley Lewis's R&B hit. Presley was in the army by the time this song reached No.1.

1967 - John Lennon

The Beatles spent a second day at Knole Park, Sevenoaks, Kent, England to complete filming for the 'Strawberry Fields Forever' promotional video. The film was shot in colour, for the benefit of the US market, since UK television was still broadcasting only in black and white. Taking time out from filming John Lennon bought a 1843 poster from an antiques shop in Surrey which provided him with most the lyrics for The Beatles song 'Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite'.

1969 - Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin played the first of two nights at The Fillmore East, New York City during the band's first North American tour. Porter's Popular Preachers opened the night, then Led Zeppelin took the stage. It is alleged that Zeppelin's show was so powerful and got such an enthusiastic audience that headliners Iron Butterfly refused to follow them.

1970 - Slim Harpo

American blues musician Slim Harpo died of a heart attack while recording in London aged 46. His most successful and influential recordings included ‘I'm a King Bee’ (1957), ‘Rainin' In My Heart’ (1961), and ‘Baby Scratch My Back’ (1966). A master of the blues harmonica, his stage name was derived from the popular nickname for that instrument, the "harp". The Rolling Stones, Pretty Things, Yardbirds and Them all covered his songs.

1976 - Abba

ABBA knocked Queen from the UK No.1 position on the UK singles chart with 'Mamma Mia.' Queen's single 'Bohemian Rhapsody' had enjoyed a nine week run at the top of the charts, by coincidence, Queen's single contains the famous "mamma mia, mamma mia, mamma mia let me go" line.

1978 - Greg Herbert

Greg Herbert saxophone player with Blood Sweat & Tears died of an accidental drug overdose in Amsterdam, Holland aged 30. Blood, Sweat & Tears won a Grammy Award in 1969 for Album of the Year.

1981 - Blondie

Blondie went to No.1 on the US singles hart with 'The Tide Is High', the group's third US No.1, also a No.1 in the UK.

1984 - Queen

Queen's 'Radio Ga Ga' entered the UK charts at No.4. The track which was released after Queen's recording and touring hiatus of over a year spent eleven weeks in the chart, peaking at No.2.

1987 - Paul Simon

Paul Simon went back to No.1 on the UK album chart with Graceland, (the album stayed on the chart for a total 101 weeks). 'Graceland' later won the 1987 Grammy Award for Album of the Year, while the title song won the 1988 Grammy Award for Record of the Year.

2007 - Jim Morrison

Jim Morrison was enlisted to help fight global warming more than 35 years after his death. 'Woman in the Window', a previously unreleased poem written and recorded by The Doors frontman shortly before he died in 1971 was being set to music and used to publicise the Global Cool campaign.

2008 - Natasha Bedingfield

Natasha Bedingfield entered the US chart at number three with her album Pocketful of Sunshine, equaling the record set by soul singer Sade in having the highest-ever US chart debut for a UK-signed female. The British singer sold 50,000 copies of the record in its first week of release.

2009 - Dewey Martin

Dewey Martin drummer with The Dillards and Buffalo Springfield died aged 68. The Canadian musician had the 1967 US No.17 hit single 'For What It's Worth' with Buffalo Springfield as well as working with The Monkees. In 1971, Martin retired from the music industry to become a car mechanic.

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The Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever

The Beatles – Strawberry Fields Forever

31 Jan 1967, The Beatles spent a second day at Knole Park, Sevenoaks, Kent, England to complete filming for the ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’ promotional video. The film was shot in colour, for the benefit of the US market, since UK television was still broadcasting only in black and white. Taking time out from filming John Lennon bought a 1843 poster from an antiques shop in Surrey which provided…

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Sir Joshua Reynolds Portrait of Huang Ya Dong UK (1776)

Huang Ya Dong (known in England as Wang-y-Tong) was brought to England from China around 1770, by the naturalist John Bradby Blake (1745-1773), owing to the former’s knowledge of Chinese plants and culture. As a result, Huang became somewhat of a minor celebrity in English intellectual circles in the 1770s; he visited the Royal Society in 1775 and is known to have advised Josiah Wedgewood (1730-1795) about the production of Chinese porcelain, and to have explained the principles of acupuncture to the Physician Andrew Duncan (1744-1828). By the time this portrait was painted, Wang-y-Tong had entered the household at Knole, working as a page to the Duchess of Dorset. He was subsequently educated at Sevenoaks School. A later drawing of the sitter is in the British Museum. 

-National Trust Collection

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Ringo, Paul, and John on location in Knole Park, Kent, for the filming of Strawberry Fields Forever promo video directed by Peter Goldmann.

Jane Bown photograph.

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New Post has been published on https://vacationsoup.com/tigers-at-batemans-a-childrens-classic-tours-the-national-trust/

Tigers at Bateman's - A Children's Classic Tours the National Trust

When they were little, among my children's cherished books was Judith Kerr's Mog picture book series. Mog the Forgetful Cat remains a favourite in our library of children's books at Barnfield House – inscribed by my late mother for my daughter in the late 80s. Little did she know that her Christmas gift would be bringing pleasure to a new generation decades later, visiting grannies chose the same book to read to their own young grand-children during family holidays at our Kent holiday rental.

A children's favourite comes to Bateman's

Judith Kerr is probably best known for another children's classic, 'A Tiger Came To Tea'. which is currently touring National Trust properties nationwide in a 50th Anniversary Exhibition created by Seven Stories, the National Centre for Children’s Books. When I heard that the National Trust's roving exhibition had rolled into Bateman’s a 15-minute drive away, curiosity got the better of me and I just had to visit.

We're lucky enough to have a very fine selection of National Trust historic houses, castles and gardens in the High Weald, offering wonderful days out to entertain all the family. Bateman's, Rudyard Kipling's family home in Burwash, East Sussex is a favourite. The character of the place has been so skilfully preserved, as though the author of the Just So stories had just stepped out for a bracing country walk.

Entering the Hall at Bateman's

It seems fitting that this much loved tiger's tale is being honoured in the home of the author of Jungle Book, the 125 year old children's classic that features the fictional Bengal tiger Sher Khan. And happily, my visit coincided with the school half term so the 17th Century house and gardens echoed with the sound of young children – there no doubt because their parents felt the same pull as myself.

"I first told this story to my small daughter long ago", Judith says of the much loved story that has sold well over five million copies since its publication in 1968, and has been translated into 11 languages. "She was rather critical of my other stories but used to say, ‘Talk the tiger!’”

Judith Kerr's original illustrations and facsimiles on display at Bateman's

Tigers roam the home of the Jungle Book author

A trail of small stuffed tigers lurking in practically every room leads to Sophie's 1960s-style room from the story, recreated in Kipling's son John's bedroom. Here is an opportunity to get up close and personal to Judith's beautiful illustrations for The Tiger Who Came to Tea displayed on the walls, while toddlers curl up on their mothers' laps on the ironwork bed and listen to a recording of the book.

  From there, the back stairs leads to the kitchen where I encountered an enchanting scene: a few little ones serving afternoon tea to a huge tiger sat at a table. Resting on easels by the Aga are more facsimiles and sketches – including, to my delight, one of Mog. Kids are sure to be well entertained here; in addition to the interactive play kitchen itself, there's also dressing up box overflowing with striped tiger onesie, and a craft table with crayons and activities.

Serving the tiger tea in the Bateman's kitchen

Next, I slipped into the dining room where, surrounded by gleaming 18th Century silver leaf English leather wall hangings depicting birds and foliage, I watched a documentary outlining Judith's extraordinary life and her experiences of escaping Nazi Germany, being a refugee in France and Switzerland, and then settling into English life and becoming an artist and storyteller. (Judith passed away in May 2019 at the age of 95, only a week after she won the prestigious Illustrator of the Year title at the British Book Awards 2019.)

The tiger theme continues throughout Batemans – in the trail of clues through the grounds, in the Mulberry Tearoom where stripy vegetables grown on the estate are served in honour of the tiger, and in the gift shop where tigers decorate everything from tote bags to jigsaws.

Exhibition souvenirs at the NT shop

So all you parents captivated by this famous tale – or with children to entertain over the half term and weekends – do catch this exhibition while you have the chance. It's on at Bateman's until Sunday 3rd November. And if you do miss it, there's another chance to see it at Knole in Sevenoaks where the exhibition opens on the 9th November.

Bateman's Bateman's Lane Burwash East Sussex TN19 7DS

Open every day, 10am-5pm Admission: £5.75 for children, £11.50 for adults, £28.75 for a family of 4. Under 5s and National Trust members are free 'The Tiger Who Came to Tea' trail £2.50 per trail with a prize at the end

Photo credits @jennybigio @barnfieldhousekent

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Vu du Parc Knole, à 22h27 (heure de Londres), la lune gibbeuse croissante dominait le ciel étoilé et les sept chênes du parc. Le corps de John tomba à terre et James se mit à ses pieds. A pleurer. A déjà regretter son geste surtout en ayant entendu cette dernière phrase. Elle lui revenait sans cesse en tête : Je t’ai aimé pourtant.

A Londres, notre ancienne Première Ministère avait toujours les larmes aux yeux. Les bras de son mari ne suffisaient pas à la calmer et encore moins à l’apaiser. Les bras de ses enfants ne suffisèrent pas non plus à apaiser le manque d’occuper toujours le bureau du 10 Downing Street.

A Moscou, Valentin Ivanov, l’entraîneur de l’équipe Torpedo Moscow se réjouit encore de la victoire remporter grâce à ses joueurs Yuriy Tishkov et Aleksandr Gitselov sur le terrain de Football contre l’équipe française de Monaco où Arsène Wenger s’était énervé quant à lui sur toute l’équipe sauf à Ramon Diaz qui avait réussit à marquer un but à la quatre-vingts troisième minute.

Dans un cinéma de Canberra, George Hawkins et sa femme découvrent pour la première fois la beauté et la qualité de jeu de Julia Roberts, qui joue une prostitué de luxe, au coté de Richard Gere.

A Toledo, Mia Niako était tombé amoureuse de Pette qui avait une magnifique carrure et un corps digne d’un sportif. Il l’avait demandé à danser sous les arbres de Lubaantun. Son odeur était un détail en plus qui confirma l’amour qu’elle avait pour lui.

A Vancouver, un pétard éclata au visage du petit Lucas de onze ans qui perdit son œil. Sa demi-sœur, Naomi voulait le lancer dans le jardin mais ne voyant que l’objet enflammer n’avait pas exploser instantanément il avait décidé de le rallumer avant de comprendre que la mèche venait de finir son trajet afin d’atteindre l’artifice.

A Auckland, Fransseca Marsoller venait de mourir sous les coups de son mari parce que cette fois-ci elle avait osé lui dire qu’elle ne voulait plus qu’il l’a touche.

A Viti Levu, un adolescent de treize ans découvre les premiers plaisirs solitaires. Il acheva sa cinquième masturbation de la journée dans un t-shirt blanc où ses premières pensées étaient pour Maria, une femme qu’il avait vu il y a maintenant quelques mois mais dont il oublia sans doute jamais le visage.

A Nassau, Monsieur Shally, un homme très respecté dans sa ville venait de mourir d’une crise cardiaque.

A Bridgetown, Michael Fenty roulait en vélo en direction de la plage avec Mariah Rockberry joint à la main. Le coucher du soleil illuminé leur beau visage déjà bronzé.

John Hatfield, sous extasie, participe à un concert à Glasgow où son frère alcoolisé hurla pour avec le public pour que le nouveau groupe de rock qui venait de monter sur scène depuis quelque minute rechante une dernière chanson pour finir la soirée en beauté.

Carrie Ailse, une vieille femme de quatre-vingt quinze ans, qui se trouvait dans l’hôpital Royal Victoria de Belfast depuis maintenant une semaine à cause d’un cancer aux poumons se demandait si elle pourrait passer le prochain nöel avec ses enfants et son nouveau petit-fis Anthony.

Au 10 Downing Street, l’homme qui s’assit derrière son nouveau bureau de travail découvre qu’il contient plusieurs tiroir à clé dont une en double fond et caché secrète. Les clés avaient été déposé sur la base de la lampe qui éclairer maintenant la pièce et le visage du nouveau Premier Ministre ainsi que les papiers administratifs pour préparer son nouveau gouvernement.

Entre Antigua-et-Barbuda, le bateau de Stephen Codrington est en train de couler entre les deux îles. Trois adolescents avaient planifié de le voler depuis quelque mois. Mais ne sachant pas naviguer, ils ont percutés une roche en pleine mer. Ils n’ont pu l’évité.

A Ocho Rios, Victoria, chantait Jamaica, Land we love, doucement sous sa douche pour éviter que sa grand-mère ne l’entende à l’autre bout du couloir alors qu’elle s’était déjà endormi depuis maintenant une heure.

Sa Majesté la Reine Elizabeth II, pensive, stylo noir à la main, relisait à voix haute son Christmas Broadcast. Elle hésitait encore entre certains mots et n’était pas sûre de certaines formulation. Elle éteignit sa lampe de chevet et retravaillerait dessus dès le lendemain lorsqu’elle aura y réfléchit pendant la nuit.

Dans un vol entre Cardif et Londres, Christopher Towncoat était en sueur se demandant s’il survivrait au turbulation de l’appareil où s’il était en train de vivre s’est derniers moments de sa vie.

Sarah Furgeon mourrait dans son bain après s’être fait électrocuter lors de la chute de la radio qui diffusait I will survive lorsqu’elle voulu se relevé pour sortir de l’eau. Son livre A Single Man de Christopher Isherwood commençait à brûler dans sa main gauche.

John et son fils faisaient le trajet ensemble à pied jusqu’à New Sandy Bay Village. Les deux pensaient à Luna. Chacun se demandait si l’autre savait.

Dans le quartier de Saint-Peter Basseterre, Timothy Seaton mangeait tranquillement un caribbean tuna tartare et regardait ZIZ TV.

Neville Chastenet venait de démissionner de son travail à Castries car sa patronne Lucy l’insultait à chaque erreur qu’il commettait.

A Honiara, Manasseh Vunagi continuait de reconstruire sa maison qu’il avait perdu lors du cyclone tropical en 1986.

Patrick quittait Alexia lorsqu’elle lui annonça qu’il allait être papa. Des assiettes spéciales de l’Etat de Tuvalu avaient volé dans la cuisine et Patrick s’était pris la dernière dans les côtes.

Sir Rabbie Namaliu songe à envoyer une lettre à la reine pour démettre Sir John Eri, gouverneur général de Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée, de ses fonctions à cause d’une affaire de corruption.

A Sevenoaks, Léanna Afelis rangait les dernières vêtements que sa mère, Louisa, lui avait mis sur le bord du lit. Elle retrouva un vieux pull rouge troué qu’elle n’avait pas porté depuis l’anniversaire chez Antoine.

Antoine, quant à lui, révisait encore dans sa chambre avec cinq livres sur la chimie organique ouvert devant lui, hésitant encore s’il était bon de continuer à faire des études où si tout cela était une foutaise.

Le Révérend de l’Église St-Nicholas emballait un cadeau de noël qu’il donnerait à son neveu juste après le discours de la reine.

A cet instant précis, William Partinson franchit les portes du The Chequers où Tom Freastalay le reconnu immédiatement lorsque celui-ci lui demanda une pinte de bière. Un ami qu’il s’était fait lors d’une course de chevaux dans les Cornouailles. Il se demandait au moment de le servir si ce jour-là il avait parier sur un chevaux et s’il avait gagné.

A quelques rues de là, Rebacca et Isaac regardèrent la télévision.

A quelque mètres de là encore, le corps de John ne respirer plus depuis déjà treize minutes. En vain, James essaya de le réanimer. Mais il était déjà trop tard, il fallait maintenant faire disparaître le corps.

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Sevenoaks Kent.

The name Sevenoaks originated from the Saxon word Seouenaca a name given in concerning 800 A.D. to a tiny church near seven Oaks in Knole Park. Sevenoaks was historically component of the Great Manor of Otford, held by the Archbishops of Canterbury.

The value of Sevenoaks grew from the combining of the two highways from London and also Dartford into one main course heading south with the Weald to the coastline. It was therefore an appropriate place for a market as well as this was developed in the mid 13th century. Sevenoaks has actually remained a market community to this day

The famous Sevenoaks School was established in 1432 and also is generally thought about to be the oldest secular institution in England

In 1456 the then Archbishop of Canterbury, Archbishop Bourchier, acquired the 100 acre estate of Knole and also built the great home which exists to the eastern side of the town. This was later on appropriated by Henry VII and afterwards handed down to Queen Elizabeth I who provided it to her relative Thomas Sackville.

The parish church of St Nicholas, among the oldest churches in sevenoaks, dates from the 13th to the 15th century. Poet John Donne worked as rector of St Nicholas from 1616 to 1631

Sevenoaks is residence to the Vine cricket ground, which might well be the earliest cricket ground around, as a suit was reported right here in 1734.

source https://localguttercleaneruk.tumblr.com/post/184410562723

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The Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever

The Beatles – Strawberry Fields Forever

31 Jan 1967, The Beatles spent a second day at Knole Park, Sevenoaks, Kent, England to complete filming for the ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’ promotional video. The film was shot in colour, for the benefit of the US market, since UK television was still broadcasting only in black and white. Taking time out from filming John Lennon bought a 1843 poster from an antiques shop in Surrey which provided…