At the end of May, although it seems like much less time has passed, I visited a couple of friends who now live in Lincolnshire. While I was there – actually, while they were working during the day, I visited the gorgeous Belton House. If you get the chance to visit Grantham be sure to meander […]
Built in the late 17th century and set amidst 1300 acres of gardens and parkland, Belton House was designed to impress. For centuries it was the scene of lavish hospitality with the Brownlow family enjoying many royal connections. Belton was home to an army of servants all year round – from gardeners to valets, scullery […]
Names are an interesting thing. You have no choice in them whatsoever and, in the majority of cases, you have to put up with them for your whole life. Recently, in a fit of reading that is rare at the best of times, I completed a book called “Potty, Fartwell & Knob – Extraordinary But […]