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11 April 2009

11 April 2009 - Montacute House

An Easter weekend visit to Montacute House.

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This long shot of the eastern aspect of the house is from Montacute park.

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A closer view. In most of my previous pictures this aspect of the house has been in the shade. We were just in time today to catch the morning light.

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In this view you can see the tower on top of St Michael’s Hill.

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The northern courtyard.

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Recently pruned trees.

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Surprisingly there were no people stood around the fountain.

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A fine display of red tulips.

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A closer view of one of the Pavilions or Pudding Houses.

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A zoomed in shot to show the figures high up on the eastern side of the house.

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This is an HDR shot looking out of the main entrance hall to the parkland.
Follow this link to the next stop at Tintinhull Gardens.