Witley Court

[Erin]

Have been to Witley Court today :) The weather was soooo nice so my dad suggested we went,Im so glad I did because its been a few years since I last went and I have been dieing to see the fountains working,they were well worth the wait!!!
Not long after we got there though it started to get all overcast and windy but it did stay dry!!! Anyway heres a few pics :) -

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w17/looby_loo83/Random%20Pics/MyPictures130.jpg
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http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w17/looby_loo83/Random%20Pics/MyPictures128.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w17/looby_loo83/Random%20Pics/MyPictures127.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w17/looby_loo83/Random%20Pics/MyPictures126.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w17/looby_loo83/Random%20Pics/MyPictures125.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w17/looby_loo83/Random%20Pics/IMAG0467.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w17/looby_loo83/Random%20Pics/MyPictures133.jpg
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http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w17/looby_loo83/Random%20Pics/MyPictures131.jpg

And Witley Parish Church -
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w17/looby_loo83/Random%20Pics/Photo-0028.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w17/looby_loo83/Random%20Pics/Photo-0027.jpg
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http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w17/looby_loo83/Random%20Pics/Photo-0030.jpg

[Phoenix]

The first pictures are beautiful!

You are such a good photographer!

I can't take pictures of that quality!

[HappyKatz]

Wow those photos are stunning! Thank you so much for sharing them!
The Witley Paris Church & the old buildings are amazing :-D

[angieh]

What wonderful fountains Erin and great pictures. A very pretty church too. Shame the big house is in ruins, isn't it?

Glad you made the most of the day and had a good day out - the weather coming in doesn't look too good for the next few days.

[Erin]

Thanks all.

Angie I absolutely love the place but everytime I got I get upset about the state of the house,although English Heritage are restoring the gardens which look amazing and they have restored the fountains,its a shame the house is being left almost untouched,I know it would cost millions to restore it but its still such a shame.
When the house caught fire only a quarter of the building was ruined,they rest is down to vandals and salvage contractors :( Such a shame,its such a gorgeous builing.
This is what it would have looked like in 1880 -
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w17/looby_loo83/Random%20Pics/800px-Witley_Court_from_Morris27s_S.jpg

[angieh]

Yes, it looked amazing - I looked it up on the web. Didn't know that only some of the building was destroyed by fire - such a shame that the rest has been left to fall into ruin.

I visited Osbourne House a couple of weeks ago, which is also English Heritage. Unfortunately my camera battery was flat, so I couldn't take any pictures. The grounds and gardens were beautiful, especially the walled garden. I found a rose that is on my "must have" list because it smelled wonderful.

[Erin]

Yes, it looked amazing - I looked it up on the web. Didn't know that only some of the building was destroyed by fire - such a shame that the rest has been left to fall into ruin.
I visited Osbourne House a couple of weeks ago, which is also English Heritage. Unfortunately my camera battery was flat, so I couldn't take any pictures. The grounds and gardens were beautiful, especially the walled garden. I found a rose that is on my "must have" list because it smelled wonderful.

Me either untill today,I took the time to read all of the info points and browes through all the photos and time line that was in the church,it had a photo of the house the day after the fire was put out and the damage was was only visable on the one side of the house,then there was another photo taken a few years later showing pretty much what the building looks like in my photos.

[yola]

Super pictures Erin . . . and a wonderful old building. It's rather strange having such authentically-restored gardens surrounding a shell of a building. But I rather like the contrast.

[Mags]

What an amazing place and set in such beautiful gardens too..... the fountain is lovely..:D

It's sad to see the house gutted like that but you can still visualize the grandeur of it.

Glad you had a good day out there Erin...:D

[Elaine]

What a beautiful place Erin, I agree it's sad about the house. Lovely pictures though chum xxx