A friend of mine, Ann Davies, has just had an exhibition of her paintings at Cliffe Castle, Keighley. (Click the link to see them.) She's made detailed studies in pen and watercolour of the glasshouses there, which have recently been rebuilt. I went along to see the exhibition just before it closed and also had a lovely stroll round the newly renovated grounds.
The carpets of pale mauve crocuses looked very pretty and were proving an attraction both for little girls and dogs to run through! They will soon look a bit squashed at that rate.
The museum used to be a grand mansion belonging to the Butterfield family (see HERE for more about that) and some of the features in the grounds have recently been restored as they were in Victorian times. There are elaborate lamp-posts and a rediscovered fountain and fishpond that had at one time been filled in.
The park has some beautiful mature trees and good views from the perimeter across the Aire valley.
It is lovely that such places are open to the public.
ReplyDeleteThere is so much beauty in your area!
ReplyDeleteLove your spring photos, and your countryside
ReplyDeleteThe lamp post is beautiful. I wish more were like it in cities and towns. Lamp posts are so numerous, their design could use a sprucing up.
That first shot stands out in particular. A lovely place.
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