This week a few of us got out and about, where we live, to take some landscape photos and hopefully capture the setting of the sun. Here are a few of mine.
Monthly Archives: June 2013
Nuffield Place
Yesterday was E’s birthday so we had a family day out to Nuffield Place, near Nettlebed in Oxfordshire. The estate was opened to the public by the National Trust in 2011. It is the time-capsule home of the philanthropist William Morris, Lord Nuffield, the founder of Morris Motor Cars and one of the richest men in the world during his life time. He lived in the house from 1933 until his death in 1963.
Nuffield Place from the Back Lawn
Lord Nuffield gave much of his wealth to good causes (about £8 billion in today’s terms) and his house reflects a relatively modest lifestyle. Lord and Lady Nuffield’s personal possessions remain as they left them with the decor and furnishings intact, making it a perfect example of a complete 1930s country home. I was amazed by the stories of his generosity, the fact that he never had the latest car to come off the Morris production line and what a modest lifestyle the Morris’ lived. Truly inspirational.
Inside the house, many of the rooms are open and full of the Morris’ own furniture. It has the feel of a warm and loving house even though they never had any children. I particularly liked the drawing room where they would have entertained their friends, and Lady Nuffield’s sewing room which had a sweet fireplace.
Drawing Room
Items in the Sewing Room
Sewing Room
Sewing Room Fireplace
Outside the gardens are lovely and there were lots of alliums in flower
I loved the succulents growing in the dry stone walls
the relaxed topiary
and finally..the Morris MG parked at the front door
I bought some wild flowers – white clover, red campion and mallow to plant in my wild flower area at home and to remind me of such a lovely place full of visual inspiration and positive values.
