The Butcher

Over the next couple of weeks I will bring you images from the 'Open House' weekend. Every September we get the opportunity to take a peek into places not usually open to the public. Some very grand others private property.
The butcher shop, now privately owned, is a wonderful Grade II listed Edwardian building. Love those art nouveau tiles and original fittings.

Cottage

A glimpse into a cottage garden in the suburbs.

Keat's Parlour

During his illness it was in this room that Keats would sit on his especially made 'sopha bed' and gaze out at the garden. The place still has a wonderful tranquility about it.
I was fascinated with the story of the clock in the corner. It travelled to New Zealand and back with Charles Brown and his son. It is thought it suffered damage on the way down as the trunk is now made in NZ native timber.