![]() Beautifully restored original wooden beams run along the vaulted ceiling, criss-crossing the windows throughout the barn to create interesting shadows on the flooring and drawing the eye upwards to help you appreciate the soaring space once again. The bedroom, with its huge and supremely comfortable bed, is on a mezzanine level above the open-plan kitchen and dining area, overlooking an equally spacious living area. Former Londoners, the couple made the leap to Suffolk in 2015 and, armed with a strong vision and deeply rooted interest in architecture, took on the project of sympathetically restoring the dilapidated barn in their back garden, along with the help of architect Howard Nash, a specialist in historic buildings. It sits on a private corner of scenic countryside just behind the home of owners Nick and Clark. Although, when you think back to a stay at The Priory Barn, what will probably spring to mind first is that space – the sheer joy and luxury of it. Throw in clean design and the most modern of mod-cons and you get this smart barn conversion. Sometimes a bit of space and quiet is all that’s required. Sleeps: Six Price: Three-night stay from £650 Book your stay Long, lazy lunches can be walked off with rambles through the Peak District National Park – a five-minute drive away – which are duly rewarded back at the cottage with a large pot of tea and shortbread beside the fire and cosy armchairs and sofas that seem to engulf every limb. There's a farm shop nearby for butter, ice cream and meat, as well as the estate’s popular village pub, The Duncombe Arms, where the menu has been elevated to culinary heights by its Adam Handling-trained chef. ![]() ![]() A warm, ruddy-hued traditional dining room lends itself well to silver-clad seasonal feasting, as does the outdoor table for summer barbecues and afternoon rosé sessions, with views over the rolling fields. A roaring fire can still be lit in the sitting room (with a match, not a switch), the comforting creaks of the floorboards signal that breakfast is in the mix or someone’s finally out of the bath, and the walls of the downstairs loo are festooned with photographs of legendary jockey – a nod to the Greenall family’s remarkable equestrian heritage. While the estate owners Laura and Johnny Greenall have certainly given the windows a lick of that ubiquitous French Gray paint, the cottage’s quirk and soul remain artfully intact. ’58, MBA ’59 and Evalyn Edwards ’60 Milman Exhibition Fund.Swing left en route to the main house of the Wootton Hall Estate and you’ll stumble upon one of the last remaining cottages that hasn’t bent to cosmopolitan ideals of the English countryside. This exhibition is funded through the support of the Stephen E. “World Picture” explores the roles of authenticity and aesthetics in the success of the Western project to teach audiences about faraway places, through a glimpse into travel literature from nearly two centuries ago. At the same time, traditional illustration methods such as wood engravings, etchings and lithographs offered varied and romanticized interpretations of their subjects in a growing number of publications dedicated to travel and exploration. That was a period of rapid and extraordinary change in how people traveled, represented and understood the world.Īfter photography’s debut in 1839, the new medium was seen as uniquely suited to the task of accurately describing geography. Johnson Museum of Art, this exhibition examines how published travel imagery created and spread geographical knowledge in the 19th century. 13.ĭrawing from the library’s Rare and Manuscript Collections and works from the Herbert F. The exhibition will be on display through Sept. ![]() in the library’s Hirshland Exhibition Gallery. “World Picture: Travel Imagery Before and After Photography” will open with a reception March 21 from 4:30-6 p.m. Oscar Diedrich von Engeln is pictured developing film in Alaska, circa. ![]()
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