Content in a Cottage

Saturday, September 14, 2013

The Wonder Dog Sleeps

He loves the cooler weather when he can be wrapped up in blankets when he naps. Webster bids you all a good night and a great second half of the weekend tomorrow. xo

Blaise Hamlet Cottages - Antique Print

An antique 19th century lithograph showing the cottages of Blaise Hamlet. It is in a museum now.

Friday, September 13, 2013

Blaise Hamlet Cottages, Bristol England

This must be Rose Cottage.

I've never even heard of this hamlet but now I must go. Blaise Hamlet is a hamlet in north-west Bristol England, composed of a complex of small cottages around a green. They were built around 1811 for retired employees of Quaker banker and philanthropist John Scandrett Harford, who owned Blaise Castle House. The hamlet was designed by John Nash, master of the Picturesque style. He had worked for Harford on other buildings. The cottages are now owned by the National Trust. They are still occupied and not open to the public, but the ensemble may be viewed from the outside. All the cottages, and the sundial on the green (which is accessible to the public), are Grade I listed buildings. Rose Cottage is now rented out by the National Trust as a holiday cottage. image source

There is a composit of all the cottages HERE on Flickr.

What a wonderful man John Harford must have been. The whole concept gives me goose bumps, and knowing he carried it out is simply wonderful. This must be one of the most charming places in all of England. Have a great weekend.