Newstead Abby visit

A bit of a delayed start to this Blog,

Some of the pictures that I took whilst walking around the grounds at Newstead.
There was so much to take pictures of, so it felt a little overwhelming- especially as I dont really like taking photos - at least for now
So I started taking pictures looking at vertical lines /structure anything that had an interesting shape or pattern. 
I like the photo of the tree trunks curling upwards, taken in the Japanese gardens 

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Next we moved inside to the Newstead Abbey Lace exhibition-  the House was stunning, it was  formally a priory set up in the 12th century but after the dissolution of the monasteries in 1540 Henry the 8th  gave Newstead to the Byron family - and many generations later inherited by the poet Lord Byron. ( he used to keep his pet bear in the Dinning hall)

Now Newstead is home to the Nottingham City Museum's lace collection, and thanks to this exhibition we got to view a curated selection  

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They'd displayed the lace in a very casual intimate way - displaying the lace in its original context really helped you to connect to the beauty and the history of how these pieces would have been used . I'd never really paid attention lace before, it was something you see on wedding dresses and outdated net curtains 
But this exhibition brought the lace to life. -seeing the effect of the lace against the light and how it illuminates the intricate designs was magical 





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