The House at Green Knowe
Jun. 23rd, 2006 02:00 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
altarielLast Sunday I went with friends back to the Manor, Hemingford Grey, which may be better known to you as the house in the Green Knowe books by Lucy M. Boston. It was a classic fenland day, switching suddenly between bright sunshine and heavy cloud. I took some pictures of the house and the gardens, which are here. (If anyone can name the flowers for me, I'd be very grateful!) This time round the garden had some great sculptures made from various odds and ends of metal - the heron's beak is a pair of garden shears!
You're asked not to take photographs inside the house, but there are some online for those who would like a peek into Tolly's bedroom. As well as being a Carnegie Medal winning children's author, Lucy Boston was a remarkable quilter, and the house holds a collection of her work.
Apart from the connection to Lucy Boston, the Manor is one of the oldest continuously inhabited houses in Britain, and has its own, fascinating history. When I've visited with friends who didn't know the books already, they've enjoyed the tour of the house enormously (and gone off with a pile of the books under an arm!). The gardens are extensive and beautiful, and you can visit those without touring the house. Lucy Boston's daughter-in-law lives in the property and gives tours by appointment - the place is kept running on a shoestring, so if you're ever near Cambridge, go and take a look!
You're asked not to take photographs inside the house, but there are some online for those who would like a peek into Tolly's bedroom. As well as being a Carnegie Medal winning children's author, Lucy Boston was a remarkable quilter, and the house holds a collection of her work.
Apart from the connection to Lucy Boston, the Manor is one of the oldest continuously inhabited houses in Britain, and has its own, fascinating history. When I've visited with friends who didn't know the books already, they've enjoyed the tour of the house enormously (and gone off with a pile of the books under an arm!). The gardens are extensive and beautiful, and you can visit those without touring the house. Lucy Boston's daughter-in-law lives in the property and gives tours by appointment - the place is kept running on a shoestring, so if you're ever near Cambridge, go and take a look!
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Date: 2006-06-23 01:41 pm (UTC)Green with envy
Date: 2006-06-23 01:44 pm (UTC)In conclusion: not much help. Sorry!
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Date: 2006-06-23 01:46 pm (UTC)Re: Green with envy
Date: 2006-06-23 02:38 pm (UTC)Re: Green with envy
Date: 2006-06-24 11:24 am (UTC)Thank you for the flower information. I think you're right about the snapdragons (I found a picture on a blog written by someone called 'Radagast' - hope it's the real one!). Anemones seem likely although I haven't found a picture of one with the specific dark markings on the petals. I'll keep poking around the net. Thank you!
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Date: 2006-06-23 05:23 pm (UTC)SFX is doing a series of articles on Children's SF TV, and mentioned the Green Knowe adaptation in this month's issue. However, it was another successful attempt by the SFX writers to prove what foolish mortals they be, since they dismissed it as dull. Tsk.
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Date: 2006-06-24 10:50 am (UTC)I still haven't seen the Green Knowe DVD, but just in case Mr A. should happen to find himself reading this thread... *cough*christmaslist*cough*
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Date: 2006-06-24 02:41 pm (UTC)And even if Mr A may not be paying attention, other people may be...
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Date: 2006-06-24 11:20 am (UTC)White flowers
Date: 2006-07-22 09:44 pm (UTC)I used to have the pink one in my (Tasmanian) garden.
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