After Chirk Castle we also did a quick visit to nearby nearby Erdigg Hall. I took many pix, as always, and will post a few, but if you want a more comprehensive view of Erdigg, especially its people and the 30,000 artifacts that came with it, have a look at our 2016 posts:
https://roadeveron.blogspot.com/2016/08/erdigg-house-great-good-and-um.htmlhttps://roadeveron.blogspot.com/2016/08/erdigg-house-service.htmlhttps://roadeveron.blogspot.com/2016/08/erdigg-house-gardens.html.
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| Erdigg Hall |
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| Patriarch, Yorke clan |
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It would be a stretch to say the Yorkes treated their servants
like family, but, unlike many houses, they at least treated
them like fellow human beings, keeping excellent records
of them, photographing them in the later 1800s... |
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One Yorke master even wrote a poem about each of his
employees; much more of this in the 2016 posts |
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| The servants also served as guards |
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Still in the service area, a Victorian foot-pedal-operated
vacuum cleaner |
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| "You rang, sir?" |
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| Now upstairs |
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| Every great house had a music room, but few had an organ there |
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| Play room |
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| Victorian shower |
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Among the cabinets of curiosity; this a replica of a ruins,
done in paper, by one of the servants |
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| In case the monarch ever decided to pop in |
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| Chapel |
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| Curiosities... |
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| The gardens warranted a full post in 2016 |
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Best ever so far bug hotel...a replica of the great house itself...
Trust employees and volunteers are amazing! |
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