Newark Park, 2

 Continuing our visit to Newark Park, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire...

Among the antiques

Crennellation...in days of yore, would have required consent of the
monarch; nowadays, maybe a zoning permit? Maybe...

The bookshop...always worth a close look...unless you're traveling lite

Amenities

Historic map of the area

Every now and then, after a more serious intervention or
restoration, the Trust will leave a hole open for you to
see the, for example, 16th century construction material
and technique; always fascinating and informative; and
sometimes makes you more aware of the emergency exits

Note the Proclis and Cephalus painting; also the quilt

Amenities, II

Very collectible blue glass

Swan collection: theorized that Parsons and Claydon asked
their numerous guests to bring contributions

More on Parsons, who saved the house and grounds

The house sits on a Cotswold escarpment...great views

Thus...[click]

A large (maybe 2 feet high) French musical automaton,
said, by the docent, to have been brought to the house by a
visitor and left there...the Trust still pondering what to do
with it

Ever vigilant

In the garden

Memorable place

Cotswold rush-hour grid-lock