Jane Brown~: peahen sheltering from the rain at Newstead Abbey
Jane Brown~: Newstead Abbey - Byron inherited Newstead Abbey in 1809 on his 21st birthday
Jane Brown~: Newstead Abbey - cloisters
Jane Brown~: Hardwick Hall - one of the many bedrooms- Bess of Hardwick's sumptuous home
Jane Brown~: Hardwick Hall - this is the only bed that looked remotely inviting to me - none of the heavy drapes
Jane Brown~: Hardwick Hall - a view into one of the amazing kitchens
Jane Brown~: Hardwick Hall - the simplicity of these pots came as a welcome relief to all the opulent splendour above stairs
Jane Brown~: a corner of a garden at Hardwick Hall
Jane Brown~: Hardwick Hall
Jane Brown~: looking down from the ramparts of Nottingham castle
Jane Brown~: in the lace museum in Nottingham castle
Jane Brown~: in the lace museum in Nottingham castle
Jane Brown~: Sky Mirror
Jane Brown~: Sky Mirror
Jane Brown~: behind the Sky Mirror
Jane Brown~: Peter, Rose and Alan at the Sky Mirror