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Friday 24 September 2010

Making an entrance

Do you remember when you were little and you drew a house with crayons? Square and symmetrical,  my houses were always finished off with a gate and a path that led to the front door. I'm still drawn to a house that makes a feature of the front path, bordered with a flower bed or scented lavender to welcome visitors. Here's some I've snapped on my travels around England.

Box gives a touch of formality to this house in Southwell in Nottinghamshire (a beautiful small Georgian town) ...


The lavender borders, that beautiful porch. How gorgeous is this Georgian house in Norwich?


A beautiful weathered brick path...


This cute little cottage in Ledbury just begs you to swing open the gate...



A grand, sweeping entrance in Southwell and such perfect symmetry...


This beauty could only be in Suffolk...


Back in Norwich...




An down in deepest Somerset...


This beautiful B&B is in Dunster...


The perfect cottage gate...




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6 comments:

  1. Faith Hope and Cherrytea25 September 2010 at 22:44

    staying in the uk introduced me to the beauty of lavender. my favourite scones were with tea at the Treasurer's house behind YorkMinster in York
    mmm what a delicious treat that was!
    as were all the beautiful doors i discovered that dignified what was often sameness in architecture - that personal touch of hospitality!
    thanks for joining today's party & so glad to have met you :)
    tea is on at the FHC cafe! glad i'm just back from scotland to serve you !! :)

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  2. paola26 September 2010 at 08:48

    oh Louise! They are so beautiful!!! I love, love, love uk!
    Have a nice day
    paola

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  3. Doni26 September 2010 at 14:31

    Hello Louise! I'm so glad I found your LILAC blog! It's delightful, and I'm a lover of lilac too, so of COURSE I had to follow now! Great pictures, and I look forward to seeing many more in the future!
    Blessings, Doni

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  4. Anonymous26 September 2010 at 21:37

    FHC - tea at the Treasurers House sounds so traditional and rather grand! Isn't York beautiful?

    Paola - so glad you enjoyed them. Whenever I'm photographing peoples houses I worry that they will think I'm a burglar!

    Doni - you're so welcome.The lilac flowering season is so short - but oh the fragrance!

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  5. Flaviana1 October 2010 at 12:56

    Hi Louise !
    now, how come I didn't come here before? You have the loveliest blog and I love looking at other people's houses too :-) I don't dare to take pics even if I'd love to but I'm too worried owners will come out yelling at me . You know..italians can be pretty diffident sometimes!
    Nr. 7 is my today favorite !
    have a great weekend
    xxx

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  6. louise1 October 2010 at 17:18

    Welcome Flaviana! Thank you so much for your kind comments. I take my photos very quickly! My own house is much more modest but one day I drove home to find a couple of people admiring my own house. I was so embarrassed that I sat in the car until they had walked past!

    xx

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