Monday 17 August 2009

Lower Courtyard, Haddon Hall


Lower Courtyard -
a sea of paving
and King John's Wall

6 comments:

Unknown said...

Oh! I had to look up "King John" before commenting. So, this is Black John? Excellent. I think I really must visit Haddon Hall one day.

Another fabulous joiner from your birthday lunch. I hope these will continue for a while.

Rachel Green said...

Yes, he allowed the lord to build a 12' wall, hence known as King John's wall. (It's higher now).

There are eight Haddon Hall joiners.

aims said...

I can imagine this in it's heyday - women in long flowing (dirty) gowns and men with their scabbards and helmets.

This needs a warning sign (spiked heels caution) Can you imagine getting your heel stuck between those stones?

Rachel Green said...

It would be interesting to see an early drawing. Much of the view is 19th-20th century

BT said...

King John was a bad king! I love Haddon Hall.

Rachel Green said...

It was my first visit