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October 11th 2017
Today our plan was to go to Lytes Carey and a castle nearby, and then spend the afternoon in Wells. We set off for Lytes Carey, arriving just as the garden opened. The House wasn’t open for a little while so we had mourning tea and then explored the garden. It was part open plan and part formal garden In the Arts and Crafts style. It was created by the last owner, who left the house to the Natio ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more