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Snowshill Manor
Now, this is a strange one. From the outside, Snowshill looks like a regular, unassuming National Trust property. Lovely gardens, buildings, surroundings etc. But ohhhh no. Don’t fall into that misguided trap. I’m now going to quote Wikipedia because they’ve summed it up nicely.
It is a sixteenth century country house, best known for its twentieth century owner, Charles Paget Wade, an eccentric man who amassed an enormous collection of objects that interested him.
See what I mean? It’s not a museum either. It is genuinely just one mans collection of things he liked: weapons, toys, bicycles, furniture, armour, masks, plus a ton of other stuff. It was so overwhelming to go into each room. They were utterly PACKED with allsorts of bits and bobs; you just didn’t know where to look. I’m trying to think of a way to actually structure this post as it’s a place you have to see for yourself to really appreciate. I think I’ll just post some photos of my favourite bits, add (not very helpful and inane) captions and let the photos do the talking.
The exterior
The exterior, different angle
Part of the beautiful gardens
MODEL HARBOUR
His bedroom
Here we go…
Where do you look?!
Creepy masks
Even creepier armour
And again…
Practical stuff
Just a giant ship & many bikes
Look at that gorgeous piano!
I’m in love with all of these
One section of the music room
That’s one old, heavy book
LOOK AT THE SIZE OF IT
