A busy scene at Preston station, 87016 Sir Francis Drake enters with a Carlisle bound express whilst 40094 waits for its driver before heading south with a Manchester bound parcels train. In the background 25296 waits its next turn of duty.
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A busy scene at Preston station, 87016 Sir Francis Drake enters with a Carlisle bound express whilst 40094 waits for its driver before heading south with a Manchester bound parcels train. In the background 25296 waits its next turn of duty.
A longer over due visit to Tudor World in Stratford-upon-Avon. Formerly The Falstaff Experience. It is housed in The Shrieve's House.
It is a paid for attraction on the ground floor and first floor of the house. You get a "passport" which you can put in a box at the end (I got Thomas Cromwell who was executed on orders of King Henry VIII by 1540).
Tudor World at 40 Sheep Street, Stratford-upon-Avon. It was formerly called The Falstaff Experience.
Grade II* listed building.
The Shrieve's House, Stratford-upon-Avon
STRATFORD-UPON-AVON
SP2054NW SHEEP STREET
604-1/10/222 (North side)
25/10/51 No.40
The Shrieve's House
(Formerly Listed as:
SHEEP STREET
(North side)
No.40)
GV II*
Yeoman's house, with rear outbuildings now shop. Front range
probably rebuilt on old plan after 1614 fire, outbuildings
rebuilt after 1595 fire; restored 1908, 1947 by F Yorke and
1979 by SA Wright. Timber-frame with plaster infill on coursed
rubble plinth; tile roof with brick rear stack.
2 storeys with attic; 3 irregular bays; 1st floor jettied on
carved brackets.Entrance to left end is a later feature,
triangular head with leaded lights above and studded door with
strap hinges and enriched iron handle; 1st floor raised over
large carriage entrance to right end which has paired battened
plank doors. Ground floor has 1:3:1-light canted oriel,
originally bay window; similar oriel above has hipped roof,
3-light window to right and inserted 1908 two-light window to
left; attic has 1947 large and small gabled dormers with
windows of 4 and 3 lights. Close-studded framing. Rear has
short gabled wing with stack to left of ridge and entrance
with battened door.
Lower 2-storey outbuilding range has brick and plaster infill;
mostly 3-light windows, some with wooden diamond mullions
originally unglazed, and varied entrances. Square framing.
INTERIOR: well preserved with C17 staircase with splat
balusters and square newels with finials; stud partitions and
ex-situ panelling and doors brought from another house c1947.
HISTORICAL NOTE: the house belonged to the Guild of Holy
Cross, later to the Corporation; it became known in the C20 as
the Shrieve's House from its 1st recorded tenent, William
Sheryve, 1542; also inhabited by William Rogers, a Sergeant at
the Mace, for whom the house was rebuilt and enlarged after
the fire of 1595, and John Woolmer, the 1st Mayor of
Stratford, 1664. A good example of a late C16 or early C17
yeoman's house retaining its range of outbuildings.
(Bearman R: Stratford-upon-Avon: A History of its Streets and
Buildings: Nelson: 1988-: 51; Stratford-upon-Avon Papers: Ree
P: The Shrieve's House, Stratford-upon-Avon:
Stratford-upon-Avon: 1987-).
Listing NGR: SP2023354876
An Elizabethan Ship
Sir Francis Drake
Buckland Abbey is a National Trust property in the Devon countryside east of the river Tamar, south of Tavistock. It was a Benedictine Abbey until the Reformation at which point it passed to a favourite of Henry VIII who converted most of it into a comfortable country residence. During the Elizabethan era it was purchased by Sir Francis Drake and remained in the Drakle family line until the 20th century.
The principal features ate a very large stone-built Medieval barn and the central core of the Abbey now divided into three levels to provide accomodation. It also contains two important artworks; a recently verified self-portrait by Rembrandt and a 15th century altar triptych. Also on show are the four murals on panels prepared for the 1951 Festival of Britain by Roland Pym which depict scenes from Drake's life and travels.
Buckland Abbey is a National Trust property in the Devon countryside east of the river Tamar, south of Tavistock. It was a Benedictine Abbey until the Reformation at which point it passed to a favourite of Henry VIII who converted most of it into a comfortable country residence. During the Elizabethan era it was purchased by Sir Francis Drake and remained in the Drakle family line until the 20th century.
The principal features ate a very large stone-built Medieval barn and the central core of the Abbey now divided into three levels to provide accomodation. It also contains two important artworks; a recently verified self-portrait by Rembrandt and a 15th century altar triptych. Also on show are the four murals on panels prepared for the 1951 Festival of Britain by Roland Pym which depict scenes from Drake's life and travels.
Buckland Abbey is a National Trust property in the Devon countryside east of the river Tamar, south of Tavistock. It was a Benedictine Abbey until the Reformation at which point it passed to a favourite of Henry VIII who converted most of it into a comfortable country residence. During the Elizabethan era it was purchased by Sir Francis Drake and remained in the Drakle family line until the 20th century.
The principal features ate a very large stone-built Medieval barn and the central core of the Abbey now divided into three levels to provide accomodation. It also contains two important artworks; a recently verified self-portrait by Rembrandt and a 15th century altar triptych. Also on show are the four murals on panels prepared for the 1951 Festival of Britain by Roland Pym which depict scenes from Drake's life and travels.
Buckland Abbey is a National Trust property in the Devon countryside east of the river Tamar, south of Tavistock. It was a Benedictine Abbey until the Reformation at which point it passed to a favourite of Henry VIII who converted most of it into a comfortable country residence. During the Elizabethan era it was purchased by Sir Francis Drake and remained in the Drakle family line until the 20th century.
The principal features ate a very large stone-built Medieval barn and the central core of the Abbey now divided into three levels to provide accomodation. It also contains two important artworks; a recently verified self-portrait by Rembrandt and a 15th century altar triptych. Also on show are the four murals on panels prepared for the 1951 Festival of Britain by Roland Pym which depict scenes from Drake's life and travels.
Buckland Abbey is a National Trust property in the Devon countryside east of the river Tamar, south of Tavistock. It was a Benedictine Abbey until the Reformation at which point it passed to a favourite of Henry VIII who converted most of it into a comfortable country residence. During the Elizabethan era it was purchased by Sir Francis Drake and remained in the Drakle family line until the 20th century.
The principal features ate a very large stone-built Medieval barn and the central core of the Abbey now divided into three levels to provide accomodation. It also contains two important artworks; a recently verified self-portrait by Rembrandt and a 15th century altar triptych. Also on show are the four murals on panels prepared for the 1951 Festival of Britain by Roland Pym which depict scenes from Drake's life and travels.
Buckland Abbey is a National Trust property in the Devon countryside east of the river Tamar, south of Tavistock. It was a Benedictine Abbey until the Reformation at which point it passed to a favourite of Henry VIII who converted most of it into a comfortable country residence. During the Elizabethan era it was purchased by Sir Francis Drake and remained in the Drakle family line until the 20th century.
The principal features ate a very large stone-built Medieval barn and the central core of the Abbey now divided into three levels to provide accomodation. It also contains two important artworks; a recently verified self-portrait by Rembrandt and a 15th century altar triptych. Also on show are the four murals on panels prepared for the 1951 Festival of Britain by Roland Pym which depict scenes from Drake's life and travels.
Buckland Abbey is a National Trust property in the Devon countryside east of the river Tamar, south of Tavistock. It was a Benedictine Abbey until the Reformation at which point it passed to a favourite of Henry VIII who converted most of it into a comfortable country residence. During the Elizabethan era it was purchased by Sir Francis Drake and remained in the Drakle family line until the 20th century.
The principal features ate a very large stone-built Medieval barn and the central core of the Abbey now divided into three levels to provide accomodation. It also contains two important artworks; a recently verified self-portrait by Rembrandt and a 15th century altar triptych. Also on show are the four murals on panels prepared for the 1951 Festival of Britain by Roland Pym which depict scenes from Drake's life and travels.
Buckland Abbey is a National Trust property in the Devon countryside east of the river Tamar, south of Tavistock. It was a Benedictine Abbey until the Reformation at which point it passed to a favourite of Henry VIII who converted most of it into a comfortable country residence. During the Elizabethan era it was purchased by Sir Francis Drake and remained in the Drakle family line until the 20th century.
The principal features ate a very large stone-built Medieval barn and the central core of the Abbey now divided into three levels to provide accomodation. It also contains two important artworks; a recently verified self-portrait by Rembrandt and a 15th century altar triptych. Also on show are the four murals on panels prepared for the 1951 Festival of Britain by Roland Pym which depict scenes from Drake's life and travels.
Buckland Abbey is a National Trust property in the Devon countryside east of the river Tamar, south of Tavistock. It was a Benedictine Abbey until the Reformation at which point it passed to a favourite of Henry VIII who converted most of it into a comfortable country residence. During the Elizabethan era it was purchased by Sir Francis Drake and remained in the Drakle family line until the 20th century.
The principal features ate a very large stone-built Medieval barn and the central core of the Abbey now divided into three levels to provide accomodation. It also contains two important artworks; a recently verified self-portrait by Rembrandt and a 15th century altar triptych. Also on show are the four murals on panels prepared for the 1951 Festival of Britain by Roland Pym which depict scenes from Drake's life and travels.
Buckland Abbey is a National Trust property in the Devon countryside east of the river Tamar, south of Tavistock. It was a Benedictine Abbey until the Reformation at which point it passed to a favourite of Henry VIII who converted most of it into a comfortable country residence. During the Elizabethan era it was purchased by Sir Francis Drake and remained in the Drakle family line until the 20th century.
The principal features ate a very large stone-built Medieval barn and the central core of the Abbey now divided into three levels to provide accomodation. It also contains two important artworks; a recently verified self-portrait by Rembrandt and a 15th century altar triptych. Also on show are the four murals on panels prepared for the 1951 Festival of Britain by Roland Pym which depict scenes from Drake's life and travels.
Buckland Abbey is a National Trust property in the Devon countryside east of the river Tamar, south of Tavistock. It was a Benedictine Abbey until the Reformation at which point it passed to a favourite of Henry VIII who converted most of it into a comfortable country residence. During the Elizabethan era it was purchased by Sir Francis Drake and remained in the Drakle family line until the 20th century.
The principal features ate a very large stone-built Medieval barn and the central core of the Abbey now divided into three levels to provide accomodation. It also contains two important artworks; a recently verified self-portrait by Rembrandt and a 15th century altar triptych. Also on show are the four murals on panels prepared for the 1951 Festival of Britain by Roland Pym which depict scenes from Drake's life and travels.
Buckland Abbey is a National Trust property in the Devon countryside east of the river Tamar, south of Tavistock. It was a Benedictine Abbey until the Reformation at which point it passed to a favourite of Henry VIII who converted most of it into a comfortable country residence. During the Elizabethan era it was purchased by Sir Francis Drake and remained in the Drakle family line until the 20th century.
The principal features ate a very large stone-built Medieval barn and the central core of the Abbey now divided into three levels to provide accomodation. It also contains two important artworks; a recently verified self-portrait by Rembrandt and a 15th century altar triptych. Also on show are the four murals on panels prepared for the 1951 Festival of Britain by Roland Pym which depict scenes from Drake's life and travels.
Buckland Abbey is a National Trust property in the Devon countryside east of the river Tamar, south of Tavistock. It was a Benedictine Abbey until the Reformation at which point it passed to a favourite of Henry VIII who converted most of it into a comfortable country residence. During the Elizabethan era it was purchased by Sir Francis Drake and remained in the Drakle family line until the 20th century.
The principal features ate a very large stone-built Medieval barn and the central core of the Abbey now divided into three levels to provide accomodation. It also contains two important artworks; a recently verified self-portrait by Rembrandt and a 15th century altar triptych. Also on show are the four murals on panels prepared for the 1951 Festival of Britain by Roland Pym which depict scenes from Drake's life and travels.
Buckland Abbey is a National Trust property in the Devon countryside east of the river Tamar, south of Tavistock. It was a Benedictine Abbey until the Reformation at which point it passed to a favourite of Henry VIII who converted most of it into a comfortable country residence. During the Elizabethan era it was purchased by Sir Francis Drake and remained in the Drakle family line until the 20th century.
The principal features ate a very large stone-built Medieval barn and the central core of the Abbey now divided into three levels to provide accomodation. It also contains two important artworks; a recently verified self-portrait by Rembrandt and a 15th century altar triptych. Also on show are the four murals on panels prepared for the 1951 Festival of Britain by Roland Pym which depict scenes from Drake's life and travels.
Buckland Abbey is a National Trust property in the Devon countryside east of the river Tamar, south of Tavistock. It was a Benedictine Abbey until the Reformation at which point it passed to a favourite of Henry VIII who converted most of it into a comfortable country residence. During the Elizabethan era it was purchased by Sir Francis Drake and remained in the Drakle family line until the 20th century.
The principal features ate a very large stone-built Medieval barn and the central core of the Abbey now divided into three levels to provide accomodation. It also contains two important artworks; a recently verified self-portrait by Rembrandt and a 15th century altar triptych. Also on show are the four murals on panels prepared for the 1951 Festival of Britain by Roland Pym which depict scenes from Drake's life and travels.
Buckland Abbey is a National Trust property in the Devon countryside east of the river Tamar, south of Tavistock. It was a Benedictine Abbey until the Reformation at which point it passed to a favourite of Henry VIII who converted most of it into a comfortable country residence. During the Elizabethan era it was purchased by Sir Francis Drake and remained in the Drakle family line until the 20th century.
The principal features ate a very large stone-built Medieval barn and the central core of the Abbey now divided into three levels to provide accomodation. It also contains two important artworks; a recently verified self-portrait by Rembrandt and a 15th century altar triptych. Also on show are the four murals on panels prepared for the 1951 Festival of Britain by Roland Pym which depict scenes from Drake's life and travels.
Buckland Abbey is a National Trust property in the Devon countryside east of the river Tamar, south of Tavistock. It was a Benedictine Abbey until the Reformation at which point it passed to a favourite of Henry VIII who converted most of it into a comfortable country residence. During the Elizabethan era it was purchased by Sir Francis Drake and remained in the Drakle family line until the 20th century.
The principal features ate a very large stone-built Medieval barn and the central core of the Abbey now divided into three levels to provide accomodation. It also contains two important artworks; a recently verified self-portrait by Rembrandt and a 15th century altar triptych. Also on show are the four murals on panels prepared for the 1951 Festival of Britain by Roland Pym which depict scenes from Drake's life and travels.
Buckland Abbey is a National Trust property in the Devon countryside east of the river Tamar, south of Tavistock. It was a Benedictine Abbey until the Reformation at which point it passed to a favourite of Henry VIII who converted most of it into a comfortable country residence. During the Elizabethan era it was purchased by Sir Francis Drake and remained in the Drakle family line until the 20th century.
The principal features ate a very large stone-built Medieval barn and the central core of the Abbey now divided into three levels to provide accomodation. It also contains two important artworks; a recently verified self-portrait by Rembrandt and a 15th century altar triptych. Also on show are the four murals on panels prepared for the 1951 Festival of Britain by Roland Pym which depict scenes from Drake's life and travels.