{"id":13553,"date":"2024-03-28T15:08:55","date_gmt":"2024-03-28T15:08:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=13553"},"modified":"2024-03-28T22:32:46","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T22:32:46","slug":"days-out-peckover-house-nt-wisbech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=13553","title":{"rendered":"DAYS OUT: Peckover House (NT), Wisbech"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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I love these keys!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I decided to go to Wisbech, specifically to Peckover House, and sit and read a bit there, in their rather more salubrious surroundings. So I did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A rather grand Lloyds Bank, in Wisbech.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019d been trying, without success, all day long, to book some work. But in a way I was happy none came up. I was shattered, and still needed to start recovering from the psychological exhaustion of yesterday\u2019s events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I love this, on North Brink.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

There are many lovely old buildings – possibly mostly Georgian era? – on North Brink, which runs along the north bank of the river Nene, in Wisbech. And there are lots of lovely little details, such as the cute built-in bird houses in the above photo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I love this chocolate brown portal!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I walked from a car park, north of North Brink, adjacent to Wisbech RUFC grounds. And saw all the above en-route to Peckover House. The weather was a bit cold and windy. But also occasionally sunny, at this point. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nice Spring display at Peckover.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It started to cloud over whilst I sat indoors, reading. I moved from room to room, as I finished another segment or chapter of Big Week <\/em>(an excellent book!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I got snap happy here!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I love the area around the upper reaches of the hall, landing, a s stairs. Lots of very grand and ornate plaster work!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Love all the little moulding details.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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And the colour scheme is great.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I love the pale blue walls against the cream coloured plasterwork. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What a fab view!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I sat on a chair at the top of the landing, which looks out to wards the gardens at the rear of the property. A lovely spot. Rather spoiled at one point by a workman with a very loud pneumatic nail-gun!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wow\u2026 howzat for florid!?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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So many pleasing details.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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All very Robert Adams, eh?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Looking out: this – above – was the view from where I was sat. Absolutely lovely. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Looking up.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I moved rooms again, after a while\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I love these cushioned seating niches.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Such a good idea!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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And this fabric is rather nice. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m wondering if any online search tools might help me find a close match for the above patterned fabric\u2026 we shall soon see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Quite Rembrandt-esque.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

There was an exhibition by a local artist. But I wasn\u2019t too taken with that, to be honest. And of the art in the house itself, whilst there\u2019s an awful lot, not a great deal of it is that good. I do like this little Dutch landscape sketch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was lovely, as ever, to visit. Many NT properties have what I find to be a refreshing reinvigorating affect, on me. And the book I\u2019m reading is great as well. A good combo\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Back at the car it started pelting down with rain. My timing was good!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I decided to go to Wisbech, specifically to Peckover House, and sit and read a bit there, in their rather more salubrious surroundings. So I did. I\u2019d been trying, without success, all day long, to book some work. But in a way I was happy none came up. I was shattered, and still needed to … <\/p>\n

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