A grand day out

A wet bank holiday. What better opportunity to flex your National Trust card and go look round a posh house. In this case we are at Mompasson House, near the Cathedral in Salisbury.





This little gem is a small but perfectly formed oasis of calm in the busy city. The N.T. are operating their new found reasonable attitude to photography: Photographs are allowed*, but no flash and no close up details. (Let's hope these pictures are not too detailed then ....)




There are some fantastic moulded ceilings to observe, but for me this glum moulding over the fireplace was the star of the show...




Finally, they have that most essential facility, a National Trust tea room. Lovely.


*Compare their attitude to that of Durham Cathedral....

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