by Pepper Basham | Oct 8, 2008 | Fiction Book Reviews
Roses wind and twist up the limestone walls of Haddon Hall and surround the entrance with lovely shades of pink and red. This entrance is the one seen in the movie The Princess Bride when Princess Buttercup comes out to ‘meet’ the people.
by Pepper Basham | Oct 8, 2008 | Fiction Book Reviews
After our tour of the chapel, we crossed the courtyard to walk into the main entrance of the house. On the far side of the courtyard, in this picture, one can see the passageway we walked through to enter Haddon Hall. We walked through a small archway, ascended a...
by Pepper Basham | Oct 4, 2008 | Fiction Book Reviews
These alabaster reredos are a new placement into the 15 century part of the chapel. The 9th Duke of Rutland, during his vast restoration in the early 20th century, bought these 9 panels that display the Passion of Christ and fitted them himself into their frames....
by Pepper Basham | Oct 4, 2008 | Fiction Book Reviews
The walls of The Chapel at Haddon Hall are covered with Frescos. Time has stripped them of their clarity and color, but what remains is still impressive. The tour guide said that these paintings not only adorned the church, but also provided an...
by Pepper Basham | Oct 3, 2008 | Fiction Book Reviews
I’m determined to believe that there is something magical about ‘Mommy kisses’ and ‘band-aids’. They are like small, daily miracles God gives moms to make the little traumas of life a bit easier to bear. It’s an amazing thing to...
by Pepper Basham | Oct 3, 2008 | Fiction Book Reviews
We began our tour of Haddon Hall by visiting the Chapel, which dates back to the mid-12th century. It was dedicated to St. Nicholas and there is a Fresco of ‘St. Nicholas calming the storm’ painted on the walls, along with many other frescos – many...
