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| Come and meet the newest Spetchley residents, Lord & Lady Pots, who will be looking forward to greeting families in the Victorian Gardens. Visitors to the Illuminated Trail at Christmas may have seen Lady Pots sitting in the Vinery in the Millennium Garden, but she has now been joined by her husband Lord Pots, who is looking after the newly rejuvenated areas of the old Kitchen Garden. Henry Berkeley said “We have a long tradition of distinguished visitors at Spetchley, including Sir Edward Elgar, and we’re delighted that another family who are so closely related to Gardening have decided to join us in maintaining the Gardens. We’d be disappointed if we didn’t have lots of visitors to welcome them to their new home” |
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In October you'll be able to experience Spetchley through the ages, as re-enactors from the 17th - 20th Centuries join us for living history and displays.
Due to popular demand the event has been extended to two days.
The original Tudor house at Spetchley was burned down in 1651 to prevent Cromwell from using it as his headquarters, and the soldiers from the Civil War will prowl the grounds again. A contingent from the American Civil War will be there too, the Berkeley Family have strong links with the founding of America. Next we have the Napoleonic period, both British and French, and this is the period of the current house, built in 1811. Finally we will have WW2 represented by the Americans, whose Air Force used Spetchley during WW2.
So visit Spetchley and learn all there is to know about your forefathers - you may even wish to join up!
Due to popular demand the event has been extended to two days.
The original Tudor house at Spetchley was burned down in 1651 to prevent Cromwell from using it as his headquarters, and the soldiers from the Civil War will prowl the grounds again. A contingent from the American Civil War will be there too, the Berkeley Family have strong links with the founding of America. Next we have the Napoleonic period, both British and French, and this is the period of the current house, built in 1811. Finally we will have WW2 represented by the Americans, whose Air Force used Spetchley during WW2.
So visit Spetchley and learn all there is to know about your forefathers - you may even wish to join up!
October 4/5th 2008: The 2nd Armoured Picnic