We like a good stately home but it has to have a good tearoom as well. Just by chance, we drove passed these dragon heads, we thought they looked interesting, worthy of further investigation.
It is a National trust property, Wallington Hall. So we thought we would stop for a look and some tea and cake.
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| Leaving the car park and heading towards the stable block |
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| Through the arch into the courtyard |
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| where there is a shop, a garden centre and a tearoom |
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| It's a nice house, mid 18th century, in a nice location, with a nice interior |
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| No explanation for the bust of Napoleon |
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| Then I found this cabinet, full of demiflats/demirondes, approx 25mm |
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| There are about 3000 figures, mainly British and French with a few Germans and Russians |
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| A mix of Napoleonic and late 19th century figures |
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| At first, I thought they are CBG Mignot but the card says they were made in Germany |
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| I'm not so sure but the charging figures are not in the Mignot book. |
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| These Highlanders have extremely short kilts, more like miniskirts. |
Still, lovely to see.
Fascinating post - good pics too - in the display of soldiers, in the first picture (the one below Napoleon), are those little cases of Kriegsspiel counters on the bottom shelf? I wonder if the brothers used a bought-in system for their campaigns?
ReplyDeleteYou know I think you're right about the counters Tony.
ReplyDeleteA classic example of serendipity at work. If you hadn't glanced at those dragon heads and decided to stop....