It's been a clear and sunny day today. On the way home from work I stopped in the gateway of
Youlston Park, a 'Big House' that was once owned by the
Chichester family.
I wanted to capture the low autumn light across the parkland.
The tiny group of trees on the horizon are the same ones that appeared in yesterday's sunset pictures.
Across the road and looking back to
Shirwell I had a good view of the boys' village school. When they first went there the white building at the front didn't exist. The whole school was contained in the stone built building behind, which was basically one room divided by a wooden partition. The infants (5-7 years) were in one class and the juniors (8-11 years) in the other. There was a tiny kitchen, an even smaller office and the toilets were outside. There were less than 40 children in the whole school. There are some advantages but also disadvantages to being in such a small school. Several times I've invited the whole school to birthday parties at our place! Before
Romas left the new extension was built so that now they have 2 classrooms and a shared area as well as a hall and indoor toilets. When we went to assemblies in the hall it was hard to imagine how the whole school had once fitted into that space.
It's been a clear and sunny day today. On the way home from work I stopped in the gateway of Youlston Park, a 'Big House' that was once owned by the Chichester family.
I wanted to capture the low autumn light across the parkland.
The tiny group of trees on the horizon are the same ones that appeared in yesterday's sunset pictures.
Across the road and looking back to Shirwell I had a good view of the boys' village school. When they first went there the white building at the front didn't exist. The whole school was contained in the stone built building behind, which was basically one room divided by a wooden partition. The infants (5-7 years) were in one class and the juniors (8-11 years) in the other. There was a tiny kitchen, an even smaller office and the toilets were outside. There were less than 40 children in the whole school. There are some advantages but also disadvantages to being in such a small school. Several times I've invited the whole school to birthday parties at our place! Before Romas left the new extension was built so that now they have 2 classrooms and a shared area as well as a hall and indoor toilets. When we went to assemblies in the hall it was hard to imagine how the whole school had once fitted into that space.
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