Our holiday to the Midlands began early despite having to shoe-horn four kids and luggage (packed the same morning since I was stricken with a severe allergy attack from some older lady's perfume at church the day before) into our car. 
With my trusty English Heritage Sites book in hand,
I detoured us off our path to see this, The Rushton Triangular Lodge (this link will open a second window to tell you about the building). Constructed between 1593 and 1597, it was strong enough to withstand my family.
The greatest thing about seeing these sites is that nothing is roped off. You can drag your hands along stone that was carved hundreds of years ago. You can walk on tiled floors laid before King Henry VIII began destroying all things beautiful.
At this site, my kids sat in the windows, put their faces up to old stonework and crawled into crevices that seemed to be custom made for their little bodies.
J2 peeking in.
Beautiful place. My kids left laughing. Not having the parents shout, "Don't touch!" "Get off!" "Keep your hands to yourself" every two seconds will do wonders for a child's willingness to learn history.
That is really neat. I love all those little things about old buildings.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous architecture, dear. So jealous of your latest adventure.
ReplyDeleteHands on history! I am all over that.
ReplyDeleteYou know, if I wasn't stuck here in Utah...
Incidentally, the pumpkin I carved myself this year, ended up looking a lot like old Henry VIII's pantaloons.
It wasn't intentional.
For the love of...
ReplyDeleteThat "Sharon" comment was me. I didn't bother to see who was logged in, before I began to spout my witticisms.
Have I done this to you before?
Great photos! Thanks for sharing these and taking us along. :D
ReplyDelete"it was strong enough to withstand my family."
ReplyDeleteHAHAHAHAHAHA! And it just got better from there!
I would LOVE to do that! Take a trip to places so old and beautiful and actually touch them and let me kids roam!
Hands on learning is the MOST fun!
ReplyDeleteWhy can't we have castles lying around here? I'm jealous.
Oh wow. I just wanted you to know that I'm soooo jealous you get to see things like that where you are. Awesome pictures!
ReplyDeleteWow! That place is awesome. My kids would have a ball there.
ReplyDeleteAwesome! And no roped off areas? Totally hands on? Heaven!
ReplyDeleteOh, I am so JEALOUS! I want to run my fingers along stone that was carved hundreds of years ago too!!
ReplyDeleteFabulous pics!
How fun! Oh, if only I could flatten myself like that Stanley guy and ship myself to you...
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful place to visit...thanks so much for sharing!
ReplyDeleteSandi
Hands on is the best..as well as kids not hearing Don't touch!! Love the pictures..and excited to see more.
ReplyDeletethat is the best kind of exploring: kids (and adults) don't like the fact that you can't touch things while learning...who ever invented that velvet rope should be hanged with it! :)
ReplyDeleteYou kids will not remember your allergy attack, or the hastily packed suitcases ... instead they will spend their grown-up reunions laughing over times just like this. "
ReplyDeleteRemember the time we touched all that old stone way out in the middle of nowhere?"
"Yeah and when I got my gum stuck in my hair while squeezing up for a look out that creepy wire window?"
Yep, that's the way it will be. Memories of FUN!!!! (Who knew mom had an allergy attack the night before? Oh is that why she looked that way? Yep! Bummer, but remember the gross lizard ...)
Great pictures! That building is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteBit of a spooky looking place. Great photos.
ReplyDeleteVery cool place! Looks like fun!
ReplyDeleteHave a good week - Kellan
I wonder what's happened to that woman? I hope they have some answers soon.
ReplyDeleteWonderful but there's a bit of a problem I notice with my own kids when they can touch and be INSIDE of history, as it is with a lot of what we have in our house. (Not 1500's old, but old nontheless.) Mine have lost the concept of linear time. They're all caught up in then being now...well, maybe it's not such a problem afterall.
ReplyDeleteWow that place looks really cool!
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