We’ve had an entertainment theme running this year at Uppark House and Garden. Recent posts on this blog have shown images of our very successful Victorian Weekend in early September – a Victorian celebration.
In Uppark House we have rolled back the years and the carpet to show our showpiece room the Saloon set up for a party.
This has given many people the chance to explore more, to observe the paintings, the beautiful ceiling and pieces from the collection in more detail, to imagine the room being used to celebrate great occasions in the past. Trees for me have a similar grandeur, venerable veterans are a symbol of past decades even centuries.
We’ve an ancient Yew tree near the entrance to the House that’s 1000 years old; think of all the history; two world wars, War of the Worlds – HG Wells lived here as a young ambitious writer, the tragedy and the celebrations.
Back to the Saloon, the party’s nearly over. We’re open until the end of the month and then we roll back the years and the carpet ready for Christmas and our open season next year, the year of the Olympics.
It’s a big old carpet so we’re all getting involved, it’ll be an event in itself. I’m quite looking forward to the room being put back. We’ll be doing this when we are closed in November so next year we can open more doors because the carpet wont be in the way!
On summer days, the sight of the internal doors being opened up to glimpse the South Meadow beyond as you enter Uppark House is a sweet, pretty thing, I love it – roll on summer, roll on 2012!
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