TTFF Midlands Trip to Ashby de la Zouch
25th July 2004

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TTFF Midlander(s) and others collect their audio guides. You can't see anyone cos they are in the EH ticket office on the left.

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We all follow the instructions and go over to the display board and look at the Kitchen building. Room for plenty of cupboards in there. It's a bit bigger than a breakfast kitchen, more like a banquetting kitchen!

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Study the plan carefully. You may be tested on this later.

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No. Wait for the instruction to start.

I don't know! Some people just can't wait.

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Plenty of fireplaces in this kitchen but someone seems to have taken all the cupboards off the walls.

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Now I'm sure there was a fireplace like this in our kitchen when I were a lad. - OK perhaps not quite so big.

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All mod cons including built in well.

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I wanted to make a feature of the brickwork but Lawrence L-B said we should go for purple and green.

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Twin split level ovens.

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Oooh what's in there?

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This room is a bit long and narrow. but it would make an excellent wine cellar.

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Hello. Is that the roofing contractor? Could you call round. I think we might have a bit of problem.

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Chris finds the entrance very imposing.

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They were definitely keen on doors. Doors to the left of you, doors to the right.

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Yes I'm on the phone to the roofer. Can you get on to the windows people?

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More nice stone work. Keep L L-B away from here.

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Another fire place

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No I don't want any double glazing, but single would be nice.

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A very ornate fire place.

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The Chapel

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I spy with my little eye.

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No, it can't be. It isn't phil up there is it?

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You don't want to know what was down there Chris.

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Yes I know there's a stair case. But where are the floors?

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You get a good view of the incoming rain clouds from up here don't you?

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Just to prove that I did go to the top, heres a view of the castle below.

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The ornamental fish ponds. Not much chance of a bite in there at the moment.

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The Moira Blast Furnace looking very clean.

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When the boat comes in.

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You shouldn't have told them we're from TTFF. Oh it's alright, he's unlocking the door now.

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Did I really put a tenner each way on this one?

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A very well ordered herd of pigs.

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The top of the blast furnace. No charge today.

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An early mobile disco.

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The base of the furnace. A nice place to warm your hands?

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Chris M waiting for the iron to appear.

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It's a load of bull rushes.

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The lime kilns. Now where do they bake the lemons?

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A fire hearth to warm up the limestone.

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Munchie Cat and helpers charging the lime kiln.

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A canal cruise approaches the blast furnace.

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And so we say farewell to Moira.

You can see more pictures from the TTFF Midlands trip to Ashby de la Zouch at the following places:
 
Sniffy's Album
 
Munchie Cat's gallery
 
Chris M's pictures for
Ashby Castle and Moira Furnace.