NT visits

Early start, after a good breakfast off to the first National Trust visit.

Tattershall Castle - or what is left of it.  Impressive building.  We took the 149 steps up to the top!
National Trust info on the establishment:
Rising proudly from the flat Lincolnshire fens, Tattershall Castle, with its huge Gothic fireplaces and church-like windows, was designed to impress. Built by Lord Ralph Cromwell, Treasurer of England, it was designed to show off his wealth, position and power.  The Great Tower is one of the earliest and finest surviving examples of English medieval brickwork and was saved from exportation to America by Lord Curzon of Kedleston in 1911. Take the winding staircase, wander through vast echoing chambers and walk out onto the battlements revealing the beauty of the Lincolnshire countryside.


Then on to the second National Trust visit - The Workhouse and Infirmary, Southwell.  National Trust info on the establishment:
Built in 1824 as a last resort for many people, this rural workhouse is one of the best preserved and most complete in England. It was designed to house around 160 inmates, who lived and worked in a strictly segregated environment with virtually no contact between the old and infirm, able-bodied men and women, and children.  As the site developed, Firbeck Infirmary was built in 1871 to care for those deemed too ill to be housed in the workhouse. Here you can glimpse the beginnings of an emerging healthcare system, as social care evolved.  Interactive media, personal objects and the stories of those who lived and worked here help to bring the history to life.'An empty workhouse is a successful one' - Rev. J T Becher (founder of Southwell Workhouse)


We managed to get back to the hotel and changed then over to have some time with my friend.  Then all four of us out to dinner to continue catching up.  A lovely end to a great day.

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