In typical aristocratic arsehole style, the Duchess of Marlborough (who had wanted Wren to design it) hated #SirJohnVanbrugh so much that he never actually got to see #BlenheimPalace, his most famous work, when it was completed in 1722. She even banned his wife from seeing it!
#BlenheimPalace #sirjohnvanbrugh
#SilentSunday: Sir John Vanburgh’s Grand Bridge at #BlenheimPalace, #Woodstock
#woodstock #BlenheimPalace #silentsunday
Today's Thing of Beauty: #BlenheimPalace #Blenheim #Woodstock #Oxfordshire #England #UnitedKingdom #UK #Garden #statuary #photography Photo by me.
#Photography #statuary #garden #UK #unitedkingdom #england #Oxfordshire #woodstock #blenheim #BlenheimPalace
For #ThickTrunkTuesday an oak tree in the grounds of #BlenheimPalace , #Woodstock , #Oxfordshire
#Oxfordshire #woodstock #BlenheimPalace #thicktrunktuesday
Today's Thing of Beauty: #LongLibrary #BlenheimPalace #Blenheim #Oxfordshire #Woodstock #Oxford #England #UnitedKingdom #Churchill #WinstonChurchhill #TheGraphic #Libraries #LibraryJoy #Library Photo by me
#library #libraryjoy #libraries #thegraphic #winstonchurchhill #churchill #unitedkingdom #england #oxford #woodstock #Oxfordshire #blenheim #BlenheimPalace #longlibrary
New Year’s Eve light show at Blenheim Palace
#BlenheimPalace #newyear2022 #newyear2023
New Year’s Eve light show at Blenheim Palace
#BlenheimPalace #newyear2022 #newyear2023
A trip to #BlenheimPalace to see the Christmas decorations. This year they are nothing sort of spectacular.