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gibney-the-house-elf-blog · 5 years

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Sirius and Remus teaching at Hogwarts

- Lets pretend Sirius never went to Azkaban

- Sirius was the potions teacher

- Remus was the defence against the dark arts teacher

- Everytime they would walk past each other in the halls they would mutter each other’s last names.

- If a topic came up that they had different views on they would bicker on for HOURS!

- Sirius would always say Remus stole his potion ingredients

- And whenever something went wrong Remus would always blame Sirius

- The stupid hatred around these two professors was wild

- Students began to think that they where like an old married couple

- And from that day on almost all of Hogwarts shipped Sirius and Remus together (even some other teachers)

- A few gryffindor students came up with a poll for when they would get together

- Tons of students bet different days on when the two professors would announce their relationship or it was confirmed somehow

- And I mean TONS

- Every house joined in on the betting and even some of the teachers

- When Remus found out he immediately told Sirius

- And everytime they heard a student talking about it they would just smirk at each other

- But when it came to the end of the school year the students became inpatient and wondered why Sirius and Remus weren’t together yet

- So the gryffindor common room set up a secret date from them.

- A gryffindor boy spilt a potion in Remus’s class

- Remus calked Sirius for help cleaning it up because he didn’t know what type of potion it was

- While Remus has his back turned all the students snuck out

- One girl cast a spell to light some candles and set the mood

- When Sirius walked in and Remus turned around, Remus became very confused

- But then they both caught on

- The class where all watching from a nearby classroom

- Remus and Sirius blush a little

- And then then take care of the potion and go their seperate ways

- All the students are disappointed

- On the last day of the school year a young gryffindor boy walks up to Remus and Sirius at the last breakfast and ask

- “okay, how come you guys are not together yet?!?! Your perfect for each other! Can you not see that?? We have all been waiting all year for you guys just to announce it! Siriusly!”

- Remus and Sirius laugh

- ( Sirius hand was probably on Remus’s thigh behind the dinning tables most days and no one even noticed)

- Sirius just flashes a cheeky grin and replied with

- “we’ve been married for 5 years”

- And the whole school just goes silent

- How could they not have known this?!?

- But then everyone starts clapping and cheering

- And a young raven claw boy screams

-“IVE WON THE BET! IVE WON THE BET!”

- The school was like a zoo

- And from then on Remus and Sirius continued their amazing relationship and all the students shipped it because it’s canon

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derby-art-foundation-2016 · 5 years

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Working at Calke Abbey

Calke Abbey is a Grade I listed country house near Ticknall, Derbyshire, in the care of the charitable National Trust. The site was an Augustinian priory from the 12th century until its dissolution by Henry VIII. The present building, named Calke Abbey in 1808, was never actually an abbey, but is a Baroque mansion built between 1701 and 1704.The house was owned by the Harpur family for nearly 300 years until it was passed to the Trust in 1985 in lieu of death duties.

Today, the house is open to the public and many of its rooms are deliberately displayed in the state of decline in which the house was handed to the Trust.

Today you wil gathering source material from the grounds and the house to develop over the next two weeks.

Remember, your project is titled ORDER + CHAOS, and you should actively seek out areas to record this. You will mostly see lots of chaos!

You need to bring:

Your little black drawing book

Drawing materials- biro, marker pen, pencil, pastel etc

camera or phone was storage fully charged

waterproof clothing/ umbrella

packed lunch or money

1. Drawing/ mixed media in A6 book- order + chaos

You now have an aged and distressed book. Use the pages you have prepared in the studio to record observations at Calke Abbey. Work directly over the elements you have added to the pages. Use any media- pen, pencil, chalk etc. Look at collections, piles of books, rotting fruit, peeling wallpaper, random objects, patterns and textures

2. Texture and decay- drawing and photography

Look for and record texture and decay inside and out. Record through drawing, mark making and photography a range of interesting textures and surfaces in the garden and the the buildings that show neglect and weathering. Look for weathered brick, dirty windows, cracks in plaster, peeling paint, wallpaper, wooden floorboards, paving stones, etc and record using rubbings, pencil, fine liner, watercolour or chalk. Take photos too.

3. A sense of place and narrative, inside and out- photography

Calke Abbey has a unique atmosphere; a country house and estate preserved in 20th-century decline, poised somewhere between gentle neglect and downright dereliction, telling the tale of an eccentric family who amassed a huge collection of hidden treasures.

Behind closed doors, a treasure trove of peeling décor, personal artefacts, and remnants of past generations all combine to create a rich, atmospheric sense of place. There are vast collections of artifacts, presented in both an ordered and chaotic manner.

Using photography, try to capture this feeling. It is a lot easier to photograph inside the Hall than draw, so use your camera to record the collections and quirky objects there and in the garden.

4. Photographic compositions- black and white

Explore the gardens, grounds and outside of the house, looking for strong compositions, interesting lighting, texture and form etc.

The light levels in the house are very low, and you can’t use a tripod, so avoid the darker areas of the house.

You have just 12 shots- the idea is to look carefully and compose before you press the shutter!

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nfornaomi · 5 years

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Tumblr failed to post this yesterday so fingers crossed it’ll go through today...

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So many neat things today. First part of the day was spent slowly walking from the Old Town to Charles Bridge, and then to Prague Castle and St Vitus Cathedral - of course stopping to take photos at every turn and every corner because it’s pretty much impossible not to. Prague Castle is supposed to be the largest ancient castle in the world but it didn’t seem like a castle at all - at least not like the Irish ones 🤓. It’s more like a complex with many buildings within it.

After a quick stop at the Lennon Wall, we made our way back to the Jewish Quarter to check out the cemetery and other buildings like a few synagogues and a ceremonial hall, all filled to the brim with facts and figures and a whole lot of history.

The Old Jewish Cemetery dates back from the 15th century and has about 12,000 tombstones within it. In some spots there are 10-12 layers of bodies buried on top of each other with ~6 hand widths in between them, due to lack of space. As you can see from the picture, the tombstones are arranged in what appears to be a haphazard way - but I assume they would’ve had to be uprooted and ‘replanted’ with every new layer over the decades/centuries - not an easy task! A bit morbid in general but very cool (and sobering) to see.

Last, we watched a ballet at the National Theatre tonight! Gorgeous exterior, gorgeous interior, and a semi-interesting performance (calked Timeless). The second section was super strange and more contemporary than ballet - according to my So You Think You Can Dance knowledge from years ago 😂 - and I like contemporary but I didn’t understand this at ALL. Ah well, we had great seats and the atmosphere was nice as well, so strange dancing aside, it was all good :) I’m also glad I packed a dress because people were definitely dressed up, although I felt a smidge self conscious wearing Birkenstock’s...hahahha 🤦🏻‍♀️. At least the sandal straps are sparkly black?!

#travel #prague #europe #jewish cemetery #ballet

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newagesispage · 3 years

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818331ruby · 4 years

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I plan to visit a national trust site hopefully in the upcoming weeks (depending on changing COVID-19 restrictions and guidelines)

Sites I could visit;

•Calke Abbey

•Kedleston Hall

•Hardwick

•The Peak District

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cnbnews · 4 years

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【希望之声2020年7月21日】（编译：袁心怡）远离城市现代化的喧嚣和浮躁，英国电讯报为您推荐了10佳文化之旅，使您重温大英帝国辉煌历史。

1. 北方诺曼 (Norman North)

达勒姆（Durham）大教堂和城堡建在高耸的海角上，布尔河 (River Wear)弯道环绕，自诺曼时代起就主导了当地的景观。游客前来探索这座宏伟的教堂。此文化之旅还包括参观奥克兰城堡（Auckland Castle)主教宫，以及其修复后重新开放的乔治亚国宾厅（Georgian State Rooms），还有约克大教堂，以及在赫克瑟姆（Hexham)有1300年历史的修道院。参观的最后一站是林迪斯法恩（Lindisfarne）16世纪的城堡。

2. 繁华伯利（Burghley）

伯利庄园位于彼得伯勒（Peterborough）西北约15英里处，是英国最宏伟的伊丽莎白时代建筑之一，收藏了一流的意大利艺术品，东方陶瓷、精致的家具和华丽的纺织品。经典游览的景点包括格里姆索普城堡(Grimsthorpe Castle)、半哥特式的埃尔顿大厅(Elton Hall)、凡尔赛风格的鲍顿庄园(Boughton House)，以及韦兰谷(Welland Valley)的罗金汉城堡(Rockingham Castle)。

3. 科茨沃尔德（Cotswolds）工艺美术

许多工艺美术运动的艺术家和设计师都在科茨沃尔德建家立业。塞伦塞斯特（Cirencester）附近的罗德马顿（Rodmarton）私人庄园就是以独特的风格建造和装饰的。萨伯顿（Sapperton）、切尔滕纳姆（Cheltenham）和奇平（Chipping）坎普登（Campden）的村庄和城镇也有别具一格的宅屋。

4. 历史性古城赫里福德郡（Herefordshire）

这里的历史建筑令人着迷，从12世纪的小教堂到中世纪的庄园，再到新月��城堡和维多利亚��特式建筑，都潜藏在这个古老的边境乡村的历史遗迹之中。除了乡村住宅和花园。最引人注目的景点莫过于阿伯加文尼（Abergavenny）附近都铎王朝时期的兰维汉阁（Llanvihangel Court），还有布雷肯（Brecon）附近19世纪40年代末建造的特雷比菲德之家 (Treberfydd House）。

5. 巴洛克式（Baroque）山峰

查兹沃斯庄园(Chatsworth House)是德文郡公爵(Duke of Devonshire)家族的所在地，它位于峰区(Peak District)，是英国最宏伟的巴洛克风格豪宅之一。它被1000英亩的卡普比利提·布朗（Capability Brown）花园和公园包围，内部有金碧辉煌的装饰和着名收藏，包括维罗内塞（Veronese）、伦勃朗（Rembrandt）和雷诺兹（Reynold）的杰作。该地区的文化亮点还包括蒂克纳尔（Ticknall）附近的国民信托的卡尔克（Calke）修道院，它是在12世纪奥古斯丁（Augustinian）修道院的遗址上建造的。

6. 肯特(Kent)城堡

伊登布里奇(Edenbridge)附近的赫弗城堡(Hever Castle)是安妮·博林(Anne Boleyn)的童年故居，在她1536年去世之前也一直是她的家族所在地。附近是奇丁石城堡(Chiddingstone Castle)，它建于19世纪，拥有大量非洲和远东的珍宝的收藏。曾经是亨利八世 (Henry VIII) 和阿拉贡(Aragon)凯瑟琳故乡的多丁顿广场（Doddington Place）和利兹城堡(Leeds Castle)，也在参观之列。

7. 庄严的苏格兰

苏格兰边界起伏的独特地貌因有建筑风格新颖的房屋点缀更加吸引着旅游者的目光。经典的旅程会有游览曼德斯顿(Manderston)。曼德斯顿是爱德华七世时期的宅邸，位于阿伯茨福（Abbotsford)德敦(Duns)附近，由沃尔特·斯科特爵士(Sir Walter Scott)建造，里面有罗伯特·亚当(Robert Adam)的内饰，凡·戴克(Van Dyck)和庚斯博罗(Gainsborough)的画作。凯尔索(Kelso)附近的18世纪城堡被列为值得驻足观赏的经典。

8. 游览唐顿（Downton）

海克利尔城堡(Highclere Castle)因《唐顿庄园》(Downton Abbey)的拍摄地而闻名，它位于伯克郡(Berkshire)纽伯里(Newbury)附近，是由建筑师查尔斯•巴里(Charles Barry)按照雅各布（Jacobean）风格建造的一座19世纪豪宅，位于占地5000英亩卡普比利提·布朗公园 (Capability Brown Park)内。里面的埃及展览是由卡那封（Carnarvon）第五世伯爵创建的，他与霍华德·卡特(Howard Carter）在1922年发现了图坦卡蒙（Tutankhamun）的陵墓。从这里也很方便前往参观简·奥斯汀（Jane Austen）位于查顿（Chawton）的故居。

9. 梦幻尖塔

索尔兹伯里大教堂（Salisbury Cathedral）始建于1220年至1258年，历时38年，是世界上最完好的哥特式建筑之一。这座高得惊人的尖塔完工于14世纪。可以探索这座建筑中回廊和教堂背景故事，和游览位于北面几英里处的11世纪“老”教堂的旧址—老萨伦（Old Sarum）。

10. 约克郡（Yorkshire）寻宝

在约克郡众多的豪宅中，霍华德城堡（Castle Howard）勘称是一颗耀眼的明珠。游览18世纪的法恩利大厅（Farnley Hall），纽比大厅(Newby Hall），及其奇彭德尔（Chippendale）收藏和亚当（Adam）式的内饰，帕拉第安霍温厄姆（Palladian Hovingham）大厅及其壮观的骑马学校。

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