SCAVENGER HUNT SUNDAY and THROUGH MY LENS - Mount Stewart

Once again I have managed to find all but one of the photographs for the Scavenger Hunt Sunday word prompts at the National Trust property, Mount Stewart, near Newtownards this week.   The words are Entrance, Open, Glass, Homemade and My City.

As you can see, this is the main ENTRANCE to Mount Stewart House and the portico, that is the structure consisting of a roof supported by columns at regular intervals, and is typically attached as a porch to the building, is large enough for a  coach and horses to draw up so that anyone could alight and not get wet.

As I OPEN the door on entering the house, I notice the beautiful brass lock. This is the oldest remaining part of the house and is thought  to date back to the very first building of Mount Stewart in 1780 called Mount Pleasant.  The lock is made from West Indian Mahogany and brass and every night this door is locked with a very big key. 

As I entered the Central Hall and look up, I see the gorgeous chandelier which dates back to George IV.  It is a cut crystal GLASS chandelier hanging on a chain with eighteen lights which now has been converted to electricity.

Central Hall Chandelier

 Victorian, 1850, pointed droplets called Alberts and triangular sections called Prisms. 

As I walked into Lady Londonderry’s Sitting room, I noticed two more lovely GLASS chandeliers and asked Paul, one of the guides to explain how the boat Chandelier came to be in Mount Stewart and you can hear that in the video below.

Sailing Ship Chandelier – early 20th Century glass donated in 1921 by Lady Cunard for charity sale held in Londonderry House , London to raise money for Airmen, Soldiers  and sailors and acquired by Londonderry .

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Now I thought I had seen all the rooms in Mount Stewart however when  I enquired if there was anything HOMEMADE in the house, only then did I discover a well equipped pot-pourri room which Lady Londonderry used. In it there is a heated frame and racks for drying flowers quickly which apparently is the way of keeping their smell.  Lady Londonderry would make up bags of pot-pourri to sell for charity at Charity events held on the lawn e.g. Red Cross.  I found bowls of pot-pourri in some of the rooms.

I live in a town called Bangor which is 13 miles east of the nearest city called Belfast. The other day I travelled up to MY CITY, Belfast and took a photograph of the front of Belfast City Hall for you to see.  

I hope you enjoyed the photographs I  chose to illustrate the word prompts.

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