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Dinner is served M'lord

All ready for the daily ritual of dinner here at Penryn Castle. Seating for Lord Penryn and nineteen of his guest here . Strange that the table is set with sweet cakes and fruit but maybe that is how thing were done in the day.

The paintings here form part of the collection of Dutch, Venetian and Spanish paintings. Great names included Canaletto, Rembrandt, Wouwermans, Ruijsdael, Belotto and Palma Vecchio. Many of these pictures can still be seen in the Castle and the collection gave Penrhyn its reputation of being ‘the Gallery of North Wales’ at that time.
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15 comments

Jaap van 't Veen said:

Stunning interior image.
Thank you for the note Herb.
10 days ago

Malik Raoulda said:

Un remarquable et excellent partage d'une beauté phénoménale.
Bonne et agréable journée paisible et reposante.
10 days ago ( translate )

Annemarie said:

ohhh wow!
10 days ago ( translate )

TOZ said:

That's a fine table Herb a bit too grand for me id rather be at Elaine's at Feizor .
Have a greatday.
Gordon
10 days ago

Herb Riddle replied to TOZ:

They knew (and still do) know how to live in these places Gordon. A bit grand for sure but I would not mind giving it a go.

Best Wishes. Herb
10 days ago

LotharW said:

War das am 13. April, auf Deinem Geburtstag?
10 days ago ( translate )

Herb Riddle replied to LotharW:

Ach ja, mein Geburtstag Abendessen hier in Schloss. Sehr aufmerksam von dir, Lothar. Vielen Dank dafür.

Viele Grüße. Herbert
10 days ago ( translate )

Stephan Fey said:

Looks more like fine dining! :-) Oppulently prepared!
10 days ago ( translate )

Herb Riddle replied to Stephan Fey:

Now I look at the photo again, I am inclined to agree with you Stephan. It probably was in fact Dinner not afternoon tea as at first supposed by the cakes and fruit. Glad you liked it.

Regards. Herb
10 days ago

Gudrun said:

They knew how to dine in style but of course they had the domestics to prepare all that:-)
10 days ago

Herb Riddle replied to Gudrun:

Aye, the gentry knew how to live then as they do today. As you say, probably a lot of domestics to prepare this. The domestic work area's such as the kitchens and preparation rooms here were very spacious enabling perhaps a dozen workers in each of the four or five rooms.

Take care. Herb
10 days ago

Keith Burton said:

A beautifully exposed and nicely sharp and detailed interior shot Herb and very clean for 3200iso.

The dining table looks very impressive as do the paintings on the walls.
10 days ago

Herb Riddle replied to Keith Burton:

Always good to know that someone actually looks at the Exif info Keith. Happy too that you have liked this one. It was quite dark in that room even though it had large windows, as they were covered with a gauze curtain in order to keep out most of the UV light of the paintings etc.

Cheers. Herb
10 days ago

Pearl said:

Flûte ! je n'ai encore pas reçu le carton d'invitation ..... Belle table. Bon week-end de l'Ascension, Herb.
9 days ago ( translate )

Tractacus said:

Not exactly McDonalds is it?
8 days ago ( translate )
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