Saturday 18th May.
A very grey, cold and overcast morning. Seeing as we don't have to be at the reunion venue until 12.30 we thought it would be nice to give Johan another glimpse of history, and visit Witley Court.
Witley Court is one of our favourite places to visit in Worcestershire and is not far from where we used to live in Worcester. Since our last visit a few years ago there have been a lot of improvements done to the fountain and gardens.
Witley Court was built in the 17thC and expanded in the early 19thC by the architect John Nash for the 3rd Baron Foley. It was later purchased by the Earl of Dudley but unfortunately the house was destroyed by fire in 1937.
Johan guarding the entrance.
This fountain is one of the great attractions at Witley and it starts to work every hour on the hour.
The golden dome is part of the attached Great Witley Parish Church, built in the early 17th C and is noted as the finest Baroque church in England.
Johan and Jim waiting for the fountain to start working.
The fountain, which is gravity fed, is starting to build up pressure.
The main jet rises to a height of 30 metres.
Unfortunately just as the fountain reached its full height the rain came in and it was time to find some shelter.
Inside the beautiful Great Witley Parish Church.
As the rain eased we went to a small cafe in the grounds for a well earned coffee and cakes.
The weather was much better back in 2007 when Elin and Jim came to England to meet us and we introduced Elin to the delicacy of Scones with jam and fresh cream. Yum!!
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