History

 I took another shot of the meadow at Moorside.

The house is particularly lovely, painted in the cream yellow motif of the estate.

As prime minister, King entertained not just friends and family, but world leaders. Among them was the American president Franklin Roosevelt, seen in a photo on this display outside the main house. Moorside was ideal not just for being a getaway, but a place to get work done.

He also was fond of dogs, particularly terriers.

A portion of the main house is open for visitors. Not as much as the last time I was here- a guide advised that the large ground floor open space was curtained off for a group of dancers who would be performing later. I went into the main entrance, where a wooden bench and stone angels from Britain are on display.

King had a fondness for collecting such things, some of which can be found randomly on the grounds, and others in the form of follys. These angels were once in Westminster Abbey.

A bust up on the second floor is of the great man himself.

Alongside a photo of him here at the estate with one of his dogs.