Hampton Court 2011

On Friday 20th May 2011, Joan, Hayley, Jezz and Wayne go to Hampton Court Palace for the day.

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Hampton Court — it’s been there all my life, you know?

Hayley, Jezz and Joan
In the gardens, we went on the tram ride, powered by two beautiful 15 year old Shire horses.
Hayley, Joan and Jezz
As soon as we got our tickets, it was time for a quick snap outside the main entrance; Hayley, Joan and Jezz.
Hayley
Hayley stops for a rest and a chat.
Jezz
Jezz, pretty much how I see him every morning… on the throne!
Hayley
Staircase
This is the view as we went in to one of the entrances, spectacular artwork hallway
Jezz and Joan
Jezz and Joan making a good scale example of the grander of the staircase and artwork.
Painting: William III
This is a huge painting of William III (1650-1702) on horseback by Sir Godfrey Kneller (1646-1723).
King’s Throne
The King’s Throne – we weren’t allowed to sit there!Probably something about us being queens.
King’s bed
And this was the very bed of the King’s. We weren’t allowed on that either. It’s not very big, by today’s sizes.
Painting: ? by Antonio Verrio
Located on The King’s Great bedchamber ceiling.
Stunning gardens
Beautifully maintained and sculptured gardens.
Table and chairs
The King’s Private Dining Room.
Jezz, Hayley, Joan and me
Stopped off at The Privy cafe for a bacon butty and a cuppa.
Jezz
Jezz’s poses are largely influenced by me telling him where to stand or the faces to pull but on this occasion… he was waiting for me to come from around the corner
Jezz
I wanted the effect of a giant Jezz… this was in front of one of the interesting seated shows the palace has. It taught us of the private rooms of the King.
One of the royal beds
Hmm… Kingsize it it NOT.
The Tudor roof
The magnificent Tudor roof in the Great Hall.
The Gatehouse and Courtyard
The huge courtyard and gatehouse of the palace.
Hayley
I swear the man changed his facial expression when she put her arm around him.
Who ate all the pies?
The usual… Jezz did.
Jezz picks up the cabbages
After his 3 minute stand up comedy set, Jezz collects all of the cabbages thrown at him and seems quite upbeat about it.
Jezzy Potter
It was either that or Jezz with his preferred method of transport.
Jezz at Tesco
A standard shopping trolley has never been enough.
Jezz – a barrel of laffs
It was either that or a pair of barrels.
Jezz
Awe, he looks a little lost.
Jezz reflecting
Jezz suddenly realising that jumping on the horse-drawn tram to get away from us was never going to work… it just circles the gardens and comes back.
Good view of the palace from across the gardens.
The Palace
Good view of the palace from across the gardens.
The Shire horses
These are the Shire horses that pull the tram carriages around the gardens.
Horses and tram
The tram ride takes you around the gardens and back.

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