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Carole Souter

@carolelsouter.bsky.social
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Supposedly retired. Heritage Trustee. Gran. Gardens. Historic and beautiful places.

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Carole Souter @carolelsouter.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
And the two oldest printing presses in the world.
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Carole Souter @carolelsouter.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
Wonderful creations from REantwerp throughout the house.
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Carole Souter @carolelsouter.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
Gold leather wall panel from the Plantin-Moretus House. Something beautiful at every turn.
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Carole Souter @carolelsouter.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Antwerp: so much to say. Let's start with the obvious. A partial view of the Cathedral from our hotel window.
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Linden Groves @lindengroves.co.uk · 12/06/2025
Very much looking forward to hearing Kate Felus on this little known garden at #Salisbury Cathedral. It's tonight, in London and there are still tix... come! georgiangroup.org.uk/event-direct...
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Wyatt, Constable and Salisbury Cathedral Close: the Designed Landscape
The story of the move of Salisbury Cathedral from Old Sarum in the 12th century is well known. What is
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Carole Souter @carolelsouter.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Such a treat to learn about (and interact with) Horniman Museum's handling collection in the beautiful conservatory last night.
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Heneb: The Trust for Welsh Archaeology @henebtwa.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
📣 Come and Volunteer with Heneb! 📣 Newtown Community Excavations 2025 A return to our ‘Curious Earthwork’ 📆 April 28th – May 9th 📨 If you are in interested and for more information, please email our Senior Archaeologist, Ian Grant: ian.grant@heneb.org.uk
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Carole Souter @carolelsouter.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Wonderful news - the viaduct is already a great space and the extension will make it even more so.
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Carole Souter @carolelsouter.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Phoebe loves it when we have breakfast in the garden.
Black greyhound lying in the sun, looking at the camera
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Carole Souter @carolelsouter.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
This magnificent magnolia lights up our road every year.
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Carole Souter @carolelsouter.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
Heading to Sulgrave Manor for the first day of the new season. The sun is shining in London. Hope it stays that way.
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Carole Souter @carolelsouter.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
Celebrated friends' 40th wedding anniversary with lunch at the German Gymnasium at Kings Cross. Special way to spend Sunday.
Outside image of red brick building with cafe tables outside Interior of German Gymnasium restaurant Interior of German Gymnasium restaurant
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Carole Souter @carolelsouter.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
I love this tree on Chislehurst Commons
Tree with branches like two elongated arms, in woods on a bright sunny day.
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Carole Souter @carolelsouter.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Lovely cold crisp morning for a walk. Phoebe met the bears (!), more new dogs, and failed to see the parakeets.
Parakeet on leafless tree against blue skyCatkins against blue sky
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Carole Souter @carolelsouter.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
Snowdrop Fair at Great Comp today - great excuse to visit the garden before it opens for the season.
Yellow hamamelis Red hamamelisWhite helleborePurple flowering heather in foreground with snowdrops above on rockery
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Heritage Crafts @heritage-crafts.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Our partnership exhibition with New Brewery Arts in Cirencester, 'And The Work Goes On', is now open, featuring work by 15 makers under the age of 25, many of whom are just starting out and navigating the professional world of craft.
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The Heritage Alliance @heritagealliance.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
We produced a thread covering all the detail's of our AGM today. 🧵 It reflects on on the past year, inducting new Trustees and saying goodbye to those stepping down, and celebrating the work of our members. Take a look! 🥳👇
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Thread by @Heritage_NGOs on Thread Reader App
@Heritage_NGOs: Welcome to the Heritage Alliance AGM 2025! 🎉 Today we’ll be reflecting on the past year, inducting new Trustees and saying goodbye to those stepping down, and celebrating the work of o...
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Carole Souter @carolelsouter.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Very excited to join to hear this talk. Free. Why not sign up now?
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Historic Environment Forum (HEF) @histenvforum.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
The Call for Evidence on Protecting Built Heritage closes on Monday 3 February ⬇️
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Carole Souter @carolelsouter.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Read @herdyshepherd.bsky.social The Place of Tides in single sitting yesterday. Wonderful writing. Much to think about in terms of balance: striving to achieve in a way understood and celebrated by the wider world or focusing on the immediate good to be done locally. How easy is it to change course?
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Carole Souter @carolelsouter.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
After the thunder, a hailstorm! Phoebe is pleased to be indoors.
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Carole Souter @carolelsouter.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Fabulous production of The Lonely Londoners at Kiln Theatre. Theatre with completely coherent music and movement. Standing ovation utterly deserved and spontaneous.
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Carole Souter @carolelsouter.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Underestimated the sheer power of a zooming greyhound this afternoon and found myself inelegantly upturned in the garden. Luckily only damage was to my pride!
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Celia Richardson @celiarichardson.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
So a dragon walked into the National Trust office today. We sometimes get them in Wales but this is a first for us in Swindon. Happy Chinese New Year
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Carole Souter @carolelsouter.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Phoebe has just crunched up and eaten most of a small plastic toy she found in the garden, which I had foolishly assumed was a stick. She's now in disgrace and under observation 🙄
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Carole Souter @carolelsouter.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
Tonight's fox thought Phoebe wouldn't be able to see it if it stood stock still. Under the security light it had just triggered. She was quite offended. #sighthound
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Carole Souter @carolelsouter.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
This morning's suburban safari: squirrels playing chase, a fox slinking, parakeets playing and a little egret flying up from the stream.
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Carole Souter @carolelsouter.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
This morning's fox spotted Phoebe, and hid behind a tree, hoping not to be seen. It failed.
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Carole Souter @carolelsouter.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
This is a wonderful offer. Caroline talks brilliantly about her book. We were so grateful for her Sulgrave Manor seminar.
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Carole Souter @carolelsouter.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Well we may not have seen any foxes yesterday, but this morning two chased one another across the road in front of Phoebe, and this afternoon one ran along the back of the embankment behind the house, right under her nose. She's beginning to be a bit offended!
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Rebecca Madgin @imadgination03.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Join the AHRC Place Programme team to launch our report& explore with @ethankent.bsky.social @1carolineclark.bsky.social @jaigupte.bsky.social Adala Leeson Susan O'Connor what's possible for people-centred, place-based work. When: 29 Jan, 12-1pm Sign Up: shorturl.at/OQQuf Report: shorturl.at/51uGB
Left hand side: Front cover of report entitled Advancing People-Centred, Place-Based Approaches

Right hand side: Names of people involved in the event: 
Dr Jaideep Gupte, Director of Strategy and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council

· Caroline Clark, Director of Scotland, National Lottery Heritage Fund

· Ethan Kent, Executive Director, Placemaking X

· Adala Leeson, Head of Socio-Economic Analysis and Evaluation at Historic England

· Susan O’Connor, Head of Grants at Historic Environment Scotland
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Carole Souter @carolelsouter.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Not sure Phoebe has quite got the hang of her sleeping arrangements yet....
Large black greyhound lying with her head on her bed and her body on the floor.
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Carole Souter @carolelsouter.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
No frost and no foxes on this morning's walk . Phoebe celebrating the sunshine with zoomies around the garden.
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Carole Souter @carolelsouter.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
We saw 4 separate foxes during our 20 minute walk this evening. Phoebe (ex-racing greyhound) now thinks it's perfectly normal, and hardly bothers to look at them any more.
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Carole Souter @carolelsouter.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
Comfort trip into the garden for Phoebe - no coat so we had to be quick. Everywhere is still frozen.
Black greyhound standing on frozen grass
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Carole Souter @carolelsouter.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
Phoebe has mastered the stairs and discovered that her humans have beds too!
Black greyhound sitting on bed
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Carole Souter @carolelsouter.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
I do miss being able to pop into this wonderful building and great museum on a whim. I always, always found something new.
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Historic Environment Forum (HEF) @histenvforum.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
The Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee Inquiry's Call for Evidence on Protecting Built #Heritage is open until Monday 3 February 2025: committees.parliament.uk/work/8742/pr...
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Protecting built heritage - Committees - UK Parliament
The Culture, Media and Sport Committee is to examine the importance of built heritage in the UK and the barriers to its preservation. The inquiry will examine issues with funding and whether current f...
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Carole Souter @carolelsouter.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
Say 'Hello' to Phoebe, everyone. A young ex-racer who's currently wondering what this thing called a ' house' might be.
Black greyhound with pricked ears and a white splodge on her chest.
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Carole Souter @carolelsouter.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Frost - this really was today!
Frost outlining dark pittosporum leavesFrost on variegated leavesFrost on moss and ivyFrost on moss and lichen on red brick wall
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Carole Souter @carolelsouter.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Glorious, clear blue skies and very cold on today's local walk. Love the splash of green of the parakeet, and today's #Chislehurst bears
Blue sky behind twisted tree branches with parakeet sitting centre top of imageBlue sky behind leafless tree branchesSmall carved bear near top of dead tree stumpSmall carved bear near top of dead tree stump with large carved mother bear at base of stump
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Carole Souter @carolelsouter.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Deep frost - slightly afraid to see what has happened to the garden overnight.
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Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI) @bsbibotany.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
The 2025 #NewYearPlantHunt is now officially underway! All the resources needed to take part are here: bsbi.org/new-year-pla... Hoping the weather is kind to 1000s of intrepid botanists heading out over the next 4 days to record wild & naturalised plants blooming in midwinter. Good luck everyone!
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Carole Souter @carolelsouter.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
So sorry to read this. Ros was always a delight to work with when I was at the Heritage Lottery Fund/National Heritage Memorial Fund. An authority in her field and determined to do the very best for the Wallace Collection.
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Carole Souter @carolelsouter.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
More than one woodpecker drumming today, 29 December. New herb bed filled with soil and strawberry runners planted. And a bumble bee on the Christmas hellebore in the porch. #garden
Raised bed with small strawberry runners planted at far endWhite hellebore flowers in basked with bumble bee in largest flower
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