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September 28, 2014 By John Adams 7 Comments

My Sunday Photo 28/9/2014

#MySundayPhoto, My Sunday Photo, Duchess of Devonshire, Deborah Mitford

This week’s #MySundayPhoto is topical rather than high quality. In the centre is Asthall Manor, birthplace of the duchess of Devonshire who passed away this week.

This week’s #MySudayPhoto left me with a dilemma. I’ve not had time to go out and take any images this week and so I found myself sat at the lap top, questioning whether I should take part on this occasion.

I then stumbled across this image. It’s maybe not very high quality, but it is topical.

It’s of a small section of a valley in the Cotswolds near where I grew up. The large building in the middle to the right of the church is Asthall Manor, birthplace of the Duchess of Devonshire, also known as Deborah Mitford, who passed away at the age of 94 earlier this week.

I won’t recount the story of the Duchess’s life here. I’m sure most of you will be aware of Deborah Mitford and her five sisters. If not, you’ll find some more info here.

I think the Duchess’s passing away will be felt hard in Asthall and the surrounding area. Although she hadn’t lived there for many years, concentrating her efforts on Chatsworth House in Derbyshire, she still owned a pub round the corner called The Swan that I regularly drank in when younger. I rarely go to the pub these days, but when passing through I sometimes stop off for a drink. It’s not uncommon to hear the staff talking about visits form “The Duchess” and pictures of all her sisters hang on the walls.

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  1. Jenny says

    September 28, 2014 at 10:08 am

    It’s harvest time. I am seeing it everywhere. Grew up on a farm so I am used to it this time a year. Great capture. #sundayphoto

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  2. sherry from sherryspickings says

    September 28, 2014 at 11:11 am

    yes it was very sad to hear she had passed away. very much the end of an era.

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  3. OneDad3Girls says

    September 28, 2014 at 11:43 am

    Great photo even if it does come with a sad story

    Thank you for linking up

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  4. My Family Ties says

    September 28, 2014 at 1:38 pm

    Great photo I like the way it leads you in to the church nestled away in the trees, nice to read the story behind the photo as well even though it is sad #MySundayPhoto

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  5. Leslie says

    September 28, 2014 at 7:54 pm

    Gorgeous!

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  6. Neesie says

    September 28, 2014 at 7:57 pm

    I’m happy that you joined in with the link… it’s very topical for this week even though a little sad. Definitely the end of an era.
    Enjoy your Sunday evening

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  7. Merlinda Little (@pixiedusk) says

    September 29, 2014 at 5:23 pm

    Thanks for sharing. Her story is something new to me but learned so much about her by just reading this post. #mysundayphoto

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