Houghton Hall Sculpture Trail
Norfolk probably has more than it's fair share of grand, country halls each with their own fascinating character and history. Houghton Hall is notable enough among these to have merited it's own section in Simon Schama's acclaimed BBC documentary "A History of Britain". As a devoted viewer back in the year 2000, I was surprised to discover that Britain's and indeed the world's first Prime Minister, Robert Walpole , commissioned a splendid new building here in Norfolk to be his residence. I promised myself that I would visit Houghton Hall at the earliest opportunity to educate myself. 23 years later we rolled through Houghton's imposing wrought iron gates to view it's famed sculpture trail which this year celebrates the work of Sean Scully . I'm exaggerating a little. I've been in the grounds of Houghton earlier than that to support Mrs. Corners running the Race for Life there a couple of t...