Weekend away: at Littlecote House, Berkshire
fascinating pulpit in the house chapel:

it is probably the only example of a time when all altars were ripped out of churches in Puritanical zeal to be replaced by a pulpit  whence the preacher could exhort, intimidate his flock; it looks like a gun turret!

there were lots of interesting folk to watch and draw:

 

watching the show

 

 

scanning the news

off-duty waiter