NEWPORT RHODE ISLAND FOR THE DAY

A Favourite place for us to visit

We will tour a few mansions

Have lunch by the ocean

Then

Come home to our pets who

will be waiting for us

Welcome to

THE ELMS

This villa was the summer retreat of coal magnate

Edward Julius Berwind and his wife Herminie

We decided to take the

'behind the scene' tour

There was a circular driveway where

all supplies would have been dropped off

All services to the house were in this area......

Kitchen, pantry, laundry

Unfortunalely we were not allowed to take

pictures inside the home

This was a disappointment

for the camera lady

(view from top of house)

We had a tour of the first floor which housed

the kitchen area

then

 were taken to the basement

where we saw the 'heating' system

Since Mr. Berwind was in the coal business

he had coal shipped to Newport from Virginia

There was an underground tunnel system where

 coal was loaded on to coal cars from the road

and transported on tracks to the basement coal bins

From the basement we climbed 100 steps to the 3rd. floor

where the maids, servants and the butler lived

We went out onto the roof and took in the view of

the front lawn and in the distance you can

see the Newport marina

There must have been at least 15 bedrooms

The women had their own room

the men shared a room

Although there was one big window in each room the

maids and servants did

 not have a view as there was a

facade around the top of the home

You can see the facade

This era was in to statues

LUNCH TIME

We drove along the coast and stopped at this

little beach area for lunch

We all noticed this shoe on the beach

We looked at each other and

wondered

What is the story as to why the shoe was there????

We thought it was a bit creepy

Also

A golf ball

What's the story here?????

Whatever works for a couple

The fellow is going fishing

and

the lady

is

catching a few winks

and

enjoying the warmth of the sun

Over the tree tops we spotted kites

What a sight

dipping and diving in the wind

The handler of the kite had an extra waist harness

with a third line attached

Out for an afternoon at the park

What caught my eye about this couple

was that they were facing

each other as they enjoyed their

time in the park

We are now on to our second tour

Chateau-Sur-Mer

The home to three generations of the Wetmore family

At the back of the home is a croquet lawn

The local Newport club plays croquet

at the lawn each week

Across from the 'lawn'

was a group of Japanese cedar trees

On two other occasions when in Newport

I have taken photos of

St. Mary's Church

where

Jack Kennedy

married

Jacqueline Bouvier

Today I was thrilled as

the doors to the church were open

Beautiful stained glass window behind the alter

The floor is made of tile

The first pew on the groom's side

(I noticed the plaque cards at the end of the pews)

Miss La Farge

10 o'clock

4 sittings

Does this go back to when the church was built

 in the 1800's?

 

The pipe organ must be magnificent

There were four chairs on each

side at the back of the church

Not sure who would sit there??

This is where the bride would have stood

before walking down the isle

American flag blowing in the breeze

as we left Newport

A great day was had by all