Youngest sister kindly organised an away day at Lambeth Palace, where for a small fee members of the public may on a few occasions, enter the buildings there which serve the Archbishop of Canterbury.
The exteriors of the buildings on the extensive grounds were attractive but I found the interiors relatively dull. Westminster Abbey only a short walk away has a far finer interior.
The interior of the palace and buildings we also visited despite their overall unimpressive effect. Many National Trust and English Heritage buildings visited in the past have been rather more impressive though maybe the HQ of a church should not be too attractive. Having said that however, mrs maytrees and I marveled at St Peters in Rome and many of the artifacts in and around the Vatican, upon our visit there some years ago.
One of the more interesting features of our visit to Lambeth Palace was the principal dining room there which was used for state banquets or at least when the Archbishop was entertaining state or religious leaders from around the world.
The dining room was attractive enough with the table there being laid as if a banquet was shortly to take place. None the less for me, the most attractive objects in the room were the dining plates which appeared thus:
Rather than have a sandwich lunch in the gardens of the palace we decided to walk towards St James underground station and enjoyed a cheap cooked lunch together at an Italian Cafe enroute.
No new Archbishop of Canterbury at this time.
An enjoyable afternoon.
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