Jonga isikhokelo sethu kwi-Great Britain

NdinguAnglophile. Ndigcina unikezelo lwee-BBC kuthotho lwam kumgca we-Netflix, ndihlawula i-272 yeedola ngonyaka ukubhalisela Ubomi belizwe, kwaye kutshanje ndifumene iseti yam yesithathu yebhokisi-Ingqokelela yeminyaka engama-30- Ukubuyekezwa kwentloko kaBrideshead . Phantse unyaka bekukho umngxunya ngokuhlwa kwam ngeCawa apho UDownton Abbey bekufanele ukuba bekukho, ubuhlungu obungathandekiyo obuye buphela kuphela.

Ukuzibophelela kwam eNgilani kukhenketho lwabucala lwamazwe elizwe rhoqo ngoJuni noDavid Brown, owayesakuba ngumphathi weNational Trust. Uhambo ngalunye lubandakanya iphulo lonyaka leeleta ezibhalwe ngocoselelo kunye neefowuni apho uDavid aqinisekisa abaninimzi ukuba abantu bam baseMelika, njengoko esibiza, bayayazi indlela yokuziphatha. Iqela lethu labatyeleli abathandathu lafika izindlu ezintathu ngosuku kangangeveki, silala kwenye yazo. Sineti kwiilayibrari ezifakwe ilinen ezifakwe kwilinen kunye nesidlo sasemini kwiitafile ze-mahogany ezinde, hlala kwizitulo zexabiso zeChippendale, imibala yemidlalo eludongeni kwiichips zepeyinti zeFarrow & Ball, sebenzisa ifolokhwe engeyiyo, fumbhe iintlanzi, ukhanuke abagadi begadi kunye nabangcamli, kwaye umamele Ukujolisa kwiisofa eziphantsi ngelixa iindlebe kunye neemarquess zisixelela malunga nobomi babo abuhlali buhlala. Ndiyabulela kolu hambo ngoku ndiyazi ukuba umgama ongaphezulu kwe-earl.

Uninzi lwabantu baseMelika bandwendwela kuphela indawo yokubonisa amaphenyane-eChatsworth House; Ibhotwe laseBlenheim; I-Castle Howard-etsala izihlwele ezikhulu unyaka wonke. Kodwa iNgilani inamawaka ezinye izindlu ezibalaseleyo, ezinye azizange zivulelwe iindwendwe, uninzi luvulekele iiveki ezimbalwa ezaziwayo ngonyaka. Aba ngabo sifuna bona. Kuwo onke amaDuke kunye neeDuchess zaseDevonshire, ezaba ziinkqubo zentetho rhoqo kwaye zajika iChatsworth ukuba ibe ngumzi mveliso, kukho indlalifa encinci izama le naleya ukugcina indlu yayo entle iqhubeka. Akukho sizukulwana sifuna ukuba sesona siphulukana nendlu ebeselusapho iminyaka engama-900.

Njengoko uDavid wasifundisayo kusuku lwethu lokuqala, eNgilani, amapolisa amadala iqashiso. Oko kukuthi, unyana wokuqala uzuze yonke into, engaphezulu kokucinga kwakho. Kunye nefenitshala, imizobo, kunye neencwadi ezinesikhumba, kuza iingubo zokuthanjiswa ezenziwe ngomphunga, izixhobo zemipu, izizukulwana ezili-14 zeentonga zokuhamba, izixhobo zasefama ezineminyaka engama-300 kungekho mntu ukhumbulayo ukuba uzisebenzisa njani, oomatshini bokushicilela itshizi, iisuti zesikrweqe, iintloko zemikhombe, kunye neenkulungwane zeencwadi ezindala, iminombo yokuzalwa, kunye neencwadi zeencwadi ezihamba kunye neerisithi kuwo wonke umthetho oyilwayo ookhokho abakhe bahlawulwa. Indlalifa entsha ediniweyo yandixelela, Qho xa ndivula idrowa, ndifumana amaqhina kamakazi.

Owu, kumnandi kangakanani, ucinga. Hayi ngokupheleleyo.

Khawufane ucinge ngesibini esitshatileyo esiselula esihlala eLondon. Banemisebenzi kunye nendlu eKensington, kwaye baphuma rhoqo ebusuku. Ke umnxeba uyeza: utata wakhe ubhubhile, kwaye uzuze njengelifa isihloko kunye nendalo encinci embindini wendawo, kwaye ngumsebenzi wabo omtsha ngokusisigxina, kude kube lusuku olunye ludlulela kunyana wabo, ubuncinci kufuneka baqiniseke ukuba banazo. Asinguye wonke umtshato osindayo koku.

• Jonga isikhokelo sethu kwi-Great Britain

Ubomi yimeko engagungqiyo yokuhombisa. Yonke into indala, kwinqanaba elithile lesidingo, kwaye ifuna ukhathalelo olubiza kakhulu. Ndinokuba nobutofotofo bokuzibamba ngaphezulu kwamakhethini kaJohn Fowler angama-18 eenyawo, kwizibongo zemibongo emva kweminyaka engama-70 ukubola elangeni, kodwa ngaxa lithile umntu kufuneka afumane i-100, 000 yeedola. Ndixelelwe gwenxa kwindlu enye, Xa sihombisa igumbi, intelekelelo kukuba ayizukuphinda yenziwe kwakhona izibini ezibini.

Ayize iphele: isidingo sokufaka i-1,900 yeencwadi ezinqabileyo kwintente ye-cyanide, okanye ubeke i-Reynolds portrait kwi-dehumidifier kangangeenyanga ezili-11, okanye uthumele e-Edinburgh kwindawo yokubola, oya kuthi afune iingxaki kulwakhiwo, oluya kufuna i $ 25,000 yexabiso Ukuqhafaza ukuze i-500,000 yexabiso lomsebenzi iqale ukukhulisa idome ekungekho mntu waziyo ukuba iza kuwa. Eyakho imizabalazo kunye neekhontraktha ibonakala ngathi iyabudenge emva kokuva umntu esithi, Umzobi ubelapha unyaka.

Nangona kunjalo ithiyori iklasi ephezulu yesiNgesi ayizange ithethe ngemali, ngokwenyani bathetha ngayo ngalo lonke ixesha. Emva kwesiko Ngaba ufikile kude? imibuzo, incoko ihlala ijika indleko eziphezulu zokugcina indlu enembali kwaye ikhawuleze ihlawule iirhafu ezinzima zaseNgilane. Ukuvula amanye amagumbi eluntwini, ngesiqhelo kwiintsuku ezingama-28 ngonyaka, yindlela eqhelekileyo yokunciphisa iirhafu, nangona oko kunokuthetha ukuba abantu ongabaziyo bazule endlwini yakho ngeMigqibelo yonke ihlobo. Kwaye ezinye iziqulatho zendlu kufuneka zithengiswe; Sibonile iikopi ezininzi zaseTshayina zakutshanje zixhonywe endaweni yepeyinti ebalulekileyo enikelwe kwirhafu. Ngethamsanqa elingalindelekanga kukuba neendlalifa ezimbini zife kwisithuba sonyaka kunye nokuhlawulwa irhafu kabini. Oko kunokupela isiphelo.

Nje ukuba irhafu ihlawulwe, isizukulwana ngasinye sikhangela imithombo emitsha yengeniso. Sibonile ukuba isuka kuDesmond Guinness, unyana odlamkileyo kaDiana Mitford, ethengisa iibhokisi zeMitford coasters sista kwilayibrari yakhe eLeixlip Castle -Ngaba ukhona umntu onotshintsho olungamashumi amabini eeponti? ibingumxholo wencoko yam neli bali le-Swinging Mod London-kwisizukulwana esitsha sosomashishini abafundele ushishino, ubunjineli, kunye nolawulo lwezindlu. Ithamsanqa lidlala eyalo indima. I-Highclere Castle, eHampshire, yabetha i-jackpot xa yayikhethwa njengendawo UDownton Abbey ; ngoku kukumisa kwindlela yabakhenkethi. Injalo neLyme Park, eCheshire, apho uColin Firth wavela echibini kwihempe emnyama emanzi Ikratshi nomkhethe imisebenzi; Iindwendwe zisaza kubona ichibi kwiminyaka eli-17 kamva. Izwe lesiNgesi lityebile kumdlalo litsala amaqela okudubula avela eTexas, kwaye izindlu ezinemfashini zenza imo yangemva elungileyo kwimitshato yaseSaudi, ngelixa iimfumba ezininzi zisokola. Kodwa yonke indlu ifumana indlela yayo. Siye sabona iindibano ezinkulu zangaphandle ze-RV kunye neemodeli-abathanda inqwelomoya (inenzuzo kakhulu, nangona itshabalalisa ingca). Elinye ilizwe esalityelele lamkela imikhosi yoMbutho woMhlaba oPhakathi ngonyaka. Umbuki zindwendwe wethu wasibonisa ingqokelela yamakrele eplastiki ashiyiweyo, kwaye wakhumbula i-hobbit ebekwe kakhulu eyacela ukuba kungcwatywe uthuthu lwayo apho, isicelo esaziva singenako ukusala. Zange ithi qatha kuye into yokuba baya kudutyulwa baphume kwinkanunu.

Emva kwemali, ulwaphulo-mthetho luyeyona nto kuthethwa ngayo kule mihla. Izikhokelo ziyaxhuma xa imibuzo iphanda kakhulu, kuba ukhenketho lunokunceda abaqhekezi benze uluhlu lokuthenga; ipropathi ihlala ibiwa ukuze i-odolwe. Mva nje sele isondele kakhulu Umsebenzi wewotshi : Iqela elinye lemigulukudu kutshanje liye lathatha iingcango zangaphambili ngefolokhwe. Sifikile emva nje kokuba kukho izikhohlakali amatyeli aliqela kwaye sifunde ukungaze singene ezantsi ebusuku. Undwendwe oluseta ialam alusoze luphile phantsi.

Amanye amandla yenye yesifundo esikhulu. Iibhotile zamanzi ashushu ezogqunywe ngoboya endazibona kwigumbi lokulala eShropshire ngenye imini ebandayo, enemvula ngoJuni yayisisikhokelo sokuba ibhili yepetroli yonyaka apho yayibalekela kumakhulu amawaka eedola. Emva kokuva malunga neGainborough sihlala sifumana isifundo kwi-anaerobic digestion, i-biomass, i-hydroelectric, umoya, okanye i-solar. Abanini abenzi mathambo malunga nayo: Ngubani okhathalayo ukuba oomatshini bomoya basebenza ukuba urhulumente uzimisele ukunciphisa iirhafu zam amashumi amabini eminyaka?

Ndiyayithanda yonke intetho, kwaye ndingadinwa ukuva okwenziwa sisiNgesi ngamagama. Ayikhupheli mvula, ishawa enempilo. Ngoku ndiyakwazi ukubona amanye amanqaku acocekileyo esiNgesi. Umzekelo, ndiye ndaqala ukuqaphela ukuba kukho i-Lord Look, ehlala ibandakanya uhlobo oluthile lweebhulukhwe ezibomvu. Kodwa emva kohambo oluninzi, ndiyaqonda ukuba indlu yelizwe ingaphezulu kokujonga nje; yindlela yokuphila eguquke kakhulu. Inkumbulo yam endiyithandayo nakuluphi na utyelelo yeyomnini owandibonayo emnyango wangaphambili ngo-6 ngeplate yesonka eshushu eshushu, ngokungathi ndiya kuzingela, hayi kwisikhululo senqwelomoya saseManchester. Ndihlala ndibonakala ndigxile kwizinto, ngelixa becinga ngomhlaba, ukukhwela, ukudubula, ukuhamba okude, kunye neegusha zabo. Zingaphi izitulo zethala leencwadi endikhe ndabona kuzo umqamelo wenaliti othi, Siyawuphazamisa lo mtshato ukukuzisela ixesha lokudubula? Abantu baseMelika abagudileyo abakwaziyo ukuliqonda ilizwe labo kunye nezinto eziphambili kubo, kwaye izikhumbuzo zikhohlakele. Ehlotyeni sidibene ne-whippet entle enonyaka ubudala, konke ukwanga kunye ne-cuddles kunye nempumlo emnyama emanzi. Xa sifudukela kwithala leencwadi siyokuphunga iti, yayibaleka iyokudlala ngaphandle kwefestile yethu. Yabulala umvundla yayiginya iphelele, intloko kuqala. Owu, uxolo, umnikazi uthe, kwaye uthathe isiselo.

Siphila la maxesha kaMaggie Smith, kwaye sinazo ezininzi. Kwisidlo sasemini kuhambo lwethu lokugqibela, elinye iqela lethu lenze impazamo yokubonisa ukuqonda ngobomi bomsingathi.

Ngaba unayo iigusha zokugcina ingca ichetyiwe? Ubuzile.

Nqumama. Intloko ijika kancinci. I-eyelashes iflutter.

Hayi siyazitya.

• Jonga isikhokelo sethu kwi-Great Britain

Ezi ndawo zintlanu zelizwe lesiNgesi ziyindawo ezithandwayo zabakhenkethi, kunye neeyure zokundwendwela rhoqo kunye nezinto ezisusela kwiti yasemva kwemini ukuya ekuzingelweni kweqanda ngePasika.

Ibhotwe laseBlenheim EWoodstock, eOxfordshire; blenheimpalace.com .

Inqaba Howard York, North Yorkshire; yvngangngco.co.uk .

Indlu yaseChatsworth Bakewell, eDerbyshire; chatsworth.org .

Inqaba ephakamileyo ENewbury, eNtshona Berkshire; htinyinysd.co.uk .

Indlu yeLyme Park kunye negadi Disley, Cheshire; webazin.org.uk .

Ukhenketho olukhankanyiweyo kweli bali belungiswe ngasese, kodwa kutyelelo lomntu ngamnye, isikhokelo uDavid Brown ucebisa ezi ndlu zingezantsi zingaziwayo kwilizwe lamaNgesi. Iiyure zokutyelela ziyahluka kakhulu, kwaye ezinye zilinganiselwe kakhulu; jonga iwebhusayithi ngaphambi kokucwangcisa uhambo.

IBrynkinalt Estate Oswestry, eShropshire; lwebhsinweb.co.uk .

ICatton Hall kunye neeGadi Walton phezu kweTrent, eMzantsi Derbyshire; catton-hall.com .

IChillington Hall IWolverhampton, iStaffordshire; xkenkc.co.uk .

Indlu yeGorhambury IAlbans yaseSt., EHertfordshire; ha.hahao.org.uk .

Mawley Hall Isidumbu sikaCleobury, eWorcestershire; mawley.com .

I-Renishaw Hall kunye neeGadi ISheffield, iDerbyshire; gokungco.co.uk .

IScampston Hall Malton, eMntla Yorkshire; scampston.co.uk .

Ipaki yaseSutton York, North Yorkshire; yibhabhu.co.uk .