249/365 Toll House, late summer

The Toll House always looks lovely in summer with troughs and window baskets planted. See 98/365 & 33/365 for Spring & Winter shots of this house.

98/365 Toll House in Spring

In 33/365 this tree was dusted with snow. I just had to stop on the way past it today to get this shot of it before the blossom is fully open. As I said back then, its one of my favourite trees. Today though, I took some more detailed shots of the Toll House itself. The folk who live there have 2 huge dogs with deep gruff barks to match! I think they might be great danes.

The downstairs window used to be a bay window but a vehicle crashed into it in the 1960s, you can see the brickwork is different where it has been repaired.

33/365 Toll House in winter

There is an old Toll House near where I live and across the road from it is one of my favourite trees, which will no doubt feature here again as the seasons progress. We have had a decent snowfall which is lying like frosting on a cake along the branches. The Toll House behind is now a private house and a listed building. Built in the mid-19th century, it was restored in 1976.

See http://bygonederbyshire.co.uk/articles/Toll_House,_Kedleston_Road,_Derby_-_then_and_now

I had hoped to find more info, but this is all there is! (Let me know if the link doesn't work!)