The Blue Door........

........on the Old Manor House - the premises are now occupied by a firm of accountants and, I think, architects.

Originally, it was the home of Benjamin Handley - the local MP - 1832-1841.The Handleys were a prominent family in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, between around 1777 and the late 1800s. An offshoot of the notable Newark family, the Handleys of Sleaford came to hold position as lawyers, bankers, politicians and clerics in the town and attained great wealth and holdings in the area. The family maintained an interest in transportation - first in canalisation and later the development of the railways.
Buildings and monuments related to the Handleys still exist in modern day Sleaford — including Handley street, Benjamin Handley's manor house on Northgate, Lloyd's Bank (Alvey House) and the Handley Monument.

It is a beautiful old building and extremely well cared for which is good to see.

Not a nice day - and I have managed to feel somewhat negative for most of it - must be the dreary weather! So just took a short trip for my Blip and to get milk.

Hope you have had a great weekend and that I feel a bit more inspired tomorrow!