Triangular Lodge

We left just after 8.30 this morning and made good time.  We have an overnight stay in Kettering and visited this Lodge on the way.


This delightful triangular building was designed by Sir Thomas Tresham (father of one of the Gunpowder Plotters) and constructed between 1593 and 1597. It is a testament to Tresham’s Roman Catholicism: the number three, symbolising the Holy Trinity, is apparent everywhere. There are three floors, trefoil windows and three triangular gables on each side.On the entrance front is the inscription ‘Tres Testimonium Dant’ (‘there are three that give witness’), a Biblical quotation from St John’s Gospel referring to the Trinity. It is also a pun on Tresham’s name; his wife called him ‘Good Tres’ in her letters.
It was interesting and an usual triangle shape.  We then made our way to a nature  reserve near Oakham.  We walked along to the Osprey Hide and saw an Osprey sitting on a pole. Got to the premier inn about 4ish and now a nice relax and look forward to a meal.  It was hot today