点评:The Sherborne has been restored by a benefactor to its original state which sadly becomes its big problem. The walls and carpets are very dark so the blinds are kept shut to protect them. They are awful for displaying anything. The current photo exhibition may as well be called coal at night.
The painting up the stairs has been restored but is almost too dark to see and is not really very pleasant, depicting various animals being killed.
It has a couple of nice arts and crafts fireplaces.
It has to be said that the downstairs toilets are magnificent and probably worth popping in for five minutes to view.
The new space and outside has massive potential but ultimately there is nothing really there. There is quite a good gift shop.
The cafe serves quite good food but the service is slow. We could not get an alcoholic drink from the bar as the restaurant was closed which even the staff found funny.
We cannot imagine what the business model is. It is voluntary donations for entry.
There seems to be no creativity in using the space. I know some local artisans would like to display their wares there on a for sale basis.
One big room is devoted to the biggest board room table you ever did see which is apparently used for committee meetings.
Which probably says it all.
翻译:谢尔伯恩楼由一位捐助者出资修复至原貌,但这反而成了它的大问题。墙壁和地毯颜色极深,因此必须拉上百叶窗来保护它们。这些百叶窗根本不适合用来展示任何物品。目前的摄影展简直就如同“黑夜中的煤炭”一般难以观赏。
楼梯上的画作虽已修复,但由于色调太暗几乎看不清楚,画面内容也并不赏心悦目——描绘的是各种动物被杀害的场景。
楼内倒是有两处不错的手工艺术风格壁炉。不得不说,楼下的洗手间相当壮观,值得花五分钟去参观一下。
新开辟的空间和户外区域潜力巨大,但实际上没什么可看的。不过礼品店倒是不错。
咖啡馆的食物相当美味,只是上菜速度较慢。由于餐厅处于关闭状态,我们无法从酒吧买到酒水,就连工作人员也觉得这事挺好笑。
我们实在想不出它的商业模式是什么。入场需要自愿捐款。
似乎没有人发挥创意来利用这个空间。我知道有一些当地的手工艺人希望能在这里展示并出售他们的作品。
有一个大房间里摆放着一张我见过最大的会议室桌子,显然是用来举行委员会会议的。
这大概已经说明了一切吧。