Category Archives: Architecture
Madness in Malvern
I’m back visiting my friend Dr Brad Wells in Great Malvern, just an hour or so drive from Bristol. Brad had another Aussie, Jim, staying, so he took us on a tour of Malvern College. And we saw his classroom,
Madness in Malvern
I’m back visiting my friend Dr Brad Wells in Great Malvern, just an hour or so drive from Bristol. Brad had another Aussie, Jim, staying, so he took us on a tour of Malvern College. And we saw his classroom,
Brunel’s bridge
Great name – Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Clifton Suspension Bridge was designed by the great Victorian engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, although he never lived to see his creation finished in 1864. Work actually began in 1831, but the project was dogged
Brunel’s bridge
Great name – Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Clifton Suspension Bridge was designed by the great Victorian engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, although he never lived to see his creation finished in 1864. Work actually began in 1831, but the project was dogged
Buckfast after breakfast
A beautiful summer day for a visit to an unusual Roman Catholic priory – Buckfast Abbey. The abbey itself was rebuilt in the early part of the last century. A bronze relief within the church attests to the abbot who
Buckfast after breakfast
A beautiful summer day for a visit to an unusual Roman Catholic priory – Buckfast Abbey. The abbey itself was rebuilt in the early part of the last century. A bronze relief within the church attests to the abbot who
All things Agatha Christie
We have come to Greenway, the summer home of Agatha Christie and her family. The property had been in the care of the National Trust for the last 10 years. it is a huge sight running down to the river.
All things Agatha Christie
We have come to Greenway, the summer home of Agatha Christie and her family. The property had been in the care of the National Trust for the last 10 years. it is a huge sight running down to the river.
Lancing College Chapel
It stands out on the hillside – cathedral-like – the chapel at Lansing College. This is the largest school chapel in the world and is truly spectacular. Lancing College (1848) is one of the schools founded by Nathaniel Woodward. The
Lancing College Chapel
It stands out on the hillside – cathedral-like – the chapel at Lansing College. This is the largest school chapel in the world and is truly spectacular. Lancing College (1848) is one of the schools founded by Nathaniel Woodward. The
Hove, actually
A day with John and Ann and their grandaughter Martha. A seriously beautiful church where John assists in an associate capacity, and Ann is a Churchwarden. And the intricate woodwork and stonework were exceptional. And the magnificent organ. The font
Hove, actually
A day with John and Ann and their grandaughter Martha. A seriously beautiful church where John assists in an associate capacity, and Ann is a Churchwarden. And the intricate woodwork and stonework were exceptional. And the magnificent organ. The font
St Bartholomew’s Brighton
This is quite an imposing edifice, built at the height of the Anglican Catholic revival following the Oxford Movement in the Church of England in the early part of the nineteenth century. One of six churches built in Brighton by
St Bartholomew’s Brighton
This is quite an imposing edifice, built at the height of the Anglican Catholic revival following the Oxford Movement in the Church of England in the early part of the nineteenth century. One of six churches built in Brighton by
Britain’s Brighton
I have arrived in the other Brighton, staying on the beachfront at ‘A Room with a View’ – seriously that is the name of the B&B. It is on the corner of Marine Parade and New Steine, a lovely street
Britain’s Brighton
I have arrived in the other Brighton, staying on the beachfront at ‘A Room with a View’ – seriously that is the name of the B&B. It is on the corner of Marine Parade and New Steine, a lovely street
St Pancras Hotel
After a fortnight in student digs at Christ Church I decided to have a couple of nights in London near where I was to collect my car for the next leg of my adventure. A very grand edifice adjacent to
St Pancras Hotel
After a fortnight in student digs at Christ Church I decided to have a couple of nights in London near where I was to collect my car for the next leg of my adventure. A very grand edifice adjacent to
Wesley and his chapel
Here I am at my best in a graveyard on a Sunday morning looking at tombstones. I had read about the non-conformists’ cemetery. Bun hill Field, but I was surprised to find it opposite my chosen church on Sunday morning.
Wesley and his chapel
Here I am at my best in a graveyard on a Sunday morning looking at tombstones. I had read about the non-conformists’ cemetery. Bun hill Field, but I was surprised to find it opposite my chosen church on Sunday morning.
Father M 