The Leicestershire Town of Uppingham is noted certainly for its famous private school but the Goldmark Gallery in the town certainly deserves more than a passing mention. One connection with school is that this was attended by the brother of Vera Brittain who would write Testament of Youth to immortalise her deep personal losses of… Continue reading Goldmark: An Extraordinary Gallery
Tag: England
This tag references aspects relating to England – its history, geography and cultural influences upon the greater world.
Crown Hill, Stoke Golding 1485
An Imagined Dialogue Scene: ‘Crown Hill’ – Stoke Golding, England after the Battle of Bosworth 1485 (written while living at the location of ‘Crown Hill’ in Stoke Golding, December 2020). Lord Stanley: Upon this place today is discovered a new king of England – as one that will honour all the pledges of fair justice… Continue reading Crown Hill, Stoke Golding 1485
Surprising Salisbury
After moving from North Wales to Warwickshire so began a process of exploration of the surrounding counties. This tended to be undertaken without the immediate access to all manner of information about intended destinations as is now available. This made travel then more of an unfolding experience than one of matching experience to expectation. It… Continue reading Surprising Salisbury
The Return of the King: Richard III
A Memorable Day For some time I had been considering the best place to park the car to attend the ceremony at Dadlington to mark the passage of the remains of Richard III from the site of battle near Fenn Lane Farm to Leicester Cathedral. The sensible decision eventually taken was to walk the short… Continue reading The Return of the King: Richard III
Light Show in the Green Woods
Sun, Leaf and Branch The leafy lines around Broadway Tower in the Cotswolds in England are rich in visual treasures but the display of light filtering through the canopy of trees in high summer is certainly intriguing. Of course such a display is no more than the out workings of the laws of physical optics… Continue reading Light Show in the Green Woods
Sudeley Castle – Festival of Light
The Location An earlier visit to Cheltenham that year had given details of an illumination show – ‘Festival of Light’ – around the time of Christmas at Sudeley Castle in Winchcombe in the Cotswolds in England. In due course we drove down near the closing day of the spectacle in time for an early evening… Continue reading Sudeley Castle – Festival of Light
New Atlantis
There are those who have read ‘New Atlantis’ by Francis Bacon and those who have not. For those who have read the manuscript this summary will not be a revelation. For those who have not it can only be hoped that the summary does a jot of justice to the main work. The narrative of… Continue reading New Atlantis
A memorable doorway
A Link with JRR Tolkien It was always a pleasant drive along the Fosse Way to reach Stow-on-the Wold after passing through Moreton-on-the-Marsh. There were always art galleries to visit and of these the Fosse Gallery overlooking the main square was especially of interest. A rather unique feature in the town, however, was a north… Continue reading A memorable doorway
Sarehole Mill
This is an item about Sarehole Mill – a locality frequented by JRR Tolkein in his childhood.