Charlecote Park is an impressive 16th century National Trust property on the banks of the River Avon in Warwickshire. Not only are the interiors beautifully decorated, but it is surrounded by a deer park where we were fortunate to get quite close to the deer, and the River Avon is literally on its door step.
Charlecote Park
Categories: England, Warwickshire
Tags: charlecote park, deer, deer park, Elizabeth I, flowers, garden, national trust, park, stained glass, statue, william shakespeare
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The Provincial Grand Lodge of Nottinghamshire
I’ve previously written about the Freemasons Grand Lodge on Goldsmith Street, Nottingham however I recently attended an organ recital inside and was able to take some photos of one of the halls and of the small museum as well.
Categories: England, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Tags: photo post, nottingham, museum, Freemasons
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The Supreme Court, London
Whenever I travel anywhere I always take photos of buildings and statues that catch my eye without necessarily realising what their significance is at the time. This was the case with the Supreme Court building, where I started taking photos of the beautiful friezes around the outside before realising quite where I was.
Categories: England, London
Tags: Bridewell Prison, friezes, Henry III, King John, Lady Jane Grey, london, Magna Carta, Middlesex Guildhall, photo post, statues, supreme court
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Lloyd’s Bank, Law Courts Branch
As the name suggests this particular branch of Lloyd’s Bank is on Fleet Street, opposite the Royal Courts of Justice. It caught my eye as I was taking photos of the courts because of the sumptuously designed entrance way, so I took a detour to explore the building further.
Categories: England, London
Tags: bank, decoration, Lloyd's bank, london, photo post, restaurant, royal courts of justice
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St Swithun’s Church, Worcester
Whilst visiting a friend in Worcester we came across the open door of St Swithun’s Church. Not always open to the public we decided to have an explore of what is a Grade I listed Anglican Church, one of the earliest Georgian churches in England.
Categories: England, Worcester, Worcestershire
Tags: church, photo post, pulpit, St Swithun's Church, stained glass window, Worcester
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The Punch Tavern, Fleet Street
The Punch Tavern is a Grade II listed pub on Fleet Street that caught my eye as I was passing because of the impressive sign outside.
Categories: England, London
Tags: Fleet Street, london, pub, Punch, Punch and Judy, The Punch Tavern
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Christchurch Greyfriars Church Garden
Not far from St Paul’s Cathedral is Christchurch Greyfriars Church Garden. It is the impressive ruins of one of Christopher Wren’s churches that was heavily damaged in the Blitz on 29 December 1940.
Categories: England, London
Tags: christopher wren, church, church garden, garden, photo post, steeple, tower
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St Paul’s Church, Covent Garden
St Paul’s Church in Covent Garden, not to be confused with the Cathedral, was designed by Inigo Jones in 1651 and is also known as The Actor’s Church because of its history with the theatre community. Completed in 1633 it was the first new church to be built since the Reformation.
Categories: England, London
Tags: church, Inigo Jones, london, photo post, Punch and Judy, sculpture, st paul's church, the actor's church
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St Martin-in-the-Fields Church, London
St Martin-in-the-Fields stands at the north east corner of Trafalgar Square and as such is a building I’ve passed by plenty of times but never had the time to pop in until this last visit when I deliberately added it to my places to see. There’s been a church on the site since at least 1222 but the current building dates from 1722-1726.
Categories: England, London
Tags: baroque, church, Henry Croft, history, James Gibbs, organ, photo post, St Martin-in-the-Fields Church, whipping post
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