This war memorial can be found just outside the Botanic Gardens and is a rather well done figure of a marching soldier by Canadian sculptor Robert Tait McKenzie. He also designed the Scots American War Memorial in Princes Street, Edinburgh.
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The Homecoming, Cambridge War Memorial, Hill’s Road
Categories: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Tags: history, photo post, statue, war memorial
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The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
The Fitzwilliam Museum has been on my to visit list for a very long time and I made sure to fit it into my plans on this trip. Entrance is free but it is advised to book a timed ticket anyway for the exhibitions even though they’re also free. When I visited the exhibition was Islanders: The Making of the Mediterranean and I had a ticket for opening time at 10am which meant I had plenty of time to wander around the exhibition and then through the rest of the museum without it feeling too crowded.
Categories: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Tags: architecture, history, museum, photo post, statue
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Gedling Country Park – December 2023
Last Boxing Day my Dad and I decided to go for a walk around Gedling Country Park for a bit of fresh air and nature. Lots of other people, and their dogs, had had a similar idea so we did have to wait about 10 minutes before we could find a parking spot but after that the park is so big that it was easy not to feel crowded.
Categories: England, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Tags: history, holocaust memorial, nature, park, photo post, statue, walk
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King’s College Chapel, Cambridge
Last March I went on a five night trip to Cambridge. One of the reasons I wanted to visit the city was to see King’s College Chapel. I’m not at all religious but I do like a good Christmas carol and watch the carols from King’s programme each year and have always admired the setting. Needless to say I was not disappointed.
Categories: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Tags: architecture, choir service, evensong, history, king's college chapel, photo post, stained glass, statue
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White Rabbit Sculpture, Llandudno
This rather pretty statue can be found just by the West Shore Beach and is yet another one of Llandudno’s homages to Alice in Wonderland, this time representing the white rabbit who is always running late. It was unveiled in 1933 by former prime minister David Lloyd George.
Categories: Llandudno, Wales
Tags: Alice in Wonderland, history, photo post, sculpture, statue
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North Western Gardens, Llandudno
A small green space just down the road from Mostyn Art Gallery, it perhaps isn’t the most photogenic of Llandudno’s areas but it is home to the White Rabbit statue, part of the Alice in Wonderland trail and a couple of other interesting items, including what I’ve since learnt are some infamous public toilets. It was named for the nearby North Western Hotel which is now a Premier Inn.
Categories: Llandudno, Wales
Tags: Alice in Wonderland, garden, history, park, photo post, statue
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Halloween Post: Witch Corner and the Halloween Trail at Abbotsford, Scotland
Abbotsford was the home of Sir Walter Scott, writer of such classics as Waverley and Ivanhoe. I’ll have much more to say about the house and gardens later, but in the grounds of the house they’ve created Witch Corner, an interactive story trail inspired by the writings and research of Scott who was particularly interested in Scottish folktales. In fact Witch Corner takes its name from Scott’s nickname for the section of his library that contains 250 rare books about witchcraft, folklore and superstition.
Categories: Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Tags: abbotsford, halloween, history, photo post, sir walter scott, statue, witch
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Happy Valley Botanical Gardens, Llandudno
Happy Valley Botanical Gardens are tucked away at the side of the Great Orme just along from the pier. The land was that of a former quarry which was gifted to the town by Lord Mostyn in celebration of the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1887. The quarry was turned into gardens with an open air theatre and miniature golf course which has since been turned back into gardens and a ski slope and toboggan run.
Categories: Llandudno, Wales
Tags: Alice in Wonderland, bandstand, botanical gardens, garden, history, photo post, Queen Victoria, squirrel, statue, stone circle, walk
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Belvoir Castle Gardens
After exploring the castle we set off to walk around the grounds and gardens, using the free map we’d been given at the entrance to navigate. Since it was a very hot day and we were travelling with my elderly father we’d already decided that we wouldn’t do the whole three mile walk but concentrate on the nearest of the gardens to the castle and part of the woods.
Categories: England, Grantham, Lincolnshire
Tags: architecture, castle, garden, gravestone, history, photo post, pond, statue, walk
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St Michael and All Angels’ Catholic Church, Conwy
Wandering along Conwy’s city walls I had to stop and investigate what I’m sure you’ll agree is a pretty imposing sculpture that’s hard to miss. I was then even more intrigued to discover a whole row of sculptures some of which are attached onto the town walls.
Categories: Conwy, Wales
Tags: architecture, church, history, photo post, Second World War, statue, Welsh history
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