Thomas More, advisor to Henry VIII who would eventually have him beheaded at the Tower of London, moved to Chelsea in around 1520. The house he built there no longer exists but the statue is near Chelsea Old Church where he regularly worshipped.
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Throwback Thursday: Thomas More Statue, Chelsea Embankment, London
Categories: England, London
Tags: architecture, photo post, statue, thomas more, Throwback Thursday
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Throwback Thursday: The Bazel Building, Amsterdam
This impressive building is named for its architect Karel de Bazel, designed in the Brick Expressionism style and was built between 1919 and 1926. It is ten stories high and 100 metres wide.
Categories: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Tags: architecture, history, photo post, statue, Throwback Thursday
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Throwback Thursday: Numen (Shifting Votive One & Two) by Thomas J Price, London
Just by the Leadenhall Building in London were a series of sculptures of heads. Made of aluminium they are the sculptor’s exploration of Greek, Roman and Egyptian traditions for the 21st century. They were part of the Sculpture in the City programme, an annual sculpture park that uses London streets as its gallery. You can learn more about the programme and this year’s sculptures here. The heads are currently on display at Hauser & Wirth Gallery in Somerset.
Categories: England, London
Tags: art, art gallery, london, photo post, sculpture in the city, statue, Thomas J Price, Throwback Thursday
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Throwback Thursday: All Saint’s Parish Church, Leamington Spa
Built in 1842 this Grade II listed church designed in the Gothic Revival Style, is close to Jephson Gardens and the Royal Pump Rooms. It is one of England’s largest parish churches.
Categories: England, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Tags: architecture, church, history, photo post, statue, Throwback Thursday
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Gedling Country Park
Last week I decided to head out to Gedling Country Park as the weather was bright and sunny and I’d realised that I could get a bus straight to the Spring Lane entrance. There are a few different walks around the site so I decided to do two of the ones I hadn’t done on my last visit, the Top Hard which has some steep inclines through a wooded area and the Low Hazels which is the longest route.
Categories: England, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Tags: country park, nature, nature trail, nottingham, park, photo post, statue, view, walk
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Throwback Thursday: The Four Bronze Horses of Helios, London
A bronze sculpture by Rudy Weller it was installed in 1992 near Piccadilly Circus. The four horses are depicted leaping out of a fountain. They are the four horses of Helios, the Greek god of the sun.
Categories: England, London
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Carsington Water, Derbyshire
Carsington Water, located between Wirksworth and Kniveton in Derbyshire, is a reservoir operated by Severn Trent Water. It’s definitely somewhere you could spend the whole day though we only went on a short walk around part of the grounds on this trip; there is a parking charge which you pay on the way out otherwise the site is free to visit. There were lots of trails towards the water we explored though do be mindful of important safety notices and don’t enter the water unless at a designated spot (the site has an Activity Centre with a watersports facility for sailing, canoeing etc. as well as for the hiring of bikes).
Categories: Derbyshire, England
Tags: butterfly, dragon, nature, photo post, reservoir, statue, walk, wizard
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Throwback Thursday: Kimpton Fitzroy London Hotel
When I took photos of this building next to Russell Square it was the Hotel Russell but now it is the five star Kimpton Fitzroy London. Built in 1898 by the architect Charles Fitzroy Doll it was opened in 1900 and its terracotta decoration was apparently based on the Chateau de Madrid near Paris which was demolished in the 1790s.
Categories: England, London
Tags: architecture, history, london, photo post, statue, Throwback Thursday
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Throwback Thursday: Minerva House, London
Minerva House on North Crescent in Camden is a Grade II building that started out as a car showroom and offices for the Minerva Motor Company. They were a Belgian car company operating from 1902 until 1938. It was designed by George Vernon and the building itself dates from around 1912. The logo of the car company was the goddess Minerva – hence the statue of the goddess above the entrance.
Categories: England, London
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Throwback Thursday: The South Bank Lion, London
Originally this very impressive lion – made of Coade stone (a type of ceramic stone which is particularly resistant to weathering) – was mounted on top of James Goding’s Lion Brewery building in the 1830s. He was sculpted by William Frederick Woodington and stayed in place until 1949 when the brewery was demolished to make way for the Royal Festival Hall.
Categories: England, London
Tags: architecture, Coade, lion, london, photo post, statue, Throwback Thursday
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