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Archive for January, 2012
Every time I visit Stokesay Castle it takes me by surprise. One look at the gatehouse which was built in 1640-41 makes me feel that I have stepped back in time. The gatehouse as it stands now, probably replaces an original stone structure of which little is known.
The detailing on the gatehouse [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Jan 5th 2012
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Meditation…
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… I SEE YOU
Do YOU see me?
22 Comments CherryPie on Jan 4th 2012
As mentioned in my previous post this was the first major bridge of its kind to be designed for vehicles.
Project 2020 which is community group local to the bridge have produced a leaflet full of interesting facts about the bridge:
The remarkable bridge was built by Captain Samuel Brown RN in 1819-20 to demonstrate patents. Brown [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Jan 3rd 2012
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Ruinart and Jools
This was the glass I raised in my New Year’s Eve Toast to all my friends.
Those of you who read the original post will notice I had a faulty memory about the colour of the champagne.
10 Comments CherryPie on Jan 3rd 2012
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100 Reasons to be Glad
The inspiration for my ‘100 Reasons to be Glad’ series of photos can be found on ‘100 photos 1 ::‘. I intended to post them all in 2010 but the project slipped and it took me two years in the end. There were some reasons I would have liked to include but didn’t get chance [...]
13 Comments CherryPie on Jan 2nd 2012
