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Filed under Art, Arundel & Brighton 2023, Holidays
Brighton Street Art
8 Comments CherryPie on Jul 29th 2023
St John the Baptist’s Church was the first Catholic Church in Brighton. The building of the church was funded by Maria Fitzherbert a wealthy widow from Shropshire who became the secret first wife of George, Prince of Wales who later became King George IV. The marriage was kept secret because at that time it was [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Jul 27th 2023
Commissioned by Hove Civic Society as the inaugural sculpture for Hove Plinth, April 2018
The sculpture is based on an Orrery, a mechanical model of the solar system. Rather than planets, icons based onpopular things associated with the past and present of Hove orbit the system.
The Constellation icons represent; The Amber Cup, The Hove Ship, Queen [...]
Comments Off CherryPie on Jul 20th 2023
Filed under Art, Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays, Stratford-upon-Avon 2022
The Guild Chapel – Stratford-upon-Avon
Parts of the Guild Chapel may date back to 1269 when the Guild of the Holy Cross was given permission to build a hospital and chapel. The chancel was rebuilt in the 1450s and the nave, porch and west tower were reconstructed in the 1490s This later work was funded by Hugh Clopton (died 1496), [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Jan 4th 2023
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Street Art
A commission initiated by Telford & Wrekin Council has transformed an underpass that I regularly walk past into an artwork.
The project saw local graffiti artist ‘Auniqueart’ and community groups transform an underpass and six signal boxes with street art, themed around the new nature area being cleared by Leegomery Community Centre.
The mural, painted by street [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Oct 4th 2022
Knapton Church is built in the ‘Decorated’ style of the 14th century. It was restored in 1882-3 under the direction of Sir Gilbert Scott.
The font stands on three high steps: the large octagonal bowl is of Purbeck marble supported on a central shaft and eight smaller ones. The font cover dated 1704 bears the inscription [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Sep 22nd 2022
