Last Saturday I went on a day trip to London (more about the day soon). At this time of year it is a must to go and see the Christmas decorations in the windows at Selfridges. This year the theme seemed to be white and the windows didn’t grab my attention. Until I came to [...]
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Filed under Art, Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays, Malham 2011
Stained Glass
6 Comments CherryPie on Sep 11th 2011
Filed under Art, Holidays, Malham 2011
PhotoHunt – Symbolic
The sculptures on this war memorial are by John Cassidy:
At a meeting on 22 March 1920 the selection of a War Memorial Monument was made by the town’s War Memorial Committee; Cassidy was commissioned to execute and erect the Monument at a cost not exceeding £3,000. Over 370 Skipton men lost their lives in [...]
18 Comments CherryPie on Aug 27th 2011
Filed under Art, Crookham 2011, Heritage, Holidays
Cragside – The Slave Girl
This bronze statue entitled ‘The Slave Girl’ is displayed on the main staircase in the house at Cragside. It was modelled by the London sculptor John Bell and acquired by Lord Armstrong in around 1870.
The American Civil War and the publication of Uncle Tom’s Cabin had sharpened awareness of the plight of slaves. [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Aug 23rd 2011
Filed under Art, Crookham 2011, Holidays
The Owl Sculpture
Details from a sign next to the owl:
This Owl Sculpture has been created by Tommy Craggs, an award winning local artist. You can view his work on the internet at treesculpting.co.uk.
The tree is one of our historic Oaks, planted in 1892, which was badly damaged in storms last year. When it became apparent that [...]
18 Comments CherryPie on Aug 15th 2011
Filed under Art, Crookham 2011, Heritage, Holidays
Floors Castle
Floors Castle is home to the 10th Duke of Roxburghe who inherited the estate at the age of 19. For that last 20 years he has worked on ensuring that estate is self sustaining and financially viable for future generations.
The history of the castle:
The site for the building of Floors Castle is a natural terrace [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Aug 2nd 2011
