Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life…
Filed under Art, Holidays, Malham 2011
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
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
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 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
Filed under Art, Crookham 2011, Holidays
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14 Comments CherryPie on Jul 30th 2011
Filed under Art, Heritage, Out & About
This is a picture on 18th century glass painted by Thomas Jervais.
This panel was restored in 2000:
The glass panel had been broken in many places an repaired with lead over the last century which was not sympathetic to the original construction. The panel was restored for the National Trust in 200 by Alfred Fisher.
The painting [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Jun 14th 2011
