A new satellite survey of Egypt has discovered 17 lost pyramids. The work has been pioneered at the University of Alabama at Birmingham by US Egyptologist Dr Sarah Parcak. The BBC report that more than 1000 tombs and 3000 ancient settlements were also revealed by the infra-red images. The satellites orbited 700km above the earth [...]
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8 Comments CherryPie on May 26th 2011
Filed under Gardens, Heritage, Out & About
Sudbury Hall
Sudbury Hall is largely the creation of George Vernon who succeeded to the estate in 1660 and subsequently began to rebuild the home the old manor house of his ancestors, probably to his own designs:
Of all the great houses built in Charles II’s reign, Sudbury Hall is one of the most idiosyncratic: a marriage of [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on May 25th 2011
Thinking doesn’t pay. Just makes you discontented with what you see around you.
Robert A. Heinlein
18 Comments CherryPie on May 22nd 2011
Filed under Art, Faith Foundations, Out & About
I Was a Stranger…
… and you took me in.
This is a window from All Saints Church that can be found within the grounds of Sudbury Hall. A plaque in front of the window gives the following information:
When war was declared in 1939, Manchester like many other cities moved fast to protect its young; living in and near to [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on May 21st 2011
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PhotoHunt – Cluttered
This photo is just perfect for the theme so I make no apologies for having posted it before
This is one of the garden buildings showing how things accumulate. It doesn’t bear thinking about the house does it
For more of this weeks PhotoHunt pictures check out tnchick.
20 Comments CherryPie on May 21st 2011
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Packwood House – The Yew Garden
The yew garden is Packwood’s rarest and most famous feature – a representation of the Sermon on the Mount. At one end of the garden there is a raised path which is reached by a short flight of steps:
This transverse walk is flanked by twelve great yews now known as ‘The Apostles’ with four very [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on May 18th 2011
