The other place I visited on my recent trip to Kent was Greenwich. There was a difference of opinion on what we should do whilst we were there. We settled for the National Maritime Museum in the end. The museum is being refurbished in places meaning some of the rooms were closed and some of [...]
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Christmas Countdown…
Once again Christmas seems to be crowding in on me, there is always so much to do and so little time… Today I embarked on a small shopping expedition to get things back on track. Through no fault of my own it turned into a major shopping expedition (more than two hours). [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Dec 5th 2010
Filed under Anecdotes, Books, Holidays, Kent February 2010
Unexpected
I thought a photograph of Foyles bookshop would be good to include in my 100 photos project. I was so focused on getting all of the word Foyles in the photograph that I didn’t notice what else I had captured in my shot. The people I was with didn’t really help either they kept turning [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on Mar 20th 2010
Filed under Art, Heritage, Holidays, Kent February 2010
The V&A – More from the Cast Court
There is not much information available regarding the Lion cast or it’s original. The original is a Bronze (created around 1166), situated in Cathedral Square, Brunswick, Germany.
The original font (seen in the background of the second pic) was cast in brass around 1220 by an unknown sculptor.
The font is decorated with representations on the [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Mar 18th 2010
Filed under Art, Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays, Kent February 2010
The V&A – Cast Court Font
This is another exhibit from the V&A’s cast court collection.
This cast was acquired in exchange with the Belgian Royal Commission for Promoting the Reproduction of Works of Art in 1877. The original is made of brass and was created before 1118 by Rainer of Huy.
The font is decorated with representations of St John the [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Mar 17th 2010
Filed under Holidays, Kent February 2010
The V&A – Achilles
Info from the V&A:
Thomas Banks 1735 – 1805
Thetis dipping Achilles in the River Styx
1790
Thetis, a sea nymph, dips her newly born son, Achilles into the River Styx. She hoped the sacred waters would protect him, but Achilles was eventually killed when an arrow struck his heel, the one part of his body left vulnerable. The [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Mar 14th 2010
Filed under Holidays, Kent February 2010
On My Recent Travels
I spotted this during one of my recent visits. But where is it?
33 Comments CherryPie on Mar 11th 2010
