After the tour of the castle it was time for lunch which gave me a chance to peruse the guidebook and see what else was in the grounds. I noticed that there was a Maze and Grotto which looked interesting. It made me smile that the frequent visitors didn’t realise it was there [...]
Archive for the tag 'Statue'
Filed under Holidays, Kent January 2011
Leeds Castle – The Aviary
15 Comments CherryPie on Feb 12th 2011
Filed under Gardens, Holidays, York 2010
Burton Agnes Hall – The Statue Fountain
This pretty fountain with water cascading out of it’s leaf tips is by Marion Smith.
26 Comments CherryPie on Jul 8th 2010
Filed under Art, Heritage, Out & About
Chirk Castle – Statues
Dotted around the garden were several bronze nymphs that had been created by Andrea Carlo Lucchesi. The one pictured here is rather reminiscent of Eve because there was a snake beneath her foot.
There is also a very prominent statue of Hercules (by Van Nost) set before the backdrop of the castle. You can’t see the [...]
18 Comments CherryPie on May 12th 2010
Filed under Holidays, Malmesbury 2009, Out & About
The Wrestlers
The sculpture that I posted for my Saturday PhotHunt is entitled The Wrestlers and was quite fascinating to look at.
The Wrestlers depict two heroic male figures, one black, one white, at the peak of athletic prowess pitting their strength and skill against each other. This work presents a multitude of different viewpoints and engages the [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Sep 22nd 2009
Filed under Art, Gardens, Holidays, Malmesbury 2009
PhotoHunt – Upside Down
This statue is situated at the entrance of Abbey House Gardens and is the work of Ian Rank-Broadley, the same sculptor that produced the statues in a previous PhotoHunt post. I must admit I had not heard of him until I saw the sculptures at Abbey House Gardens, but it seems I should have done:
Ian [...]
38 Comments CherryPie on Sep 18th 2009
Filed under Gardens, Holidays, Malmesbury 2009
PhotoHunt – SURPRISE!
Set against the wall behind the house at Abbey House Gardens an unusual surprise awaits the visitors.
Make of it what you will…
For more of this weeks PhotoHunt pictures check out tnchick.
33 Comments CherryPie on Aug 28th 2009
