On my recent visit to London I walked along Victoria Embankment to visit my first port of call which was Westminster Abbey.
After an enjoyably visit to the Abbey it was time to walk to the nearby London Eye. After the London Eye experience it was time to walk to the tube station and this [...]
Archive for the tag 'Topiary'
6 Comments CherryPie on Jul 12th 2013
The chapel is on the first floor and is not open to the public. Like first-floor chapels at other priories it is dedicated to St Michael and would have been used by the prior for private worship. The chapel is above the remains of the church which can be seen in the last photo.
In [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Sep 8th 2010
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Chirk Castle – Formal Garden
It is now time to go and find those bluebells that I mentioned. To do that we have to first walk through the formal garden which consists of topiary yews and hedges. These were planted by Richard Myddelton Biddulph in the late 19th century in order to give shelter to the plants that were growing [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on May 8th 2010
