On our visit to Old Sarum we were treated with a fine aerobatic display from a plane that had taken off from the nearby airfield. It was only later, when I returned from my travels that I realised that it was possible to visit the airfield site. Maybe next time
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Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Winchester 2014
Old Sarum – Aerial Display
10 Comments CherryPie on Oct 22nd 2014
Filed under Anecdotes, Heritage, Holidays, Winchester 2014
Silbury Hill
Whenever I visit Avebury I always feel compelled to stop and contemplate the mysterious Silbury Hill.
Silbury Hill
The Story of Silbury Hill
14 Comments CherryPie on Oct 20th 2014
Filed under Holidays, Winchester 2014
Avebury
Circles within circles:
Within the encircling bank and ditch, the great Outer Circle of Avebury once held 100 standing stones and was the largest stone circle in the British Isles. Arranged north and south inside it, stood two inner circles of large stones, with probably around 30 stones each. Within those in turn stood more [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on Oct 17th 2014
Filed under Holidays, Salisbury 2014
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
It is the mind that creates the world around us, and even though we stand side by side in the same meadow, my eyes will never see what is beheld by yours, my heart will never stir to the emotions with which yours is touched.
George Gissing (1857 – 1903)
22 Comments CherryPie on Jul 13th 2014
Filed under Holidays, Salisbury 2014
Arundells
Within Salisbury Cathedral Close is Arundells the home of former Prime Minister Sir Edward Heath. It looks like an interesting place but unfortunately we did not have enough time to visit.
Arundells, in Salisbury’s Cathedral Close, reflects Sir Edward’s time in public office and contains his collections of: paintings, (including Wyllie, Singer Sargent, Piper, [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Jul 11th 2014
Filed under Gardens, Holidays, Salisbury 2014
Memorial Garden…
…The Rifles Berkshire and Wiltshire Museum.
16 Comments CherryPie on Jul 10th 2014
Salisbury Cathedral has the largest cloisters of any British Cathedral.
The cloisters were started as a purely decorative feature only five years after the cathedral building was completed, with shapes, patterns, and materials that copy those of the cathedral interior.
It was an ideal opportunity in the development of Early English Gothic architecture, and Salisbury Cathedral made [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Jul 9th 2014
