Wednesday, 29 July 2020

Where sheep may safely laze

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April & May were distinguished by sunshine and heat – July by rain.  It came in swift grey torrents and made the gutters gurgle. Thes...
Wednesday, 15 July 2020

Muse shows a leg

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On top the Colonnade in the gardens at Alton Towers is a line of statues of which this is one. In her pose, she rather confidently 'sh...
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Friday, 3 July 2020

Elephant ready for grinding

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Well, museums should be re-opening this month... if, that is, they have met the Covid-prevention conditions imposed by the government. Th...
Thursday, 25 June 2020

Swapping a crab for a ram

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The old Wedgwood Institute in Burslem is a lovely building, built in the Venetian Gothic style. As you can see, it has an ornate friez...
Friday, 12 June 2020

At the heart of Croxden

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After his death in 1216, King John's body was carried cross-country for burial from Notingham (where else?!) to Worcester Cathedral ...
Saturday, 6 June 2020

A chapel for the Devil

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Lud Church (or Lud's Church ) is a natural cleft in the rock, about forty feet deep, in the Peak District. A sort of small chasm. You ...
Saturday, 30 May 2020

Folly pokes up blue

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Some of my favourite walks are round the Ecton hills which are almost totally given over to Nature these days. However, it is not a blue ...
Saturday, 23 May 2020

Let loose on a stile

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At last. The guidance is that most of us can now drive a distance to enjoy the countryside, albeit also while also advised to follow soci...
Monday, 11 May 2020

Lock-up in lockdown

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This fascinating small round building in Alton village in fact must have been rather grim for its occupants. It is the village's lo...
Saturday, 2 May 2020

Highlight of the day

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In lockdown, one is asked not to walk far from home, and to go just for exercise.  So, curiously, going for a walk and seeing the lines of a...