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21 Nov 2022
Peacocks for #mosaicmonday, here with vine tendrils & a basket of grapes. Well-observed, good quality work with, in the lower border, a striking decorative tromp-l'oeil ribbon set against a dark background & picking up colouring from the birds' plumage. Antioch 2-4c CE
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Our Ash Tree, hosting the beautifully scented Paul's Himalayan Musk Rose #thicktrunktuesday
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The distinctive chimneys of Trinity Hospital in Retford: these buildings date from 1832-34 #chimneychewsday
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Jun 15
Floor mosaic (late 19c) in the National Museum of Ireland - Archaeology in Dublin #mosaicmonday
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Jun 15
The grandiose memorial in Ripon Cathedral to William Weddell (1736-1792) of nearby Newby Hall, landowner, MP & collector of antiquities. The bust is by Joseph Nollekens. #memorialmonday
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Jun 14
In the chapel of Lytes Cary House (NT) in Somerset: this window incorporating medieval glass was installed in 1912 #stainedglasssunday
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Jun 13
Saladin's Castle (also known as Sahyun or Saône) in NW Syria, a site fortified from mid 10c & occupied by a local Shia Emir, Byzantines & Crusaders before its capture by Saladin in 1188. The fortifications largely date from the Crusader period. #castlesaturday
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Jun 11
I never realised there was a #thursdaybridges! This is the Royal Border Bridge crossing the River Tweed at Berwick-upon-Tweed, though the border is actually 3 miles further north. Built in 1847-1850 by Robert Stephenson, son of the railway pioneer, George Stephenson.
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Jun 11
The Church of Ognissanti in Florence: rebuilt in the 1620s and one of the earliest examples of Baroque architecture in the city #adoorablethursday
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Jun 10
Out and about #birdwatching in Edinburgh this morning: Duddingston Loch with a Chiffchaff and SongThrush; and later, a Stock Dove in Figgate Park
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Jun 10
18c Newhailes House (NTS) in Musselburgh #windowsonwednesday (though the ones in the east wing (on the right), which housed the library, are not real windows, but painted on!
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Jun 9
Lovely 18c Chinoiserie: bed-hangings in Newhailes House (NTS) in Musselburgh: for conservation, it is stored in the dark, and this is all they take out to show you! #textiletuesday
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