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Such intricate work!
2 years agoAnd either way he wasn't wrong.
2 years agoYou’re right, Emily. It’s all been much more interesting and rewarding than I’d been expecting. I wish we had come sooner.
2 years agoIt’s good to be rich said Mel Brooks. Oh, wait. It’s good to be the king, he said. More or less the same idea though.
2 years agoLooks like you've had a great summer and that England/Wales have exceeded expectations. I hope all the external factors continue to be kind and you have a great autumn in France.
2 years agoThis part does, definitely. The thing as a whole is a hodgepodge of styles. Surprisingly, it’s not even Catholic - it’s Anglican. My theory is that the Earl of the moment returned from the Grand Tour and, finding he had money to burn, just ordered built what he liked.
2 years agoLooks rather Orthodox. If only we could go back in time to ask why design choices were made.
2 years ago" built by the Pembroke family in the 1800’s for reasons only they could explain."
Because they could.
WOW. It looks as though the flint nodules are individually selected and fit into a space then mortared in place. That must take hours and hours of "extra" work.
2 years agoI’m almost sure it’s painted. There’s a spot on the lower left of the window that looks like it’s peeling.
2 years agoGood question! I’ll post a close-up tomorrow and you can form your own opinion.
2 years agoSure looks like Jack in the pulpit seeds!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arisaema_triphyllum
That clean white stone must be recent? It's such a contrast to the other materials. Or is it painted? Either way it makes a beautiful and striking contrast.
2 years agoThat'd make a dastardly difficult 1,000 piece jigsaw puzzle.
2 years ago
That looks like a pretty stiff incline.
2 years ago