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Andy Marshall's Genius Loci Digest: 8 Mar 2024

But, out of the horror and destruction of the blitz has emerged something quite remarkable: a huge swathing, pulsing galaxy of bricks. Here the cut of the frog and arris is softened by the wave’s embrace.

St. Cynhaearn, Ynyscynhaearn, Gwynedd, Wales

To think that this church was originally surrounded by water, a sanctuary that is tucked away from the coast and prying Viking eyes.

St. Peulan's, Llanbeulan, Anglesey.

I arrive early at St. Peulan's to capture the sunrise and I'm not disappointed. I take my photographs and then just sit and watch until the sky desaturates into the pale blue of the day.

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Andy Marshall's Genius Loci Digest: 1 Mar 2024

These conservators, these minimal interventionists, aren’t simply curators of the paint pot and infill, but also guardians of a rich cultural tapestry that teaches us what it means to be human.

🟨 Treasure Hoard Entry: The Brick Fields of Hightown, Merseyside.

I’m told that the bricks (amongst other later demolished sites) were deposited here after the blitz of Liverpool - swept up from the bomb-pitted terraced houses and trucked onto the beach.