A Year in the Life: 17 April 2022
Laithe, henge and church. I can’t help but think that these standing stones are of equal measure.
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Andy Marshall's Genius Loci Digest 14 April 2023
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A Year in the Life: 13 April 2022
Somebody has made noble the mundane brick and jammed its magic into artifice. Beyond the styling, the bricks are defined by their texture and hue.
Aerial Video of All Saints, Hillesden, Buckinghamshire
The church at Hillesden has a lot to answer for. It is reputed that George Gilbert Scott, who lived nearby, said that it was this church that inspired his love of Gothic.
Be there: All Saints, Wing, Buckinghamshire in glorious VR
I came to Wing in Buckinghamshire to see just one thing: the Anglo Saxon apse to the church. The apse is C10th and is thought to have been built for Aelfgifa, sister-in-law to King Edgar.
Be there: All Saints, Hillesden, Bucks in glorious VR
The church at Hillesden has a lot to answer for. It is reputed that George Gilbert Scott, who lived nearby, said that it was this church that inspired his love of Gothic.
⛫ The Cast Room: Bonds of Friendship Monument, Portsmouth.
Welcome to my virtual Cast Room. On my travels, I've been taking augmented reality casts of things that appeal to me. The Cast Room is inspired by the Cast Courts of the V&A which hold a vast selection of casts taken of great works of art all over the globe. Members Only.
Aerial Video of All Saints, Wing, Buckinghamshire
For me, this is more than just a building. With its classical references it betrays the power of Rome upon the imagination of the Anglo Saxon.
Andy Marshall's Genius Loci Digest: 7 April 2023
Time lapse my books and you might see a murmuration: perching on the shelves then fluttering to the surface of the desk in my study, some splitting off to settle on my coffee table and others finding their final roost at my bedside. Some books aren’t read at all.
