📝 Field Notes from my Camper-van-camino: The Delightful Vernacular Buildings of Chipping in Lancashire.
Still laid out on it's C17th plan, Chipping shows signs in the decor of its facades of former wealthy times.
lancashire
14 posts
Andy Marshall's Genius Loci Digest: 17 July 2026
When I get up close to some of the mills, I might as well be standing within the bounds of Fountains or Rievaulx - buildings that were themselves cogs in their own industrious machines devoted to wool.
Andy Marshall's Genius Loci Digest: 11 July 2025
What we all realised today is that our high streets are not just places to shop – the buildings that line them are repositories of memory. They tell stories about the people of the past: what we loved, how we coped, how we engaged with the world.
Rawtenstall through my eyes.
What I didn’t anticipate was how much Rawtenstall would give back. Through my sketches, I’ve made new friends and met remarkable people with stories that have enriched my understanding of the town and, in turn, myself.
⟁ Member's Supplement: Grane Mill, Haslingden.
Deeper dives into place and people for Members Only
📍Loci: What lies beneath: a unique landscape in Lancashire
Refined Reflections: The Best of Genius Loci
Comperandum - The Pelican Symbol
A nod to Banister Fletcher: The Pelican Symbol
A Year in the Life: 11 January 2022
Theres something about walking from darkness into a foggy twilight; moving along as the surfaces start to luminesce, and the light begins to emboss and shape the world.
David Morris's Genius Loci Digest 26 August 2022
Welcome! I’m an architectural photographer and writer. On my van-life travels through the British Isles I’m building up a word and photo-hoard of material culture that celebrates the value and distinctiveness of our built heritage and contributes to a sense of place.My van is my time-machine, it