✨ Treasure Hoard: The Viking Ship Graffiti at St. Mary's, Stow
The Viking interpretation is irresistible because its oars and intricate details suggest knowledge of such vessels.
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✨ Treasure Hoard: Faience Facade on Fisherton St. Salisbury
Believe it or not, the building below (Fishmarton Street) is one of my little indulgences.
✨ Treasure Hoard: The Old Moray House Gateposts
Old Moray House stands on Edinburgh’s Canongate, a fine surviving seventeenth-century aristocratic mansion. Built around 1625 for Mary, Dowager Countess of Home, it later passed to her daughter, the Countess of Moray. Today it forms part of the University of Edinburgh. Flanking the entrance are two extraordinary late-...
✨ Treasure Hoard: The Glass House at Benmore Botanic Gardens.
But this is no ordinary glasshouse. It is a glasshouse in the sky.
✨ Treasure Hoard: The Fish and Chip Shop at Portree
Served with a dash of vinegar and a splash of Scots Gaelic - outside is a view to behold whilst chomping on your chips
✨ Treasure Hoard: House for an Art Lover, Glasgow
Mackintosh combined the Scottish vernacular with his own genius for originality and left us with a message that tells us originality can exist alongside tradition.
✨ Treasure Hoard: The Winding Granite Walled Road to Ardnamurchan Point
The walls seem to buffer and embrace the journey, turning movement into anticipation.
✨ Treasure Hoard: The Soul House at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Behind the concept of the soul house is a connection between spirit and structure conveying the most tactile embodiment of genius loci that I have come across.
✨ Treasure Hoard: The Choir Stall Angel at Hereford Cathedral
A photograph of Hereford Cathedral by Edwin Smith is the inspiration behind my chelfies (church selfies). His photograph is more than just an image of the cathedral - it captures the state of his mind during a serious illness. Through the use of perspective and his dodging and burning, he reveals...