Between The Fungi and The Fallen Tree
Walks in the Yorkshire Dales
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Words are not enough
Memory, place and continuity in the Yorkshire Dales
A Year in the Life: 3rd January 2022
Whilst walking along the drover’s lane I think about the energy invested in these walls over the countless years. Some of them have medieval cores. Each wall is laid by hands that stretch across generations.
Be there: the Ceiling of Kings at St. Mary, Beverley in glorious VR
It's a remarkable site within the context of the choir stalls
Sine Loco: decorative door furniture, Selby Abbey
Material Culture in Abstract From the sublime to the (supposedly) mundane - our material culture throughout the British Isles is a palimpsest of artefacts that reflect our endeavour to create beautiful things from every material at hand. This post records our material culture in abstract. MEMBERS ONLY...
Genius Loci Digest - 9 Dec 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
Helmsley Castle Tudor Mansion Conservation
What I took from this tour was the commitment of the English Heritage project team to the smallest details.
Be there: Spurn Point, Yorkshire in glorious VR
Being caught between two stretches of water gives a giddy sense of scale and proportion.
Comperandum - Church Towers
A nod to Banister Fletcher: Church Towers
Light Sculpting
I work with patience and knowing. The years of failure have steadied my resolve and, as I weave through the gorse with my camera and tripod, my mind threads between the past and the present.
Hidden Gem: The Choir Stalls at St. Mary, Beverley, Yorkshire
The finials, bench ends and misericords are exquisite - each carving holds a remarkable amount of detail.
Be there: Howden Minster in glorious VR
Howden is one of Yorkshire's hidden gems with a tightly packed core of vernacular buildings and cobbled snickets. The minster still retains its nave and a fine interior with the original chancel and chapter house in ruins. More on Howden in a previous Genius Loci Digest here....