Places

St Michael’s Cemetery, Bath, Somerset [Dec 2022]

Photographs taken in St Michael’s Cemetery, Bath, Somerset on 11th Dec 2022 just after a fresh snow fall.

Blue Skies and Chimney Pots in Bath, Somerset

I took a walk around town at the weekend whilst visiting the folks back in Bath, and took a few photographs of chimney-potted roof lines against an increasingly clouding sky.

Day Trip to Colchester, Essex

A day trip to Colchester included the ruins of St Botolph’s Priory, the Castle Museum, Hollytrees Museum and a walk along the river (then pub!).

St Michael’s Cemetery, Bath, Somerset [Sep 2021]

I finally got around to taking some more photographs in St Michael’s Cemetery, Bath when I was back visiting the folks last year after lock down lifted again. Hidden at the back were bushes laden with ripe blackberries, which mummy I went back to pick later that evening.

Hot Air Balloons Over Bath

A party of nine hot air balloon set off from the park by my folks house when I was back visiting, and I was quick out with the camera!

Locksbrook Cemetery, Bath, Somerset [Jun 2021]

I used to walk through Locksbrook Cemetery in Bath on my way to and from school most days for several years. It took you off the main road for a little while, and silenced the sound of cars. Mum and I walked through there on our way back from charity shopping and I took a few photographs.

Following The Prittle Brook | Belfairs Park

Today we followed along the Prittle Brook in Belfairs Park, which runs east along the edge of the golf course from the Woodland Park entrance to the Eastwood Road exit. The water trickles as a natural stream for several meters, then becomes a managed brick-lined waterway, which continues to Southend Airport before entering the River Crouch.

Thundersley Glen & St Peter’s Church

On Sunday we decided to take a look around Thundersley Glen, followed by an unexpected turn around Coombe Woods, and finally a look around St Peter’s Church graveyard.

Sunny Boats in Leigh-On-Sea

Another bright morning in Leigh-On-Sea, and the tide was in for a change!

Hadleigh Walks [May 07 2020]

Photos taken whilst walking around Hadleigh, pottering along roads not yet wondered. Sights include rainbow flag shadows and Cunning Murrell in sculpture.

St Botolph’s Priory & Colchester Castle

Last October, the Mr & I visited Colchester for the day. We started off wondering around the ruins of St Botolph’s Priory, then visited the Castle and museum, followed by lunch and a wonder around the town.

Paddington Bear Station

I had some time to kill whilst waiting for my train at Paddington Station a few weeks ago, so took a few photographs of Paddington Bear, the clock, roof and the war memorial statue. Afterwards, I sat and ate a packet of Nik Naks and watched Paddington Bear being fondled by strangers.

Sunny Morning In Leigh

I took my camera for a walk into Old Leigh back in October. It was so sunny I couldn’t see the screen on my camera to see what I taking most of the time! Luckily they came out well.

The Making Of Harry Potter Experience

My Christmas present was to go and see The Making of Harry Potter at the Warner Bros Studios. It was absolutely wonderful and would love to go back for their winter exhibition one year.

Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford

The second port of call on our whirlwind stop-over to Oxford was the Pitt Rivers Museum, which I last visited some 25 years ago with my mum whilst researching masks for an A Level art project on the grotesque. The only things I could remember about the place was the huge totem pole and the tiny shrunken heads.

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

The first port of call after arriving in Oxford on Wednesday was the Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology. The museum covers five floors and contains thousands of objects from all eras of human evolution.

Roman Baths ~ Bath, Somerset

It had been abut ten years since I last did the touristy thing in Bath, so visited the Roman Baths, Museum of Fashion and the Victoria Gallery on a special ticket thingy.

“From Here To There” Exhibition by Bath Textile Artists

I was lucky enough to visit an exhibition by the Bath Textile Artists whilst visiting Corsham back in March called “From Here To There”. I found it very inspirational and took a few photos for my own records.

St Bartholomew ~ Corsham, Wiltshire

Mum and I visited the historic market town of Corsham back in March. It was a lovely day so we took a few photos of St Bartholomew’s church with its graveyard full of primroses (and a very friendly cat).

St Barnabas Church, Hadleigh [2009-2014] ~ The Bedroom Window Project

From 2009 to 2014 I photographed St Barnabas Church from my bedroom window. It became a bit of a project during the latter half of 2010, when I realised I had been photographing the church almost every week as the weather changed and I continued this through all of 2012. I must have had enough by 2013 as there aren’t many, and I took my last and only photos from 2014 in July, a few weeks before moving house. There was an absolutely fantastic sunset, and a prefect way to finish the project.

St Albans Cathedral and Verulamium Park

These are a few photos I took when visiting in St Albans, Hertfordshire for the weekend. I guess I was too busy looking around to take many photographs!

American Museum ~ Claverton Manor, Somerset

There was a lovely low sun when I visited the American Museum on Sunday, so as well as some inside, I took a few photos of the view from Claverton Manor before leaving.

Wells Cathedral & Bishops Palace ~ Wells, Somerset

A few photos of Bishop’s Palace and Wells Cathedral.

Bradford On Avon, Wiltshire

Here’s a few photos of Bradford On Avon, Wiltshire I took whilst visiting in March. There is a lovely little Saxon church (St Laurence’s) just before the town centre and a interesting town bridge with a small domed building on it which was the overnight lockup for naughty people.

Dorchester, Dorset

Here’s a few photos I took whilst visiting Dorchester last month, which was a wonderful sunny day.

St Michael’s Cemetery, Bath, Somerset [Mar 2016]

On a recent trip back to Bath to see the folks, I decided to take a look around the little cemetery at the end of the road. It was used as a bit of a spooky playground as a child and a cut-through for my paper-round as a teenager, so has always been one of the fixtures of my childhood and not a place I’ve really taken the time to look over. It turns out the two chapels within are more interesting than I thought, but the sun (and time) was not on my side so I only took a few close-up photos. Next time I go back to Bath I’ll try to get some more.

Arnos Vale Cemetery & Crematorium, Bristol

I visited Arnos Vale Cemetery (a vast place) last March and thought it was about time I sorted out the photos I took and publish them. It had been about seventeen years since I last visited, at which point it was in a bad way with some parts so overgrown as to be completely impenetrable. It is now a wonderful place to visit and wander around without fear of falling into an open grave!

Leicester Cathedral & Guildhall

Whilst visiting family near Nottingham recently, we all popped over to Leicester for the day to look around the Richard III exhibition. We also took a look around Leicester Cathedral & Guildhall. This was shortly before Richard III remains were buried in the cathedral.