Tag: England
From Utility to Art
Ten years ago we visited the National Glass Centre in Sunderland, in the Northeast of England. This is were Pyrex glasswares were invented and made. As interesting as this part of the Centre is, I much preferred the glass blowing exhibiting (which I’ve shown before) … Continue reading From Utility to Art
Still Constant Is a Wonderous Excellence
The bard on constancy and finding it excellent. This picture of William Shakespeare was seen in his hometown, Stratford-upon-Avon. He likeness is everywhere, a very constant feature. I wonder if he was thinking of his love for icecream though. Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge: Excellent
Bay windows
Bay window in a half-timbered house in Stratford-upon-Avon.
Also half-timbered but different style in Michelstadt im Odenwald in Germany.
Still Michelstadt but about a century younger.
A bay window in Edinburgh, Scotland, in the grey-yellow stone typical of the architecture there.
And in Heidelberg, Germany, it’s rather sandstone red.
The newest of the lot. A bay window in white wood near Roker Beach in Sunderland.
Linked to Monday Window.
Set in stone
Paula over at Black & White Sunday was asking once again for traces of the past and posted a beautiful shot of Bamburgh Castle on the north east coast of England. I decided to go closer and show a close up of a stones, in this case of the portcullis of a castle’s entrance, in this case of — Bamburgh Castle on the north east coast of England.
For more traces of the past, click here.
Irony in Sunderland
Sunderland City Council commissioned the artist Irony via “Fitzrovia Noir” to create a mural in a shelter on Roker beach. This spot faces the beaches where Lewis Carroll was inspired, so it is said, and the piece carries the name “Alice in Sunderland”. The shelter is dark and made darker by the black background, thus the UV ‘light responsive’ stand out particularly well.
More murals on a Monday can be found at Monday Murals.
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