tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post8277639671246553596..comments2024-03-25T15:10:13.792+00:00Comments on English Buildings: Shobdon, Herefordshire, againPhilip Wilkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-59229369193770579022010-04-23T21:55:37.785+01:002010-04-23T21:55:37.785+01:00I'm working on a Gothis renovation at present....I'm working on a Gothis renovation at present...great fun and so different than the usual Regency/victorian stuff I usually work on.Thudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320037763190473684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-896900568557072872010-04-22T16:03:05.089+01:002010-04-22T16:03:05.089+01:00Lovely pic. And doesn't that reading desk look...Lovely pic. And doesn't that reading desk look like some heavenly chariot waiting for winged horses and angel drivers?Peter Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00027878122724846472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-91017858171523840222010-04-22T12:48:14.714+01:002010-04-22T12:48:14.714+01:00Yes! I've recently been reading about the 20th...Yes! I've recently been reading about the 20th-century British artist and illustrator Barbara Jones, who loved fairgrounds and popular art. I'm sure she would have seen this place in the same way.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-89279705409446814222010-04-22T10:46:56.904+01:002010-04-22T10:46:56.904+01:00The first time I walked into Shobdon (the exterior...The first time I walked into Shobdon (the exterior gives little hint of the delights to be found inside) I almost burst out laughing in sheer amazement and exhiliration. I think it has something of the air of a fanciful fairground; the pulpit, for example, looks like a seat for rococo roundabout. It looks as if at any moment it will start moving to the accompaniment of flashing neon lights and Wurlitzer music.David Gouldstonenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-11509949710426647992010-04-22T09:18:48.237+01:002010-04-22T09:18:48.237+01:00Thank you, DC. I'll add a link to the Shobdon ...Thank you, DC. I'll add a link to the Shobdon Church site. <br /><br />I've not yet been to the V&A exhibition on Walpole and Strawberry Hill, but it's on my list.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-60996819427329655642010-04-22T09:14:34.812+01:002010-04-22T09:14:34.812+01:00"visiting the church is a bit like being insi..."visiting the church is a bit like being inside the icing of an overgrown wedding cake".<br /><br />A perfect description. One is almost afraid to sneeze.<br /><br />By Googling Shobdonchurch, you will find a site with not only more lovely pictures but details of how to help preserve this unique place.<br /><br />Of course, Strawberry Hill itself reopens in the Autumn,; in the meantime the V&A exhibition of some of its former contents, reunited again, is well worth a visit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com