English Buildings

Underneath the arches I break off my succession of posts about buildings in London and Liverpool to report that I found myself in Amersham t...

  Preserve, re-use, re-use again In Boxford primarily to look at the church, my eye of course was caught in addition by other things. This s...

Hard cell Being stuck at home made me think of this place. It’s a rather impressive lock-up, built at one end of the late-18th century...

For ales On my way to visit the parish church of Chew Magna, I couldn't help but notice this building, right next to the churchyard g...

What meets the eye It’s easy to walk past an unassuming building like this without giving it any more thought than ‘Another well kept Cot...

Small but perfectly formed Before I return to regular posting, I would like to offer my readers one more selection of past posts, to ce...

Round house Regular readers will have noticed my fascination with lock-ups, those small town or village prisons, generally used to hold...

In the cooler I’ve driven quite often along the A37, the road that links Bristol with Shepton Mallet and Yeovil, and more than once I’v...

  Dual-purpose I really enjoyed my visit to the church at Anstey, which took place as the ringers were at work before a wedding, making ...

Blink and you’ll miss it It’s easy to miss, this. Right in the centre of the small town of Northleach, in shady a corner of the Market Pl...

Between the fish and the water Because I'm drawn to small buildings that take unconventional forms I've posted about lock-ups –...

Under lock and key (2) Here’s another example of a local lock-up designed to be easy on the eye, but in a different style from the round, do...

Under lock and key (1) I’ve blogged before about lock-ups, the small village prisons that were used until the 19th century. They catch my ey...

High security Like some sort of rustic mausoleum – the pyramid of an old geezer – this little building pops up in the Oxfordshire village of...

The lock-up was once a common sight in English towns and villages. The local constable found it useful to have a place where wrongdoers coul...