English Buildings

  Feel free to admire Sometimes the purpose of this blog is just to point out things that I like – and I don’t necessarily have much more to...

What a cheek, or, Odd things in churches (15) My occasional series, Odd things in churches , is dedicated to showing that it really is very ...

Pigs in blankets Strolling around Hereford cathedral the other week, once again impressed by the richness of detail almost everywhere, we ca...

  Remember This bomber is flying over Ely Cathedral in a memorial window in that building commemorating the contribution of Bomber Command d...

Incidental pleasures, 2: Old news The things we have lost. In the increasing list of things that have vanished or are vanishing as the world...

  Incidental pleasures, 1: Fan mail Are you are a fan of fanlights? I’m sorry, but the pun seems to want to be made.* I have always admired ...

Happy pigs Walking along a street in Hereford, a city I’ve visited a number of times, I saw this tile panel, clearly one produced for a butc...