English Buildings

Elephant and castle The image of an elephant with a castle on its back is an ancient one. The Romans famously used war elephants that could ...

Wells, wells I’ve peeped through the entrance archway to the bishop’s palace at Wells more than once, but never visited the palace itself or...

Belt and braces Looking at the timber-framed late-medieval gatehouse at Lower Brockhampton (see previous post ), I was struck by the number ...

  Good manors The other day the Resident Wise Woman and I visited the Brockhampton estate, the National Trust property near Bromyard in Here...

Ancient and modern I’d read that there was an early cinema building in Northwich, but I wasn’t prepared for quite how handsome it is – one ...

Resurrection Readers who would like to see some older timber-framed architecture, after two posts on half-timbered buildings of the 19th an...

When wood works This building stands out on Northwich’s main shopping street like no other. It’s very large and exhibits the timber-framed s...