English Buildings

The red box ten years on I can hardly believe that it was ten years ago that I blogged about the Gallery on the Green in Settle, Yorksh...

Statement in stone Chard’s impressive Guildhall was opened in 1835. The building was designed by Taunton architect Richard Carver to com...

Ready for service Perhaps if the vegetation had been a bit less lush and a bit more wintry, and the road had been somewhat less bendy,...

Nissen and his huts The other day I was driving to Cirencester and the route was blocked by roadworks in a village. I took the prescri...

Other times, other walls One evening earlier this year, I came across this cottage on my way to give a talk. I was early, having as usual...

Community of saints There may be a few loyal readers of this blog who remember a post I did back in 2013 about the beautiful Devon churc...

Stop and look Sometimes I want to share something on the blog, even though I have little to say about it. Instagram can be the place for...