Hello Phil, on my way to a new years party last night I actually discovered a Victorian church that I haven't seen before so am well pleased. It also belongs...
... time to explore a town or two while we were racing between cathedrals.---Les If you only saw cathedrals then you missed 99% of the things of interest....
I'm not sure that I am singing from a totally different hymn sheet doctor. I think when it comes to making alterations to buildings planning regulations can be...
... strong. I don't think so at all. I think it is a well-deserved kick up the backside. Try going out, like I have, and talking to people across a large swath...
I think your view of Urban people could be viewed as being a little patronising. By the nature of my job I meet many 'urban people' and indeed am a product of...
nmbr20601 wrote <The truth is these jumped up beaurocrats DONT know best and have indeed ruined what was a very fine city. < This was true of Canterbury even...
... patronising. If you say so. I don't think it comes down to what you have described. A new swish shopping centre that looks good, as a replacement for say,...
Some good links: http://www.english.bham.ac.uk/medievalstudies/lvc/lvcweblinks.htm Very interesting sites on wall paintings. Thanks. Daniel [Non-text portions...
I guess I'm inclined to agree re - bureacracy and some constraints. Bureacracy seems to be infiltrating into all areas of work these days no less the...
... Time for me to be rather critical and say that none of these links are new - they've either been mentioned here or are available from the Ecclsoc website...
Don't worry, Doris. It still is "quaint" to a foreign visitor. Or at least WAS in 1982.---Les Doris H Howe <four.blackcats@...> wrote: and after some...
Keep in mind that all projects are budget-driven. You constantly have to make choices to stay within the budget. It may be that it was machine-cut tracery or...
Well, we didn't JUST see cathedrals. We kept our eyes open, and also saw a lot of England---Windsor, Coventry, Worcester, Gloucester, Bath, Wells, Salisbury,...
... have to make choices to stay within the budget. It may be that it was machine-cut tracery or none. Why not none? The building is, after all, a ruin, and a...
... also saw a lot of England---Windsor, Coventry, Worcester, Gloucester, Bath, Wells, Salisbury, Winchester, Guilford, Canterbury, London. That's not a lot...
... also saw a lot of England---Windsor, Coventry, Worcester, Gloucester, Bath, Wells, Salisbury, Winchester, Guilford, Canterbury, London. That's pretty much...
I detect a note of sarcasm, or irony. No, we saw absolutely as much as time money, and an 11-year-old daughter would allow. I wanted to drive around the...
Dr D where are you exploring with your Digi Cam these days? -I went to Broadway last year for the first time. Nice Victorian church there - I bet they don't...
Another highlight of that trip was Wookey Hole Cave, near Wells. We have a family tradition of trying to visit at least one cave on each trip. Seeing the...
I have an excellent book called Visionary Spires which has copies of designs of cathedrals and churches that were never built. It has an excellent collection...
I guess there are constraints in all projects. However as Tintern is a national monument one would have expected the architect to have considered whether a...
... I imagine this would be because, to be honest Les, you are confirming the stereotype of the American tourist! London one day, then perhaps Bath, the...
Well , you should be thankful there is a living amusement park where they speak the same language more-or-less, so close to home. After all, France might be...
Mr Neil, A quick search on ABE found that these folks had a copy of Muscular Churches for sale at £12.00. Bookseller Information Bookseller: Salsus Books ...
... From: Les Center Then we would have to learn a foreign language, as well as visitng a place that is as hostile as possible.---les Les, I thought you were a...
I'm not so sure that France is hostile. I made friends with some Breton people on the orchestra trip this year. Also I have French (Hugenot) blood in me too....
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