Architecture… First ever haunted house? 1 May 20211 May 2021 A few years back, when I wrote several articles for The Spooky Isles magazine, one of their suggestions was to write about the first ever place that I thought was…
Architecture… Speaking of priest holes… 26 Sep 2020 After I posted about the one that may or may not be at Levens Hall the other day, I remembered that there was a good segment on the subject in…
Architecture… The strange case of the missing priest hole 24 Sep 2020 This is something I forgot to mention when I blogged about Levens Hall yesterday. I visited the house several times with my parents as a child or young teenager, and…
Architecture… History, mist and mystery at Levens Hall 23 Sep 2020 The history is easy to see at Levens Hall. For starters, it's a medieval pele tower encased in a (slightly) later Elizabethan house - the largest in Cumbria. The original…
Architecture… Ruins, roses and a Roman bath 8 Sep 2020 I'm not too sure how genuine the 'Roman' bath was, to be honest, but this was a terrific day out at Lowther Castle near Penrith. It's been on the 'to…
Architecture… Beasts, cemeteries and sepulchres, oh my 26 Jul 2020 What do you do on a damp drizzly morning in the Lake District? Answer, in our case, go and explore a bit more of Kendal's rich tapestry of history. This…
Architecture… Two go to a castle 5 Mar 2020 A different two this time - not Dave but my good friend Annie and I, who visited Sizergh Castle near Kendal yesterday afternoon. The castle itself was still shut for…
Architecture… Up T’crack 1 Mar 2020 Don't worry, I'm not being rude - this is the delightful name for a small alleyway off Kirkland in Kendal, which we explored for the first time yesterday. The name…
Architecture… New listing for Liverpool landmark 8 Feb 20208 Feb 2020 I was delighted to see the news that Liverpool's Philharmonic Dining Rooms, more usually known as the Philharmonic pub or even just "the Phil", has been awarded Grade I Listing…
Architecture… Snazzy twenties style 6 Feb 20206 Feb 2020 There's a nice article about art and design in the 1920s in this month's (February) Period Living magazine. For anyone who loves their Art Deco it's a great introduction to…
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