A few weeks ago, on a hunt for some spring flowers, M and I went to Biddulph Grange Gardens. There was a lull in the storms which accompanied the end of February. We found more than just flowers. Created by James Bateman in the mid-1800s to display his collection of plants, brought from all over… Continue reading Place: Biddulph Grange Garden
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Place: The John Rylands Library
I like libraries. It’s socially acceptable, encouraged even, to be quiet in libraries. I much prefer writing to talking in any case. The John Rylands Library is part of the University of Manchester Library, gifted to Manchester by the widow (and third wife) of John Rylands, Manchester’s first multi-millionaire. Begun in 1889, with architect Basil… Continue reading Place: The John Rylands Library
Place: Castle Drogo
What do you think of when someone says “castle”? Crenelated battlements and towers, or the ruins of medieval walls? Something old and solid, impossible to heat, even with the massive hearths big enough for tree trunks? Castle Drogo ticks most boxes for a castle: it has battlements and towers; it was built with granite; it… Continue reading Place: Castle Drogo
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