An absolute riot of colour and beauty! 🤩 💕 Priory Park, St. Neots, Cambridgeshire.

The cherry blossom has really burst into life today, with all that lovely warm sun. I can never decide if I prefer the pink or the white 😍

Fancy an interesting day of talks about lime finishes next Tues? A few (free) online tickets are still available for what promises to be an incredibly useful event, run by Historic England & the Lime Finishes Group. I’m giving a (pre-recorded) presentation, but don’t let that put you off 😂

Gorgeous St. Mary’s Church, Bexwell, Norfolk…with its round tower and extensive remnants of lime finishes! Just imagine that exterior fully plastered and limewashed! 🤩 Photos of the details in comment below, for fellow lime-nerds 😂

The evening sun’s pouring through the kitchen window, illuminating the daffodils and they look so beautiful! 😍 Simple pleasures 🥰

Totally stunning and awe inspiring Castle Acre Priory, Norfolk 🤩❤️

Some medieval birds and a bunny for Easter Sunday! 🐥 🐰 A very small snapshot of the 14th century wall paintings adorning the nave of St. Peter’s Church, Barton, Cambridgeshire 🥰

The very pretty church of St. Nicholas, Hinxworth, Hertfordshire 😍

The lovely 15th century chancel roof in glorious St. John’s, Duxford, Cambridgeshire 😍

Springtime by one of the brooks that criss-cross the landscape here in sunny Cambridgeshire 🥰

Further to my post yesterday, Historic England have agreed to increase the online number to 700 so you can still get a ticket for What's the Point Two 2026, but don't mess about becasue they'll be gone in a flash. See you there.

Beautiful St. Andrew’s Church, West Dereham, Norfolk 😍 12th century tower 14th century octagonal belfry 15th century most of the rest of the building! 17th century porch 🤩

What's the Point Two 2026 'Lime Finishes in a Changing Climate', York on the 14th of April, the LFG collaboration with Historic England, all the in person tickets are sold out & there 7 online places left. If you are planning on joining us do please get a wiggle on and book now. lnkd.in/eYhFa2Ny

The amazing central tower at Fountains Abbey, near Ripon, North Yorkshire 🤩 Just look at the height of that arch (my friend Mel provides some scale)! Looking up within is this dizzying, but fantastic, view!

The fantastic 15th century roof in the Church of All Saints, Little Staughton, Bedfordshire 😍 😃

16th century panel paintings in Hexham Abbey, Northumberland. For a time, these were painted over completely. The paintings were restored in 1963 and in 1990.

Fabulously frilly tulips! 🥰

The gorgeous porch of the Church of St. Mary, Everton, Bedfordshire 😍

It’s Maple’s 6th birthday today, so we took her (and her sister, of course) to the pub - her favourite place - and they had a few of their favourite Quavers. Look at her happy little face 🥰

A beautiful spring day here in sunny Cambridgeshire 💕 Paxton Pits nature reserve, near St. Neots.

The very impressive 17th century roof, and painted ceiling beyond, in the beautiful Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Bromfield, Shropshire 🤩

A Henry VIII door, leading to one of the side chapels in the incredible Kings College Chapel, Cambridge 😀

Early on a spring morning in Cambridgeshire…peaceful and beautiful 💕

The extraordinary 16th century Willington stables and dovecote, Bedfordshire 🤩

Gorgeous little St. Mary’s Church, Barton Bendish, Norfolk. One of my favourites 💕 Thatch, lime render, ogee headed doorway and atmosphere in abundance 🥰

I’m 42, but I still REALLY want to build a den in here! 🥰

Our LFG/Historic England symposium in York on the 14th of April is fully booked (in person). You can still book online, but get your skates on because it is limited to 450 and we are on about 400 now.

An impressive doorway and bit of vaulting…if a bit, erm, misaligned! Lincoln Cathedral 🤩

Gorgeous ranunculus now in flower - a lovely splash of colour in our little garden ❤️

Springtime in Cambridge is pretty great! 😍

Very pleased to hear that I’ve been officially voted in as a member of St. Albans DAC - looking forward to getting involved in some casework, meeting people & getting to know the fantastic church buildings! 😀 Pictured: the beautiful & unusual Church of All Saints, Eyeworth, Bedfordshire.

Now there’s a cheerful sight…blue skies, blossom and a beautiful peacock butterfly! 💕

Well, this is a first for me…. When your friend, @limefinishes.bsky.social , sends you some of their excellent sourdough starter and packs the box with environmentally friendly dead leaves! 😂😂😄 I’m looking forward to having a go at baking my first sourdough loaf! 😀

The beautiful, and impressively chunky, 14th century roof in the Church of All Saints, Barrington, Cambridgeshire 🤩 The decoration to the spandrels is great!

A gorgeous carpet of blue and purple blooms in Cambridge this morning 😍

Love this peek down the side of part of Senate House, Cambridge…poshest, highest quality 1730’s frontage, with a rough rubble construction attached (presume earlier & once with lime finish!).

A gorgeous morning for a (slightly chilly) dip, here in sunny Cambridgeshire! 🥰

Cambridge looking glorious! 😍

Magnolia, heavy with beautiful blooms 💕

Stamford, Lincolnshire, is jam-packed with beautiful historic buildings, but I think this has to be my favourite 😍🤩

Well, hello there! ❤️

Phwoar! Pocklington near York. Exposed brickwork we can all admire

A beautiful, blossom-filled spring day here in sunny Cambridgeshire 🥰

In the covered walkway at gorgeous Lyddington Bede House, Rutland ❤️

A view through the yew (with a splash of blue!) 🤩 Orwell, Cambridgeshire.

A beautiful window and intricately carved panelling in the solar at Stokesay Castle, Shropshire 💕

Mermaids on/in historic buildings 🤩 🧜‍♀️ A short photo thread… No.1 Stirling Castle 😍

A lovely golden glow pouring into the nave of the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Little Gransden, Cambridgeshire 🥰

What a gorgeous window 😍 Newark Castle, Nottinghamshire.

Have been on a tour of the work (conservation and new build) at Newark Castle, Nottinghamshire today 😃 It should be great when it reopens! 🤩