Lovely, but now obsolete (as so many are), rood stairs at St. Mary’s Church, Little Eversden, Cambridgeshire ☺️

One of those gorgeous days when it’s blue skies and warm sunshine, but leaves are crunching underfoot in the woods 🥰

Some of the fabulously ornate Victorian wallpaper at Brodsworth Hall, near Doncaster 🤩

Always fun to look out for signs of mice in churches! No scurrying around here though, just another lovely example by Robert ‘Mouseman’ Thompson…this one is in the Church of St. John the Evangelist, on the edge of beautiful East Witton, North Yorkshire 😍

A really lovely survival…a 19th century cast iron water pump, on the street outside St. Peter’s Church in Coton, Cambridgeshire 😍

Pleased to report the dogs did (eventually) move and also managed not to step in, or lick, the paint! 😂 From orangey varnished wood to blue and gold 😀

I was just about to paint an old bit of slightly rubbish furniture, in an attempt to make it nicer. So I put an old sheet down, turned my back for a moment…. and came back to find this…😂❤️ So now I’m just sat here because I don’t want to wake sleepy spaniels!!

Wishing you a happy Friday from here in sunny Cambridgeshire, with a lovely splash of colour from the wildflowers in the local park 🥰

Excellent curved corner door on this building in Ludlow 🤩

Really intrigued by this carving on a doorway on a 16th century farmhouse. Any ideas what it depicts? 🧐

I’m being hypnotised / intimidated into giving these two treats! 🫣😂 Maple & Daisy 💕

A beautiful September day here in Cambridgeshire, with the colours of the autumn starting to emerge🥰🍁

Does anyone have any good viewing recommendations for the usual streaming services? I have quite a few hours a week when I’m having medical treatment and can’t do anything but sit still… I feel like I can’t find anything new that I fancy watching! And yes, I do know I could read a book instead! 🫣

The wonderfully dramatic 15th century screen, with its colourfully painted timber and intricate patterns, in the Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Ickleton, Cambridgeshire 🤩 More photos in below…

A good year for the roses! A selection from our little Cambridgeshire garden, and some accompanying music in comment below… 🥰

Whitehaven is so underrated - anyone interested in Georgian architecture, maritime, social and industrial history (and lots of other things) would have field day here! I grew up around there and am sure it shaped my love of, and fascination with, the past 😀

The absolutely stunning 15th century bay window in the great hall of Gainsborough Old Hall, Lincolnshire 😍🤩

Worth a read! Alfie Robinson interviewing the brilliant Dr. Tim Meek, @limefinishes.bsky.social - THE expert on lime finishes… open.substack.com/pub/alfierob...

A gorgeous little doorway in St. Peter and St. Paul’s Church, Lavenham, Suffolk 😍

Views into and out of the very lovely timber porch at St. Nicolas’ Church, Stanningfield, Suffolk 😍

The old west ‘service’ entrance to Lincoln Medieval Bishops’ Palace, complete with blocked up doorway to the kitchen 🤩

I’m in the process of setting up a little shop, selling some of my photos…framed and unframed, various sizes will be available 😀 Hoping there might be some interest…I’ll post the link here once it’s up and running!

Another beautiful, tranquil, start to the day here in Cambridgeshire 💖

Things my husband asked/said to me this pm… “I like your face…can I colour it in?” “How many cats do you think you could fit in a bath tub?” “Help, I can’t open this door with my face” (after successfully pushing open one with his face 😱, but struggling to pull another open😂)

Sunrise from the riverbank 🥰 The Great Ouse, Cambridgeshire.

A Cambridgeshire September sunrise 🥰

The very appealing 15th century south porch of St. Andrew’s Church, Kimbolton, Cambridgeshire 😍

‘Truelove’, Hull 💕💔 Info below…

Wonderful Warwick Castle 🤩… dramatic architecture, hundreds of years of exciting history to absorb, plus plenty of entertainment on hand! 😀

Weeping willows and late summer Sunday sun…good for the soul! ☀️ 💕 St. Neots, Cambridgeshire.

The incredibly opulent and jewel-like interior of St. Mary’s. Church, Studley Royal, Ripon, North Yorkshire 🤩 Designed by William Burges in the 1870’s, it’s one of the best examples of Victorian Gothic Revival style 😀

Gorgeous foliage decoration on the columns at the fairytale-like, French-chateaux-style, Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire 😍

Some Cambridgeshire wildflowers, to bring a bit of joy and wish you a happy Friday 🥰

Late summer in this tranquil little bit of Cambridgeshire, where tinges of autumnal hues are beginning to appear 🥰

Wonderful carvings on the stalls in the chancel at St. Mary’s Church, Willingham, Cambridgeshire…it feels like this one is looking into your soul 😳😮

Simply beautiful and serene…St. Mary’s Church, Shelton, Bedfordshire 😍

Happy Saturday, from Maple 🍁 and her crazy hairdo! 😂

The main courtyard entrance to elegant and enigmatic Kirby Hall, Northamptonshire 😍 Part-ruin, part still roofed, the house is an Elizabethan design classic, with some 17th and 18th century additions and alterations 😀

One of the many delightful buildings that are part of a rich tapestry of ages, styles and construction materials that make up the enigmatic Buckden Towers, Cambridgeshire 😍 And, as ever, if you look closely you’ll find traces of its former lime coating(s) 🤩

At a time when we are losing hand skills, I can’t figure out why the uptake for this course is so poor. Robbie is a world class class cutter, great teacher and lovely man and of course Cromarty is the best place in Scotland. Contact the Cromarty Arts Trust and book your place 👌👍

Holy Trinity Church in Elsworth, Cambridgeshire…not only an interesting church in a very pretty village, it also has the claim to fame of having the author of Thomas the Tank Engine books - W. Audrey - as one of its rectors! 🤩 More photos, including the interior, below…

Totally stunning and highly intricate 16th century oak and walnut cabinet by Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau 😍🤩 Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire. More info here: www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/object/11277....

St. John’s, Duxford, Cambridgeshire…a fantastic church, with a special atmosphere 😍

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One of the more unusual buildings in Bedfordshire…beautiful little Roxton Congregational Church - built in the cottage ornee (or orné) style in 1808 😍

Beautiful Browne’s Hospital, Stamford 😍 Founded as a Bedehouse in the 15th century by a wool merchant, many of the buildings were in a bad state by the late 19th century and were demolished- the cottages were built at this time. More info here: www.browneshospital.co.uk/history-and-...

Good morning from the riverbank 🥰 A peaceful and bright morning here in sunny (for now at least) Cambridgeshire 😊

The stunningly intricately painted nave ceiling of Peterborough Cathedral dates to the 13th century 😍🤩 It is constructed of wooden boards nailed directly onto the structure above and is the only one of its type in Britain. More info: peterborougharchaeology.org/peterborough...

The very pretty, and fancy, old dairy on the farm at Wimpole, Cambridgeshire 😍

Late July in a very lush looking corner of Cambridgeshire 😃