Britain Beautiful, Interesting and Sometimes Strange

Untitled image in Llandaff Cathedral (32129)

Untitled image in Llandaff Cathedral (32113)

Untitled image in Llandaff Cathedral (32123)

Sunrise over Flatholm - Bristol Channel - 25th October 2025.

Carrbridge Packhorse Bridge, also known as Coffin Bridge, is a historic packhorse bridge in the village of Carrbridge, in the Scottish Highlands. The bridge was built in 1717 to allow funeral processions to reach Duthil Church by crossing the River Dulnain.

Mumbles Lighthouse was built in 1794 to guide vessels along the coast and into Swansea Bay, past the hazards of the Mixon Shoal ½ mile to the South. Automated 1934,electrified in 1969. 17,500 candela at a range of 15 nautical miles.

Reflecting !

Standing With Giants

Standing With Giants

Untitled image in Peterborough and its Cathedral. (30379)

Untitled image in Peterborough and its Cathedral. (30355)

Untitled image in Peterborough and its Cathedral. (30358)

Clock Tower of Coventry Council House, High Street, Coventry, Warwickshire Tudor-style Grade II-listed building opened 1920

Untitled image in Coventry Cathedral and the City. (30212)

Untitled image in Coventry Cathedral and the City. (30206)

The Mappa Mundi.It is a late 13th century summary of the contemporary world view and is a fascinating combination of biblical and classical learning. It is thought to have been created by richard of Haldingham or Lafford (a cleric). It was once described as a mind dump of the period. It is scribed on calves hide.

Cathedral of Saint Mary the Virgin and Saint Ethelbert the King.

The Jewish faith as seen in the late 12th and early 13th centuries.

Mottisfont Abbey Walled Gardens during a break in the very wet June weather, 20th June 2021.

The Botanic Garden at Logan, Dumfries and Galloway.

Untitled image in Miscellaneous Photos from around the British Isles (Gallery Twelve) (30335)

Untitled image in Shrugborough Hall (29254)

Untitled image in Shrugborough Hall (29256)

Untitled image in Shrugborough Hall (29248)

St.Mary's Church 30th July 2017.There has been a church here as early as the Saxon period, but the present St Mary's dates primarily to the 13th and 14th centuries. The sheer size of the church is striking, situated as it is in such a small village. More unusual is the detatched tower, a feature more commonly found on the European continent but rarely in England. The tower is 17th century, and stands on the site of an earlier church.

The detatched tower of St.Mary's a feature more commonly found on the European continent but rarely in England. The tower is 17th century, and stands on the site of an earlier church.Tower of St.Mary's Church 30th July 2017.

The home of Edward Jenner, The Chantry, Jenner's home in Berkeley for 38 years, is now a museum. Jenner inoculated local people, free of charge, in a one-room hut in the garden, which he called the "Temple of Vaccinia".

Untitled image in Brockham Bonfire, 3rd November 2012. (28896)

Untitled image in Brockham Bonfire, 3rd November 2012. (28908)

Untitled image in Brockham Bonfire, 3rd November 2012. (28905)