St. Peter’s, Walpole St. Peter
I find that I have only taken photographs of the wonderful woodwork in the church at Walpole St. Peter:- It’s a beautiful church – so light and airy, so large and well preserved:-
Wisbech Museum
I’ve always wanted to go to the Wisbech Museum, one of the best preserved local collections, originally opened in 1835, with an entrance fee of a shilling. It now costs £5 for a year. The current building opened in 1847. and it still has its original display cases:- I was struck how well the displays stand…
The Romance of Classicism
I went to the second launch of my nephew George’s book, The Romance of Classicism, in which he talked about his work as a designer of new country houses in a self consciously Palladian style, but with an occasional dash of Soane. I kept on thinking of a famous article by Howard Colvin on ‘Gothic…
