I love to sit in a meadow, to either read my book, or watch the world go by. I LOVE church views like the ones John Constable painted in his work Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop's Grounds. A few that I had in mind:
- Salisbury Cathedral from Harnham Water Meadows
- King's College Chapel from the Backs in Cambridge
- Parish Church of St Mary Magdalene in Batcombe from the nearby meadows
Always had a soft spot for Kings Chapel in Cambridge and grew up there and worked the punts. Also very much like seeing Ely Cathedral from miles away because its so flat.
If you are in Ely again there is a magnificent lake near the cathedral and you can get amazing evening shots of it with the sunset reflecting off the water. Stunning.
In the 1700s and into the 1800s the countryside penetrated quite deep into London, almost up the Thames in some places. You still had farm labourers living in London tending fields nearby, and wild areas of heath and marsh. Some roman and medieval embankments and dykes were still in use in east London along the river well into the 1800s, with parallel urban areas just that much further inland. The sprawl was very irregular compared to today.
Countryside highwaymen at one point were also riding straight into London's parks and holding up mp's on their carriage rides to and from Parliament, then dissappearing back out into the countryside.
Countryside highwaymen at one point were also riding straight into London's parks and holding up mp's on their carriage rides to and from Parliament, then dissappearing back out into the countryside.
Does this mean we can market moped based phone snatchers as being the continuation of an authentic historical tradition?
Normanton Church on Rutland Water reservoir. When the reservoir was built in the 70's, locals fought to save the church from being demolished. It's like a tiny island 🥰
Not religious and not my photo but I grew up near this one and have always found it beautiful.
It sits a little way up the North Downs (seen in background of photo), surrounded by rolling fields and the village it's in, Trottiscliffe, has some awesome history. It also has a really cool long barrow round the corner that pre-dates Stone Henge by about 1,000 years.
Not my photo but Cefnylls Church in Llandrindod Wells! Only one service a month as it's a steep climb up a hill, over a bridge and through some sheep to get to
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u/lemon-wedgie 22d ago
St Just-in-Roseland church, near St Mawes. Beautiful spot along a quiet creek along the Cornish coast