Landscapism

Image courtesy of www.bfi.org.uk I have finally found time to watch the BFI’s new release of The Epic of Everest , the contemporary fil...

“In the deep vale of Ewias, which is shut on all sides by a circle of lofty mountains and which is no more than three arrow-shots in wid...

Llanthony Priory, Monmouthshire : ablaze with memories of Dissolution.

One of the first actions when setting up this blog was to put together an evolving gazetteer of the broad, diverse and ever-expanding ...

“We are surrounded by the greatest of free shows. Places. Most of them made by man, remade by man.” Jonathan Meades “The sear...

After watching Adam Nicholson’s excellent recent two-part exploration of the history of the British whaling industry , I felt s...