Landscapism

'A ghost of the shape it once had', a misquote from Ronald Johnson's long-form poem, The Book of the Green Man;  reflect...

The sandstone of Tintern's abbey church: ' purple through mauve and buff to grey’ under a glowering November sky.   Over the ...

Having spent most of the last month in my study/ spare room garret, I am now emerging for fresh air having completed the drafts of tw...

As part of my PhD research I am carrying out a survey into present day perceptions of the impact of Llanthony Priory on the surrounding h...

One of the attractions of researching landscape history is the opportunity to combine a range of sources of evidence: direct investigation i...