The Great Gatehouse is the focal point of Hampton Court's west front. Originally the towers would have been topped with cupola. Hampton Court was built for Thomas Wolsey who later gave it as a gift to King Henry VIII.
Saturday, 6 March 2010
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Nightly Bile Beans keep you healthy, bright-eyed and slim. A sign painted on a wall in York for a business that has long since disappeared... -
I spotted this monster spider earlier today. There seems to everywhere this autumn, lurking just out of sight :-) -
The Meridian Laser is a line beamed into the night sky from the Royal Observatory at Greenwich. The line sits on the Prime Meridian and is ... -
It's a shame to see this former stately home now neglected, a crumbling ruin left to decay... :-( I wonder if anyone recognises the tow... -
I spotted this strange sign on Eastgate in Louth: “ ...Basically, carry on round here, it curves to the right (don't deviate), turn r... -
“ Here lie the remains of Anne Brontë, daughter of the Revd. P. Brontë, Incumbent of Haworth, Yorkshire. She died, Aged 28, May 28th 1849 ”...
3 comments:
Is it just me, or does that look quite spooky, designers certainly new how to create amazing building in those days..
Hi, I love your blog with pictures.
Cheers.
I read, just last night, that the reason for so many castles/palaces built a short distance outside London was to escape the regular outbreaks of disease in central London. I didn't realise that.
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