Interior in Harvard House, Stratford-upon-Avon. Photo May 2015.
Because New Place and Nash’s House are closed for redevelopment, the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust has opened Harvard House to compensate. Although I was sad to not get to visit the other two again it was nice to take advantage of the opportunity to visit Harvard House for the first time!
Garden at Kenilworth Castle. Photo May 2015.
Ceiling of the Great Hall at Hampton Court Palace. Photo May 2015.
Fan vaulting at Peterborough Cathedral. Photo May 2015.
St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle. Photo May 2015.
Yes, you are reading that right – this photo was taken in May 2015! I got back on Monday and will probably spend the next year sorting and processing photos (this was the first trip to the UK that I’ve had the luxury of taking as many photos as I please since I didn’t have to develop *film*). I’ll be posting them here as a Picture of the Week, adding new photos to existing galleries, and finally adding some new places to the Places section. And I’ll post them to my Flickr galleries and post the links in the news round-ups as I progress.
Shakespeare’s Globe, after a performance of “Hamlet”. Photo June 2000.
Tomb of Henry IV and Joan of Navarre at Canterbury Cathedral. Photo May 2003.
The White Tower at the Tower of London. Photo May 1998.
You’ll no doubt notice that the White Tower isn’t looking very white in this picture! This photo was taken prior to the cleaning and conservation work that was done to restore it to the lovely light color hiding under decades of London pollution. You can see a photo of the restored tower and learn more about the conservation project at the Historic Royal Palaces website.
View from Raglan Castle. Photo May 2003.
Roof of the Chapter House of Canterbury Cathedral, built c. 1400. Photo May 2003.
Another newly-discovered painting by Matt Groening the Elder! (Previous one here.)
Part of the remains of Richmond Palace, now part of a private residence. Photo May 2000.
The George Inn, Southwark. Photo June 2000.
This version of The George dates from the second half of the 17th century and is London’s only surviving galleried coaching inn. The previous George on the site (which can be seen on old maps) dated to medieval times but was destroyed by fire.
Armorial shield from Beauvais, France, late 15th to early 16th century. At the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Photo August 2006.
Statue of Saint Barbara, c. 1490, probably from Strasbourg, Alsace (present-day France). The Cloisters, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Photo August 2006.
Beaumaris Castle, Anglesey, Wales. Photo May 2000.
Daniel Slaying the Dragon. Stained glass roundel, South Netherlandish, c. 1520. The Cloisters, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Photo August 2006.
St Etheldreda’s Church, Hatfield. Photo May 2000.
St Etheldreda’s Church is adjacent to the Old Palace of Hatfield and was built when the palace was the residence of the Bishops of Ely. Robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury and minister to Elizabeth I and James I, is buried in the church.
Heraldic panel from 1518, Swabia, Germany. The Cloisters, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Photo August 2006.
This is one of a pair of panels (the other was posted two weeks ago) celebrating the marriage of Barbara von Zimmern and Wilhelm von Weitingen, representing the union of two well-established families of the area.
Pembroke Castle, Wales. Photo May 2003.
It’s Henry VII’s birthday, so you know what that means! Yep, another photo of Pembroke Castle. I think the Henry VII Tower is the one to the far left along the wall.
