Well after years of research and the stress of getting it over the line, my book was finally published on 15th April. Rather than finding new words I will just reproduce the jacket notes. A parish church is often the largest and most significant building in a rural British village. St Andrew’s at Trent is…
Category: Architecture
Steetley Chapel, Nottinghamshire.
Steetley Chapel in North Nottinghamshire came as a complete surprise recently. We were visiting friends in the area and they mentioned in passing that there was an old church nearby. On investigation we found one of the most complete Romanesque buildings in Britain. the celebrated J. C. Cox described it as “the most perfect and…
The Museum Ludwig in Cologne
The Hohenzollern Bridge carries the main railway and foot passengers across the Rhine in the centre of Cologne in Germany. Looking across the river the panorama includes the bridge, the railway station and the magnificent gothic cathedral. Nestled in the middle of this group of great buildings is the Museum Ludwig. It is home to…
Two Cluniac Churches in Central France
Cathedrals – I am collecting new ones on this trip like a Scottish walker might bag Munros. Aachen, Cologne, Limburg, Vienna, Ljubljana amongst some of our visits but we have spent two days this week in the Central Region of France and have discovered two Romanesque Gems. Firstly there is the cathedral at Autun. Although…
The Lentos Art Museum, Linz.
Linz is the location for my building of the month for September. Linz is a city on the Danube which is vying for tourist attention and trying to compete with Salzburg and has been establishing itself as a centre for Modern Art. There is much development taking places in the city centre, along the Danube…
White Box Art Channel 