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The beauty of roses…
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” —William Shakespeare
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Canterbury Cathedral
Canterbury Cathedral in Canterbury, Kent, is one of the oldest and most famous Christian structures in England. It forms part of a World Heritage Site. It is the cathedral of the Archbishop of Canterbury, currently Justin Welby, leader of the Church of England and symbolic leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion. Its formal title is…
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Battle
Battle is a small town and civil parish in the local government district of Rother in East Sussex, England. It lies 55 miles (89 km) south-south-east of London, 32 miles (51 km) east of Brighton and 24 miles (39 km) east of Lewes. Also nearby are Hastings to the south-east and Bexhill-on-Sea to the south.…
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Great Dixter House and Gardens
Great Dixter is a house in Northiam, East Sussex, England. It was built in 1910–12 by architect Edwin Lutyens, who combined an existing mid-15th century house on the site with a similar structure brought from Benenden, Kent, together with his own additions. It is a Grade I listed building. The garden, widely known for its…
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Bodiam Castle
Bodiam Castle (/ˈboʊdiəm/) is a 14th-century moated castle near Robertsbridge in East Sussex, England. It was built in 1385 by Sir Edward Dalyngrigge, a former knight of Edward III, with the permission of Richard II, ostensibly to defend the area against French invasion during the Hundred Years’ War. Of quadrangular plan, Bodiam Castle has no…
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Knole
Knole House/noʊl.haʊs/NT is situated within Knole Park, a 1,000-acre (4.0 km2) park located immediately to the south-east of Sevenoaks in west Kent. The house apparently ranks in the top five of England’s largest houses, under any measure used, occupying a total of four acres. Vita Sackville-West, who grew up there, recounts a legend that it is…
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Woodland Walks
One of the pleasures we do love is strolling through woodland. Especially in the spring time when the crocuses are in full bloom and the bluebells carpet the woodland floor. We are lucky to have such scenic woodland walks near us. And in spring-time the bluebells at Ashenbank woods are spectacular.
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Los Angeles – Street Photography
Street Photography images of Los Angeles whilst touring West Coast of the United States of America back in May 2015.
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Monochrome Photography by RyanPhotography
A great photograph is one that fully expresses what one feels, in the deepest sense, about what is being photographed. ~ Ansel Adams “Monochrome photography is photography where the image produced has a single hue, rather than recording the colours of the object that was photographed. It includes all forms of black-and-white photography, which produce…
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Urquhart Castle
Wild natural beauty and 1,000 years of history – Urquhart Castle offers a taste of the Highlands at their most dramatic. Discover 1,000 years of drama, experience a glimpse of medieval life and enjoy stunning views over Loch Ness from the ruins of the greatest castle in the Highlands. Climb the Grant Tower that watches…
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Stratford
Stratford is an urban centre and town of Greater London in the London Borough of Newham in East London and is part of the Lower Lea Valley, England, United Kingdom. Stratford includes localities called Maryland, East Village, Chobham Manor and Stratford City. Historically part of the ancient parish and subsequent County Borough of West Ham,…
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Belmont House and Gardens
Belmont is a Georgian house and gardens in Throwley, near Faversham in east Kent. Built between 1769 and 1793, it has been described as “a marvellous example of Georgian architecture that has remained completely unspoilt”. The house is famous for the most extensive private collection of clocks in England. There was no house or estate on…