We saw a couple of beautiful doors with stained glass on our walk to the park as LiveWire No 3 rode ahead of us.
Category Archives: architecture
Doors, Glass and A Bike Ride
Sign, Pavement and Blossom
What a delightful way to show where the town’s library can be found!
Sign to the Library
Behind the sign the pavement is inlaid with a design of birds and flowers.
Inlay on the pavement
On a street full of trees full of blossom, this one stood out as absolutely glorious.
White blossom
Around our Town
Three things on our walk today that pleased me were 1. a tiled entrance. 2. some stained glass and 3. renovations happening at The Old Fire Station.
I wonder what was sold in ‘The Red Shop’
There were several of these windows over two shops, really beautiful.
Gorgeous!
The old Fire Station has been abandoned for many years and looking rather sad but last year it was sold and is being renovated. It was lovely to spot someone working on the chimney and a new roof being done as we went past today.
Old Fire Station from the road
Old Fire Station from the back
I’ll show you as progress is made.
Dad’s Book, Singing and A Discovery
A delightful surprise today when a friend rang to say that she had seen a poster for a musical play of one of my Dad’s books! The Fate of Jeremy Visick is to be performed in a couple of weeks and of course, we now have tickets. The book was first adapted by Judith Cook and we all came down from Yorkshire to see the Premiere at The Barbican Theatre in Plymouth in 1990! It is so lovely to know that my Dad’s work is still being appreciated. We love the poster and think Dad would have approved.
Stage Struck and The Fate of Jeremy Visick
Thirteen singers from my two choirs met at the building site that is The Hall for Cornwall to entertain the dignitaries who were being shown around. We sang in the stair-well and the acoustics were brilliant. The audience in their hard hats and hi-vis jackets were very appreciative.
Ingleheart Singers and Suitcase Singers
In the process of the building works, a beautiful gate has been discovered. It was buried inside a wall and dates from before 1914 so is well over 100 years old. The plans have been altered a little to make sure this discovery is integrated into the new building.
Delightful discovery
Crenelations, Gulls and Sun on the Water
More sun today! Porthtowan was our destination for a bitterly cold walk along the beach, arriving through the valley past the old workings of the Tywarnhayle Copper Mines.
Tywarnhayle Copper Mine with the unusual crenelations at the top of the chimney
Birds on the beach
Low sun on the water at Porthtowan
Winter Trees, Concert and Door Latch
I love seeing the structure of winter trees.
Winter trees
The Suitcase singers have done the last concert of the season in the beautiful old Male Church. This photo was taken by a member of the audience.
The Suitcase Singers
Mabe Church dates from 1400, the stone work is fabulous and the door latch heavy and dramatic.
Old door latch on the Church door
Gaudi, Wisdom and Garden
Where were we? Click on any photo for more detail.
Wow!
Inside
Beautiful light
Spiral staircase
Carved snail
Detail with sky
In the doorway
Conch shell
Windows
Beauty
I loved these words found in the Grandbabies’ nursery.
Live all the days of your life / Live every day to the full – Jonathan Swift, found in the Nursery
A very pleasing garden in the Primary School, where all classes take their turn to cultivate and to share in the produce.
School garden
