lady elizabeth sidney's memorial to her husband, robert, earl of leicester, c1709

 

penshurst church west window

 

penshurst church west window (ii)

well worth magnifying this image to see some good drawing

penshurst church ... another sidney tomb

the sculptor struggled to visualize a porcupine ... to the right of the empty helmet

penshurst church

it's a porcupine

the motto translates as "whither the fates call"

the view from the porch at penshurst church

 

whilst the lads donate generously to the bookmakers' pension funds at towcester races, i potter over to stoke bruerne for a nosey ...

sunlight reflected beneath the canal bridge at stoke bruerne

 

a misleading signpost at stoke bruerne

 

a bit of canal tradition at stoke bruerne on the barge named sculptor

 

on a barge called the red indian at stoke bruerne

 

an old boat lift at stoke bruerne locks

 

a happy butterfly

 

a happy fly

 

if only old men's beards were so neat and tidy

 

the church at stoke bruerne

 

stoke bruerne tower and waterspout

 

post-modern window in stoke bruerne church

paid for by the widow fisher ... the virgin wears red, as she would have been shown in medieval times ... the (my-little-) unicorn might only be tamed by a virgin ... the chinese fish represents the interests of the late mister fisher, who loved chinese art ... the dragon reminds us ( it says on the explanatory text displayed nearby ) that evil is ever present ... gosh !

 

what was the grand entrance to easton neston, is now the grand entrance to towcester race course

 

easton neston gates ... what did the urns signify, if anything ?