Easter Haiku
Dewy morning light
Smell of ham wafting in air
Pitter-patter feet
Sunrise peers through clouds
Blessings to God for His Son
On this Easter Day.
Dewy morning light
Smell of ham wafting in air
Pitter-patter feet
Sunrise peers through clouds
Blessings to God for His Son
On this Easter Day.
“Architecture is the scientific art of making structure express ideas. Architecture is the triumph of human imagination over materials, methods, and men to put man into possession of his own earth. Architecture is man’s great sense of himself embodied in a world of his own making. It may rise as high in quality only as its source because great art is great life.”—Frank Lloyd Wright, from the Architectural Forum, May 1930
As I toured Liverpool, London, and Glasgow, besides the beautiful, majestic historical ancient castles, palaces, and cathedrals, I was very taken with the amazing modern structures I viewed. And that is what this blog is all about – the modern architecture I was awed by! Many of them were taken as the tour bus passed and the guide rambled off what we were seeing so fast there was no way I could take a photo and write down the names of the buildings he was pointing out – and some of them I found interesting even though there was no mention of them.
While visiting England I was fortunate enough to go to Wales three times. The first time was rather dismal, as it rained the whole time! Being a one-day bus tour it wasn’t a trip I could cancel – and besides, being an optimist I thought for sure the sun would come out at least once! Nope, drizzle dreary all day.
But thankfully my friend took me twice more, both on beautiful days – and, I had the pleasure of visiting two castles! The photos here are of the Powis Castle, or in Welsh, the Powys Castle. This was the most impressive and beautiful castle of all the ones I visited. The grounds were magnificent!
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At the top of the hill there is a magnificent view of Whitby. St. Mary’s cemetery sits at the top of the cliff overlooking the town.
Lord Street, Southport, England
About a quarter of mile into our walk we came upon the Flaybrick Memorial Gardens, a fairly old cemetery, dating back to 1864. It was originally named Birkenhead Cemetery and had three chapels, a Roman Catholic chapel, a Non-conformists chapel and the Church of England chapel, all of which are either torn down or no longer used.
Chester is a walled city in Cheshire, England, on the River Dee, close to the border with Wales. It is well known for its Roman city wall, the oldest and longest defensive wall system in Britain; and the Chester Cathedral Wikipedia
Chester, England
Chester Cathedral, Chester, England
Click here for the history of the Chester Cathedral, its many modifications from as far back as 1093, and its fascinating architecture which includes all the major styles of English medieval architecture.
The Water of Life, statue by Stephen Broadbent can be seen in the cloister of the Chester Cathedral.
The city is encircled by almost two miles of city walls. Fascinating to walk around the city from the top of a Roman wall that has been there almost 2,000 years! The Chester walls make up the most complete Roman and medieval defensive town wall system in Britain.
One of the statues in the ARK exhibit at the Chester Cathedral.
Here is a print I bought while in Chester by local artist, John Donnelly. This is a view of a portion of the city wall with the clock tower in the background. John has been stationed on the wall painting his views of the city for the past twenty years.
Now I’m going to include all the little towns and villages I left out of the first two sections on the Wirral – or is it – In the Wirral? There is a debate as which is the correct way to say it. I’ll let the folks in or on the Wirral duke it out!
Meols, Wirral, England
Meols, Wirral, England
Prenton, Wirral, England
St. Andrews Church, Hoylake, Wirral, England
St. James Church, Birkenhead, Wirral, England
Christ Church, Birkenhead, Wirral, England
In the Wirral, England On the Wirral, England
If I lived in England I think West Kirby would be a good place to live! It’s beautiful, has a magnificent seashore and the Marine Walk is a great promenade for walking, socializing, feeling the sea breeze, sailing on the Marine Lake, a man-made lake, making it possible to even sail during low tide!
Getting ready to walk the promenade around Marine Lake.
Marine Lake is man-made and is large enough to hold sailing events, sailboarding and many more water related activities including: canoeing, kayaking, and power-boating.
During low tide it is possible to hike to HILBRE ISLAND, a TIDAL ISLAND, meaning it’s important to time your visit just right or you may have to wait for the tide to change before geting back to land!
This is part two of My Trip to England. I took loads of photos of the many lovely areas in the Wirral. The only problem is, I’m not sure that I remember where each photo was taken. Hopefully, my English friend, Robert, who lives in the Wirral, will recognize where each photo was taken and correct me if I get the village wrong! That’s why I’ve decided to make this blog all about the Wirral, instead of each town separately.
What and where is the Wirral?
The Wirral is located in northwest England across the Mersey River from Liverpool and consists of many towns and villages. The peninsula is approximately fifteen miles long and seven miles wide. The Merseyrail, a commuter train, runs through many of these small towns. I love the train system in England! Oh, that we had a train system running in the US like this! I only had to walk about a block to the train station and then travel to New Brighton, West Kirby, Wallasey Village, Port Sunlight, Bidston, Birkenhead, and more, most in the matter of minutes. The same trains would travel in the other direction across the river to Liverpool, Crosby, Southport, and many other little towns.
First, let’s get on the train at the Birkenhead North station and travel to New Brighton.
One of six mermaids lining the streets of New Brighton, part of the
Mermaid Trail.
Fort Perch Rock is a coastal defence battery built between 1825 and 1829.
One of three cast iron shelters made in the late 19th century.
Black Pearl pirate ship, an art installation, constructed mostly with drift wood.
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