Gazing out across St Albans from its medieval town belfry, the Clock Tower, are a couple of grotesque faces. In the early fifteenth century, some time between 1403 and 1412, the […]
Hex colour reference: #a2add0 A colourful note: Crayola celebrated its 100th birthday in 2003 and held another of its now popular naming competitions as part of the party. They released four […]
The pub beneath this sign is one of a tiny number that claim to be the oldest hostelry in the UK; maybe its almost blank sign is to help emphasise its age. […]
The grey herons that visit St Albans every winter are doing very nicely, with at least six of the nesting couples now sitting on eggs. They keep pretty well hidden […]
I am delighted to have had some of my work selected for display at a lovely gallery in Berkhamsted: the Upstairs Gallery. The Pattern Photography Exhibition runs 5-23 April. […]
This morning’s Eucharist service in St Alban’s was shown live on the BBC, but the presence of their vehicles meant that the Abbey itself wasn’t shown quite so well. Though […]
St Alban’s is first recorded as a Celtic British Iron Age settlement, known as Verlamion. After the Roman conquest of Britain in AD 43, it grew into Verlamium, the third largest town in […]