Anglesey Abbey – Travel with Intent

A rose by any other name

“That which we call a rose by any other word would smell as sweet.” – William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet Roses at Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire, June 2020 The words of […]

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Lightning strikes twice

This jagged Giant Redwood lost much of its giantness when struck by lightning. What’s more, it was struck twice, first in 1987 and again in 1999. It is now a […]

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Nose to nose perspective

Keeping in the theme of my One Word nosy challenge, I thought we’d go with an up close and personal perspective today. Lion and lioness, Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire, June 2020 […]

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Rosy views of Anglesey Abbey

Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire, June 2020 – Copyright Debbie Smyth, 20 July 2020 Posted as part of SquarePerspectives …

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He plays sea shells at the green door

Getting close and personal outside the house at Angelsey Abbey: A musical welcome at Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire, June 2020 – Copyright Debbie Smyth, 16 July 2020 Posted as part of […]

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Summer views at Lode Mill

Quy Water and Lode Mill, Cambridgeshire, June 2020 Lode Mill is a working mill that dates back to the eighteenth century, and it is believed that a watermill stood on […]

Square challenges

Severed

I showed this woman a couple of weeks ago, in her GRL PWR sunglasses. But I wanted to share her again, as this low and close photographic point of view […]

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Six caryatids and a friend

Three of the six caryatids, Anglesey Abbey, Cambs., June 2020 These Coadestone caryatids dating back to 1793, and originally housed at Buckingham House, stand at the junction of Coronation Avenue […]

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A classical view of girl power

This striking statue is standing with three other statues of women in the gardens of Anglesey Abbey in Cambridgeshire. At first glance, I thought she was holding a mask and […]

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Jacobean invite

One of the entrances to Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire, June 2020 Anglesey Abbey started its life as a hospital, in the early 12th century, and was converted into an Augustinian priory […]

Wordless Wednesday

Red rose

Red rose at Anglesey Abbey, Lode, Cambridgeshire, June 2020 Copyright Debbie Smyth, 24 June 2020 Posted as part of Wordless on Tuesday