Oddly grotesque
Clock Tower, St Albans, Hertfordshire Gargoyles, these charmingly grotesque figures, date back as far as Ancient Egyptian architecture and, in more recent times, became a common feature in Gothic architecture. […]
1924 meets 1999
Potsdamer Platz with its replica traffic light tower, Berlin, August 2021 Copyright Debbie Smyth, 25 August 2021 Posted as part of Wordless …
Time to relax
Tower Square, Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, April 2021 – Copyright Debbie Smyth, 25 April 2021 Posted as part of All Seasons …
Roosting up high
The St Albans Clock Tower stands just a short walk from the Abbey, and if you climb to the top you have a great view back to the cathedral and […]
Sailing up into the wavy clouds
Peeping through the windows of the Waterlily House, Kew Gardens, London, October 2020 – Copyright Debbie Smyth, 18 January 2021 Posted as part of Becky’s January SquareUp …
Wandering around St Albans again
St Albans, May 2020 Good to see you all here at Ye Olde Fighting Cocks after I abandoned you at this same spot last week. This place has a long […]
Double-checking railway time
If we go back to the days before railways, the time of day differed around Britain based on the geographic position in which you found yourself. For example, there was […]
It’s christmas time in St Albans
– Copyright Debbie Smyth, 21 December 2018Posted as part of #timesquare And click here for an overview of all my square contributions
Beauty around-the-clock
To open up my contribution to Becky’s December “timesquare” challenge, I thought I’d show my local clock tower. It makes a great meeting point in the centre of St Albans, […]
Three Towers of St Albans
I’m just back from walking the three towers in St Albans, as part of Heritage Open Days. It was a fun climb up many stone steps, round lots of spirals, […]
Heritage Days in St Albans
Every September a vast number of volunteers organise at least 5,000 events across England, to celebrate our history and culture. In St Albans, we have three towers playing an important […]
Travel with Intent 