St Albans – Page 26 – Travel with Intent

Cross and Very Cross

This old fellow was cross … … and very cross Copyright Debbie Smyth, 3 July 2016 Part of Odd Ball

Great City

“A great city is that which has the greatest men and women” – Walt Whitman So, I thought I’d show you a view of my home city! Copyright Debbie Smyth, […]

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Grotesque

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 […]

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Blank Sign of the Past

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. […]

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Nesting Herons

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 […]

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On Track

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TV Blocking the View

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 […]

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Springtime is our Time

“Sweet springtime is my time is your time is our time for springtime is love time and viva sweet love” – – – E E Cummings (1894 – 1962) […]

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A Roamin’ Walk through Roman St Albans

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 […]

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Please Don’t Feed Me!

I love the involvement of local school children in the design of these new signs. Copyright Debbie Smyth, 20 March 2016 Linked to Odd Ball Challenge and Wild Bird Wednesday

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Bliss! Towering Arboreal Quadruplets at Sunset

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