English Servants
Whenever I visit an English manor house, I can feel the history of the place and think to myself, if…
What did the English use for building – Part 2
Last time we had a look what materials were used in England for building houses/walls. Let’s have a look now…
Burgh Island and Art deco
Everybody can mention a place which put a spell on him/her, which had a magical and special ambiance. There is…
Why does a clock in Bristol have 3 hands?
England is a great place because it is full of quirky, strange and interesting things and you can always find…
Elizabethan and Jacobean architecture 1550-1603
Elizabethan and Jacobean houses have a very unique ambience, especially grand houses. These buildings are often used for filming –…
Belfast or London sink?
Whose heart would not melt by the sight of the essential accessory of a country style kitchen, the deep, oblong,…
Tudor architecture
As I am going to represent the different architectural styles you will see that each of them could be called…
What is that black and white lamppost with an amber-coloured globe on top?
There are things in England which do not attract our attention, yet everybody knows they are typically English. Let me…
English bricks
Wherever you go in England you would find houses built of bricks. Some people associate terracotta coloured bricks with the…
Terracotta Rooftop Finials
The first details on a house that shouted at me instantly over here in England were the terracotta rooftop finials,…