StoneRoad2013's photos with the keyword: Salisbury

Fairly long exposure of the main stairs in Sarum College. Lighting was not ideal.

Spring flower display

Lock 29 on the Kennet & Avon Canal - the start of the 16 lock staircase at Caen Hill. (Locks 22 to 50 take around 5 hours to navigate - good job there is a mooring area at the top which can take about 24 full length narrow boats)

CAS's fourth and final home as a married and family man. He moved once more, to North Wales, soon after the passing of his wife. From his reaction, I think there were too many memories for him to stay here.

In the Andrew Keiller Museum. I was very impressed by the restoration work to the timbers (1 of 3 images).

This gives an idea of just how big the main stone circle is at Avebury, but the complexity is only really visible from the air. Note the concrete pyramids, marking locations of stones destroyed by superstitious (deluded) medieval xtian peasants.

Entrance to Sarum College, on the Cathedral Green. to the north of the Cathedral. for some extra information - see : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarum_College

Salisbury Cathedral [ the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary ] with the towering spire - all 404 ft of it and the tallest in Britain. Viewed from the North East.The scaffolding means that some restoration work in progress (imaged in 2009)

Front door, leading into Sarum College.

CAS spotted the magnolia bush, on the way back to the College

"Little Thatches" in Stratford-sub-castle. This cottage was occupied by my great-aunt Vera Brickell, in the years between retiring from her job as the cook/housekeeper and her demise in 1989(?). I remember staying there - at least once in the room behind the little upstairs left hand window; not a square corner, nor was the floor quite level. Aunty Ve taught me, and my brother, a good deal about cookery and household management, as she had already done with my mother and her sister.

This gives an idea of just how big the main stone circle is at Avebury, but the complexity is only really visible from the air. [Partly because of the houses, roads and trees breaking up the vista] Note the concrete pyramids, marking locations of stones destroyed by superstitious (deluded) medieval xtian peasants.

Avebury Stone Circle (1 of 4). After some lunch, CAS pausing on our (short) walk part of the way around the stones.

Avebury Stone Circle (2 of 4). CAS had paused on our (short) walk part of the way around the stones, for me to take a picture. Just as we started to walk on, the sun came out, so I took the opportunity for another picture.

In the Andrew Keiller Museum. I was very impressed by the restoration work to the timbers, including the bast of this post, some neat joints preserving as much original material as possible. (2 of 3 images).

After visiting Old Sarum, we went over to Avebury for lunch and a look at the Stones. CAS and I had a look in the Andrew Keiller Museum. I was very impressed by the restoration work to the timbers (3 of 3 images).

Old Sarum visit. CAS catching his breath - and the sun - in a niche in the gatehouse / barbican to the curtain walls of Old Sarum.

Three of the Congress attendees discussing the view we've just been looking at. G.Wood is the tall gentleman but my memory doesn't tell me the identity of the two ladies.