Today we revisited this amazing garden, created during his lifetime by eccentric, hugely wealthy visionary poet and publisher Felix Dennis. Full of bronze figures, it represents one man’s view of the world, and individuals from all spheres of human activity who impacted his imagination, including Albert Einstein, The Beatles, Ada Lovelace, a pair of NeanderthalContinue reading “A Visit to The Garden of Heroes and Villains, Heart of England Forest”
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Strange Tales From Paranormal Warwickshire Part 2: Guy’s Cliffe
Today I continue my series with the second episode: the mysterious ruined manor house off the Coventry Road, Warwick. The land at Guy’s Cliffe has been a magnet for Celtic hermits, holy people, and legendary heroes since well before the Norman Conquest, and for medieval historians and the Warwick earls later. The combination of wildContinue reading “Strange Tales From Paranormal Warwickshire Part 2: Guy’s Cliffe”
Compton Verney, Warwickshire
Compton Verney is one of my favourite places in Warwickshire, and it features in my current WIP, Illustrated Tales of Warwickshire. A gracious Georgian mansion set in a Capability Brown landscape with a tranquil lake, it has a fascinating history. During the course of the twentieth century, this brought it through a variety of owners,Continue reading “Compton Verney, Warwickshire”
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