Thats lovely - are those traces of paint? Is Mapledurham the church with the aisle that’s off-limits? Or am I confusing it with another?
think all fonts & stoops deserve a hug every now & then
Kilpeck takes the job into its own hands
think all fonts & stoops deserve a hug every now & then
Kilpeck takes the job into its own hands
January 31, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Thats lovely - are those traces of paint? Is Mapledurham the church with the aisle that’s off-limits? Or am I confusing it with another?
think all fonts & stoops deserve a hug every now & then
Kilpeck takes the job into its own hands
think all fonts & stoops deserve a hug every now & then
Kilpeck takes the job into its own hands
And what on earth is going on with this 12th century(?) font at Kenchester, Herefordshire?
Looks like it’s been on a diet
Possibly a reused Roman column. the village lies right next to the site of Magnis, which was a walled Roman town
well that’s what Francis Bond posits anyway
Looks like it’s been on a diet
Possibly a reused Roman column. the village lies right next to the site of Magnis, which was a walled Roman town
well that’s what Francis Bond posits anyway
January 31, 2026 at 8:59 AM
And what on earth is going on with this 12th century(?) font at Kenchester, Herefordshire?
Looks like it’s been on a diet
Possibly a reused Roman column. the village lies right next to the site of Magnis, which was a walled Roman town
well that’s what Francis Bond posits anyway
Looks like it’s been on a diet
Possibly a reused Roman column. the village lies right next to the site of Magnis, which was a walled Roman town
well that’s what Francis Bond posits anyway
This bottom bit at Woolstaston, I think
January 31, 2026 at 8:39 AM
This bottom bit at Woolstaston, I think
Roman column bases being turned upside-down and used as fonts?
Wroxeter & Shrewsbury abbey
Wroxeter & Shrewsbury abbey
January 31, 2026 at 8:37 AM
Roman column bases being turned upside-down and used as fonts?
Wroxeter & Shrewsbury abbey
Wroxeter & Shrewsbury abbey
I’ve rarely seen anything like it - although something similar is going on with the font stem at Longdon, Staffs.
January 31, 2026 at 8:35 AM
I’ve rarely seen anything like it - although something similar is going on with the font stem at Longdon, Staffs.
13th century stiff-leaf capital reused as a font at Buttington, Powys
Likely from nearby Strata Marcella Abbey, which was dissolved in 1536
Likely from nearby Strata Marcella Abbey, which was dissolved in 1536
January 31, 2026 at 8:33 AM
13th century stiff-leaf capital reused as a font at Buttington, Powys
Likely from nearby Strata Marcella Abbey, which was dissolved in 1536
Likely from nearby Strata Marcella Abbey, which was dissolved in 1536
Only tangentially related, but I was in the National Liberal Club recently & saw this glass (which I’ll never port otherwise)
January 31, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Only tangentially related, but I was in the National Liberal Club recently & saw this glass (which I’ll never port otherwise)
Ah yes - visited St Francis back in 2022
Completely agree - similarities inside very clear too
Completely agree - similarities inside very clear too
January 30, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Ah yes - visited St Francis back in 2022
Completely agree - similarities inside very clear too
Completely agree - similarities inside very clear too
Also I got really annoyed by this at Hillmorton (Rugby) the other day
Put it somewhere, anywhere else. Just not there. On that
Put it somewhere, anywhere else. Just not there. On that
January 30, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Also I got really annoyed by this at Hillmorton (Rugby) the other day
Put it somewhere, anywhere else. Just not there. On that
Put it somewhere, anywhere else. Just not there. On that
Sutton Coldfield was surprisingly (& admirably) orderly
Burnage however
Well, may I present to you… that high-up out of view Lady Chapel
Burnage however
Well, may I present to you… that high-up out of view Lady Chapel
January 30, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Sutton Coldfield was surprisingly (& admirably) orderly
Burnage however
Well, may I present to you… that high-up out of view Lady Chapel
Burnage however
Well, may I present to you… that high-up out of view Lady Chapel
Medieval font fashioned from a single block of oak at Efenechtyd church
January 30, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Medieval font fashioned from a single block of oak at Efenechtyd church
Curzon Cinema in Mayfair with its fibreglass murals by William Mitchell (installed 1966)
January 30, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Curzon Cinema in Mayfair with its fibreglass murals by William Mitchell (installed 1966)
Northwick Cinema, in the suburbs of Worcester. Opened November 1938
The work of interior designer John Alexander
Think it was up for sale in 2024. Not sure what it is now?
The work of interior designer John Alexander
Think it was up for sale in 2024. Not sure what it is now?
January 30, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Northwick Cinema, in the suburbs of Worcester. Opened November 1938
The work of interior designer John Alexander
Think it was up for sale in 2024. Not sure what it is now?
The work of interior designer John Alexander
Think it was up for sale in 2024. Not sure what it is now?
Nairn famously said “miss the Tower of London if you have to, but don't miss this”
I took a tour with the late (& great) Elain Harwood in 2018. Really must go back
I took a tour with the late (& great) Elain Harwood in 2018. Really must go back
January 30, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Nairn famously said “miss the Tower of London if you have to, but don't miss this”
I took a tour with the late (& great) Elain Harwood in 2018. Really must go back
I took a tour with the late (& great) Elain Harwood in 2018. Really must go back
details of former Granada cinema at Tooting, built 1931
interior decoration by Russian designer Theodore Komisarjevsky. A fantastical melange of gothic, romanesque, renaissance, baroque & whoknows - never been anywhere else quite like it
paintings by compatriot Vladmir Polunin
listed Grade I
interior decoration by Russian designer Theodore Komisarjevsky. A fantastical melange of gothic, romanesque, renaissance, baroque & whoknows - never been anywhere else quite like it
paintings by compatriot Vladmir Polunin
listed Grade I
January 30, 2026 at 11:51 AM
details of former Granada cinema at Tooting, built 1931
interior decoration by Russian designer Theodore Komisarjevsky. A fantastical melange of gothic, romanesque, renaissance, baroque & whoknows - never been anywhere else quite like it
paintings by compatriot Vladmir Polunin
listed Grade I
interior decoration by Russian designer Theodore Komisarjevsky. A fantastical melange of gothic, romanesque, renaissance, baroque & whoknows - never been anywhere else quite like it
paintings by compatriot Vladmir Polunin
listed Grade I
And what a staircase it is! Superb details
January 30, 2026 at 11:10 AM
And what a staircase it is! Superb details
1901 dated Gerald Moira designed stained glass on the staircase of Lloyd's Register of Shipping building in London. Ireland, Scotland, England & Wales all represented by their emblems
January 30, 2026 at 10:54 AM
1901 dated Gerald Moira designed stained glass on the staircase of Lloyd's Register of Shipping building in London. Ireland, Scotland, England & Wales all represented by their emblems
oh that’s interesting - their glass can be a real highlight for me.
Does depend though.
If I see “glass of 1889 by Heaton, Butler & Bayne” in Pevsner I am *not* getting excited. If the date is shifted to, say, the early 1860s however, I very much am!
(Glass from St Mary, Abbeycwmhir)
Does depend though.
If I see “glass of 1889 by Heaton, Butler & Bayne” in Pevsner I am *not* getting excited. If the date is shifted to, say, the early 1860s however, I very much am!
(Glass from St Mary, Abbeycwmhir)
January 30, 2026 at 10:18 AM
oh that’s interesting - their glass can be a real highlight for me.
Does depend though.
If I see “glass of 1889 by Heaton, Butler & Bayne” in Pevsner I am *not* getting excited. If the date is shifted to, say, the early 1860s however, I very much am!
(Glass from St Mary, Abbeycwmhir)
Does depend though.
If I see “glass of 1889 by Heaton, Butler & Bayne” in Pevsner I am *not* getting excited. If the date is shifted to, say, the early 1860s however, I very much am!
(Glass from St Mary, Abbeycwmhir)
Contemporary glass fragment too (repaired), but who is the Bishop?
January 30, 2026 at 10:09 AM
Contemporary glass fragment too (repaired), but who is the Bishop?
Early 16th rood loft stairs at Llanwnog, Powys
(ok the focus is the stairs here, but who can resist ‘em…)
(ok the focus is the stairs here, but who can resist ‘em…)
January 30, 2026 at 10:05 AM
Early 16th rood loft stairs at Llanwnog, Powys
(ok the focus is the stairs here, but who can resist ‘em…)
(ok the focus is the stairs here, but who can resist ‘em…)
St Andrew's Methodist Church in Worcester
enormous late 1960s dalle de verre effort (by Goddard & Gibbs) that goes the whole height of the open-well staircase. Reveals its colours as you climb
enormous late 1960s dalle de verre effort (by Goddard & Gibbs) that goes the whole height of the open-well staircase. Reveals its colours as you climb
January 30, 2026 at 9:10 AM
St Andrew's Methodist Church in Worcester
enormous late 1960s dalle de verre effort (by Goddard & Gibbs) that goes the whole height of the open-well staircase. Reveals its colours as you climb
enormous late 1960s dalle de verre effort (by Goddard & Gibbs) that goes the whole height of the open-well staircase. Reveals its colours as you climb
And fabulous glass it is too. By Bobby Bayne himself
January 30, 2026 at 9:07 AM
And fabulous glass it is too. By Bobby Bayne himself
Could do a stained glass on staircases thread. Anyone?
Rochdale Town Hall by Crossland, 1866-71. Glass by Heaton, Butler & Bayne
Rochdale Town Hall by Crossland, 1866-71. Glass by Heaton, Butler & Bayne
January 30, 2026 at 9:05 AM
Could do a stained glass on staircases thread. Anyone?
Rochdale Town Hall by Crossland, 1866-71. Glass by Heaton, Butler & Bayne
Rochdale Town Hall by Crossland, 1866-71. Glass by Heaton, Butler & Bayne
Mid 1930s glass by Jan Juta on the staircase of Pegasus House, Filton
(built for the Bristol Aeroplane Company)
(built for the Bristol Aeroplane Company)
January 30, 2026 at 7:37 AM
Mid 1930s glass by Jan Juta on the staircase of Pegasus House, Filton
(built for the Bristol Aeroplane Company)
(built for the Bristol Aeroplane Company)