Avaible for pre-order in the US!

Ok coming clean. Here’s the other half. Again blaming Historic Houses British Library awesome Weird Tales subscription, Mike Pitts & the election (@IanDunt).

Memorial to Francis Brooke, who died “when gallantly charging the French” at Waterloo. Colebrooke parish church, Fermanagh.

At Florence Court :)

Home for the next few days :)

Historic stained glass window to be unveiled in Wexford via @RTENews rte.ie/news/leinster/…

A happy memory of a meeting with Bernini’s elephant #Rome #genius

Mullingar Cathedral, William Byrne & Sons (1933-1936)

Giving a speech, a Head of House at Eton was determined not to be too sentimental in referring to those killed in the Great War. So he said: ‘We must remember all those who fell in battle’ – then, looking at the list in his hand – ‘a very mixed lot.’

Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks! rage! blow!
You cataracts and hurricanoes, spout
Till you have drench'd our steeples

In “Once a King,” Jane Marguerite Tippett tries hard to rehabilitate Edward VIII, a flawed, selfish, politically naive man. Adrian Tinniswood trib.al/67pDWNd

softly, deftly, meow-sic shall surround you 🎭

At lovely Leeds Castle.

Remembering a lovely morning at Faber, where I was shown a one-line reader’s report on Harold Acton’s poems: “I cannot endure this stuff.” It was signed T.S.E.

I stumbled across this pet cemetery yesterday, with its memorial to funny little Flo. Now excuse me, but I think I have something in my eye…

I do love a spot of Victorian engineering #StPancras

St James Piccadilly. Window by Christopher Webb, 1954

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The #GladdenVillagers are looking forward to welcoming the super Lorena Hodgson to the Coffeehouse this Wednesday to share stories of Octavia Hill Birthplace House If you could benefit from some #digitalcare via online #socialprescribing , join now gladdenvillage.org Social Prescribing Network

Saturday night. One glass of Shiraz too many. We’ve all been there.