Witley Court is a country house in Worcestershire which was largely gutted by fire in 1937. Although the house is still a ruin, English Heritage, who acquired the property in the 1980's, have been working to restore the historically important gardens. In addition Great Witley Church, which is attached to the house, fortunately escaped the …
Category: art
June Miscellany (2009)
A scanty month dominated by another bout of Depression. In fact a week of recovery at the beginning June has only punctuated an episode which began in May and from which I am far from recovered. The problem in writing about Depression is that it is miserably re-iterative, solipsistic and impossible to make interesting. Depression …
Bewick and his Tale-pieces
In April we went to see an exhibition of Thomas Bewick vignettes entitled 'Tale-Pieces' at the Ikon Gallery in Birmingham. The Ikon is Birmingham's contemporary art space so it was rare for it be hosting an exhibition like this; it was also the first time we have visited the gallery, contemporary art not being something …
April Days
An account of a couple of days out in April - both during a week of glorious weather. First to Compton Verney which we had been meaning to get to for years. Compton Verney is an Adam House in south-east Warwickshire, near the Oxfordshire. The house itself is a gem as one would expect, or …
Moving Toyshop 