Andy Marshall's Genius Loci Digest: 9 August 2024
The angry cursive is absorbed by the sweeping concord of the subtle and the intangible.
The angry cursive is absorbed by the sweeping concord of the subtle and the intangible.
Middleham is such a beautiful town with a village feel - behind Coverham Lane is Middleham Castle (English Heritage) former home to Richard III and, for that reason, is known as the Windsor of the north.
Refined Reflections: The Best of Genius Loci
Refined Reflections: The Best of Genius Loci
I'm heading out with a spring in my step and a heavy heart.
Laithe, henge and church. I can’t help but think that these standing stones are of equal measure.
We sit beside the porch and take in the churchyard. Whilst we rest, billows of dust plume out of the porch entrance. The dust-busters are in.
I notice the ridge finial detail - it curves downwards and cups the gable - it reminds me of Sir Basil Spence’s Coventry Cathedral. The covered entrance at Coventry echoes the protective curve of the barn finial.