Warwick Wonders

Yesterday I had a trip to Warwick. Such a beautiful town and with so much history. There are many timber buildings in the town that survived the great fire of 1698.

Look at the angle of the buildings

The timber beams are arranged in many different patterns 

I visited Lord Leycester Hospital a retirement home for servicemen dating back to the 1571.

Stunning

The white bear with the ragged staff or' baculus' part of the Dudley coat of arms.

Bear all

This chair is in the  chapel and is made from black Irish bog wood.

Intricate carving

This little chapel window was designed and made by William Morris.

Simple and beautiful

Roof timbers in the Guildhall.

Amazing structures

Entrance to the courtyard.

Guilds coat of arms

A beautiful courtyard. Many of the rooms are private residences.

Look at the shapes and patterns

A lathe and plaster ceiling in the cloisters.

Needing a little restoration

A linen press in the Great Hall.

Before the invention of the iron

Sailing boat and canon ball.

How many battles have the helmets seen?

Egret feathers on a officer's busby 1860.

A work of art

Officer's shako 3rd Hussars 1860.

Beautiful craftsmanship

I love the name of this road.

Two things to remind you what to buy

Daffodils in bloom on West Walls in Carlisle.

Spring has arrived