An ordinary English town that enjoys an international reputation. I wonder if that lingerie shop is still there?
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About Me
- Peter Ashley
- I am a designer, writer and photographer who spends all his time looking at England, particularly buildings and the countryside. But I have a leaning towards the slightly odd and neglected, the unsung elements that make England such an interesting place to live in. I am the author and photographer of over 25 books, in particular Unmitigated England (Adelphi 2006), More from Unmitigated England (Adelphi 2007), Cross Country (Wiley 2011), The Cigarette Papers (Frances Lincoln 2012), Preposterous Erections (Frances Lincoln 2012) and English Allsorts (Adelphi 2015)
English Allsorts
"Open this book with reverence. It is a hymn to England". Clive Aslet
Preposterous Erections
"Enchanting...delightful". The Bookseller "Cheekily named" We Love This Book
The Cigarette Papers
"Unexpectedly pleasing and engrossing...beautifully illustrated". The Bookseller
Cross Country
"Until the happy advent of Peter Ashley's Cross Country it has, ironically, been foreigners who have been best at celebrating Englishness". Christina Hardyment / The Independent
More from Unmitigated England
"Give this book to someone you know- if not everyone you know." Simon Heffer, Country Life. "When it comes to spotting the small but telling details of Englishness, Peter Ashley has no equal." Michael Prodger, Sunday Telegraph
Unmitigated England
""....an absolutely stunning illustrated book..." A.N.Wilson / Daily Telegraph
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7 comments:
Looks like Stratford upon avon to me?
I'm not sure. Doesn't the church at Stratford have a spire on top of the tower?
Looks like Stratford to me too. That's the Guild Chapel. It's the parish church that has the spire.
That's it, I couldn't remember the name of the Chapel - and the Shakespeare hotel is beyond it on the left?
Majorwheels Wins. Well Done!
Gosh - what I need now is a pint of Flowers to celebrate, which to me always tastes better in Stratford. Better wait until until mid day though!
I remember Stratford Blue buses in the 60s all having the same (or so it appeared to me) advertisement on the sides: 'Pick Flowers' and their Shakespeare's head symbol.
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