tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post7437219412634487950..comments2024-03-27T18:21:45.182+00:00Comments on Unmitigated England: Wortley VoyseyPeter Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00027878122724846472noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-19304130744400271552016-06-29T14:41:34.171+01:002016-06-29T14:41:34.171+01:00Another place to add to my ever growing list of mu...Another place to add to my ever growing list of must visit.Thudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320037763190473684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-1221986070607969052016-06-13T02:35:40.297+01:002016-06-13T02:35:40.297+01:00Alan
Voysey was a fine furniture and textile desi...Alan<br /><br />Voysey was a fine furniture and textile designer, and a very interesting architect! What I did not know was that he designed the Wentworth Arms or any other pub, for that matter. Go Voysey!!Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-47540836951232914882016-06-10T16:08:32.199+01:002016-06-10T16:08:32.199+01:00I have to confess to being biased in favour of SE ...I have to confess to being biased in favour of SE Leicestershire, which is on the whole more rural and spared the scars of industry that has declined. The cottages look very good, I will have to make an effort to visit them.Stephen Barkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-54945032396635547002016-06-10T09:23:25.385+01:002016-06-10T09:23:25.385+01:00This is great Alan. You're so right, the sudde...This is great Alan. You're so right, the suddenly coming across something unexpected is a continuing pleasure for me. It's one of the reasons I rarely take guidebooks out in the car with me, preferring to get lost, discover things and then find out more with my feet up at home.Peter Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00027878122724846472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-12047379424764482882016-06-09T21:31:16.176+01:002016-06-09T21:31:16.176+01:00Thank you Peter. Unmitigated education. I wasn'...Thank you Peter. Unmitigated education. I wasn't aware of Charles Voysey so you've prompted a bit of googling on my part; very nice. It's true what you say about unexpected treasures. Mrs G and I had a week down in Essex this May. We missed a turn for Cressing Temple and found ourselves in a tree lined avenue with late 1920s modernist houses, and then another, then a park with interesting gates and lanterns which rang a bell somewhere in my memory. Yes, Francis Crittall's model village at Silver End. All the more enjoyable because we didn't expect it. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09989302587272233813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-2979263092616428902016-06-07T13:45:21.520+01:002016-06-07T13:45:21.520+01:00Mmmm: hips, catslides, a well-made valley, a curva...Mmmm: hips, catslides, a well-made valley, a curvaceous finial: all good things to find on a roof. But that buttress, sliced by the corner of the building; and that lettering too: marvellous.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-39556140073633170962016-06-07T11:38:51.528+01:002016-06-07T11:38:51.528+01:00Lovely, and although it would be good to see the o...Lovely, and although it would be good to see the original thatch, the roofs have been nicely done. The 50-odd women of the Earl Shilton WI were wonderful too. Thank you so much for taking us.Biff Raven-Hillhttp://biffraven-hill.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-5382123154186026142016-06-07T11:31:41.460+01:002016-06-07T11:31:41.460+01:00We do indeed Ron-Ron. And we like a good pair of h...We do indeed Ron-Ron. And we like a good pair of hips too don't we?Peter Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00027878122724846472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-56629615904301144272016-06-07T11:11:24.210+01:002016-06-07T11:11:24.210+01:00We like catslide roof. We like catslide roof. Ron Combohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05270358674385406494noreply@blogger.com