The chancel of Dore Abbey with, behind, the ambulatory. This 12th-century Cistercian foundation in Herefordshire was dissolved by Henry VIII but the east end and the transepts extending from the crossing were converted into a parish church in the 17th century.
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Glade
Glade within a conifer plantation near Llangenny, Powys.
Tyrannic
Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton displayed in Oxford University Natural History Museum.
Auditorium
Entering the auditorium of the Millennium Centre, Cardiff, with a full audience awaiting a matinee performance of a ballet.
Silver
“Set in a silver sea”: Tywyn beach, Gwynedd, summer 2025.
Arches
The imposing entrance at noon to the Oxford University Press site from Walton Street, Oxford: four Corinthian columns in Cotswold stone flank three archways.
Busy
The ‘busy’ A40 trunk route through Crickhowell and market cross viewed from the Courthouse café.
Wavy
Radcliffe Camera viewed through ‘wavy’ cylinder glass panes from the nave of the University Church of St Mary the Virgin, Oxford.
Peony
An ephemeral peony blooms.
Colonnaded
The colonnaded cornice of All Saints church spire and Lincoln College Library from Turl Street, Oxford.
Minutiae 