One of a pair of horses pulling the trireme of one of the tritons, Cardiff City Hall (1890, now the School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University), by Frederick William Pomeroy (1857-1924).
Author Archives: Calmgrove
Deserted
A momentarily quiet vista towards the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff.
Crammed
Having a “lovely day”: a crush of train passengers on a crowded platform, Cardiff Central railway station.
Fence
Slate fencing by rail track, Talyllyn railway, Eryri National Park / Snowdonia, Gwynedd.
Textures
Artex ceiling patterns – soon to be a vintage feature?
Backwards
Heritage steam engine and carriage, Talyllyn railway, at Abergynolwyn station, Eryri National Park /Snowdonia.
Ending
Dramatic sunset as the sun disappears and day ends, Vale of Usk, Bannau Brycheiniog.
Pareidolia
Disney’s Pluto or a Škoda steering wheel? You be the judge!
Textures
Textures view across the road from a skylight: altocumulus clouds in a blue sky, above trees, atop a Norman motte, foregrounded by the slate roofs of Georgian townhouses.
Abbatial
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.
Minutiae 