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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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.
Wavy
Radcliffe Camera viewed through ‘wavy’ cylinder glass panes from the nave of the University Church of St Mary the Virgin, Oxford.
Colonnaded
The colonnaded cornice of All Saints church spire and Lincoln College Library from Turl Street, Oxford.
Ferris
21st-century Ferris wheel and late 19th-century Adeilad y Pierhead (Pierhead Building), Cardiff.
Electric
Neoclassical façade of former late 19th-century electricity generating station, St Philip’s Bridge, Bristol.
Platform
Abergavenny railway station at night, Monmouthshire.
Balanced
Symmetrical Georgian brick façade with period wrought iron gates, Brecon, Powys.
Cosy
Glasshouse, Gwernyfed walled garden, Three Cocks, Powys.
Hallowed
Lighted stained glass window in St Catwg’s church, Llangattock, Powys, seen from the churchyard.
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