Peculiar Geographies

The process of restoration is an ongoing one. April 2014 marked the start of this most recent phase of restoration works for the cathedral. After a successful application bid from the National Lotter Heritage Fund works soon began to restore the Christchurch gate at the butter market. In addition to a 25 million pound regeneration…

The Canterbury and Whitstable Railway was the world’s first designated passenger line that connected Canterbury and Whitstable via a steam locomotive. The line opened on the 3rd of May 1830 and operated as a passenger train until 1931 when the operator at the time (South-eastern rail) had to scale back the service due to a…

A quirky façade detail with a rich history Just north of Christchurch gate at Canterbury Cathedral there is an inconspicuous junction between Sun Street, Guildhall Street, Orange Street and Palace Street. This Space is a bustling area for a mix of users and sees home to a myriad of shops and restaurants that mark the…

If you venture to Scottish Highlands you will find a remarkable piece of engineeging between Loch Etive and Loch Awe near Dalmally. Called Cruachan Power Station or the Hollow Mountain power station facility effectively serves as a giant battery for British electricity supply system. The principle on which this facility is designed is very simple:…

The Rectory, Palace Street, Canterbury. A unique oddity within Canterbury, and one that is often overlooked when you find yourself walking along Palace Street also known as the King’s Mile in Canterbury. One of the most striking landmarks along Palace Street is of course the former church of St Alphege, named after the 11th century…

Unsuspecting traveller may be confronted by unexpected sight in one of the backyards of Edinburgh. Entered through the walkway off the Springvalley Gardens in Morninside it serves as series of workshops in a wild west style setting. The street is a legacy of Michael Faulkner, son of Lord Faulkner – last Prime Minister of Ireland.…

From this point on Hope Street, you are faced on either side with two of Liverpool’s most iconic buildings. The Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral, to the north, stands light on its feet in its modern tent-like form ; The Liverpool Anglican Cathedral to the south, is a bulky and imposing structure in the Gothic Revival style.…

Looks like you’ve stumbled on one of these weird brick towers. What is it you ask? First thing’s first, Well done! You are currently standing over Liverpool’s Wapping tunnel. That weird thing you’re looking at is one of three ventilation towers to the tunnel which once connected the Liverpool-Manchester Railway to Liverpool’s Docks. You are…

You may be thinking that this grandiose and ornate pub has nothing to do on a quiet Residential street like this one. Both in style and function, it seems far better suited to Marylebone Station half a mile down the road. What kind of crazy Victorian businessman would expect any footfall in such an isolated…

Once upon more desperate times sleepy villages of Britain found themselves on the frontline of the World War. One of those villages, Paddlesworth, is not quite famous enough for its “highest church, lowest steeple, poorest parish, fewest people” and the Cat and a Custard Pot – local pub that became a favourite watering hole by…

If you stand on the High street in Canterbury, UK, above river Stour between Old Weavers House and ASK Italian and look along the water, you will notice weathered, crudely made device, resembling stool perched on the long pole. It is called  ducking stool, the cucking stool, or stool of repentance. Unsurprisingly the most popular…