Tuesday, 16 September 2025

Odd photos from around Oxford

 

It was open doors in Oxford over the weekend so on the Sunday I took the opportunity to visit a couple of Churches that had become collage library's   

First was this one which is now the center for Mission studies, it used to be St Peter & St Paul

Walking past the old Radcliffe Infirmary I noticed someone taking a photo of this fountain 

I noticed this blue plaque on the nearby wall, I have come across another not far away in Old Marsdon

The door of the old infirmary 

It was the bit under the plaque was interesting as it asked for donations, even back then hospitals needed money 

Passed this plaque

which was on this collage building

The martyrs memorial 

Who were burned at the stake at this spot along Broad Street

Further on you see this place the Sheldonian theater 

When I got here I had go too far

 
The last place was St Edmund's Hall Library the old St Peter in the East Church
 

In the grounds you found St Edmund.
 
 
Take Care 

Saturday, 13 September 2025

St Giles Tetsworth

 

This week the Church Explorer visits St Giles Church Tetsworh which is an unusual looking church with the spire on the south side of the church, I also had to visit twice to get all the photos


 

Thursday, 11 September 2025

Wallingford Sky

 

Some Views of Wallingford from the end of July when we took out pup there in the bus

First stop was to see this lady it's her birthday on the 15th September

 She sits over looking the kinecroft and most likely visited it when she lived nearby in Winterbrook whatever Wallingford claim

The boathouse now a restaurant but it did used to be a boathouse where you hire boats when I was in my youth 

I loved the bright color of this narrowboat and the fact it is called Backward Circles 

I will leave you with Wallingford Bridge and the grey sky's overhead

Happy SkyWatch 

Monday, 8 September 2025

The swans

 

 I had a quick walk around the lake the other week when I went down to our caravan for a few days

 
I have been watching the cygnets grow for the past few months and check to see if they are still there every time I come down
 
 
The parents noticed me and I think were waiting in case I threw some food out to them 
 

But swam away when I did not

 
I went up to the quarry gate and looked back, trying to work out if there would be rain
 

 Then stopped off at the lake before going back

Take Care 

Saturday, 6 September 2025

St Peter & St Paul Wantage

 

Church and war memorial

The market square

This week the Church Explorer makes a return visit to St Peter & St Paul Wantage to get some updated photos of this beautiful church


 

Thursday, 4 September 2025

Aberedew Hill

 

I don't normally moan online about things but this really did get my goat, some idiot thinks it's a good idea to put a wind farm up on Aberedew Hill, these are some photos I took up there back in 2012 and show the beautiful hillside they want to destroy with huge pylons and wind turbines. I'll let you scroll through them























 

This was not my original post for SkyWatch but I really feel strongly about this and think people should see what is at risk.

Take Care

Happy SkyWatch