Babylonian Lion

This wonderful looking lion is part of the Babylonian exhibition at the British Museum

 

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Chinese Mural

Another one from the British Museum, this one is a floor mosaic in the Chinese wing, I'd hate to think how old it is but you can still see the figures clearly 

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Mosaics at the Museum

Some mosaic murals from the British Museum trip. These are on one of the stairwells and look really amazing

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More Medieval Murals

Last month I visited five churches for my blog on the fourth  I was taken back when I walked in the church and saw these Medieval Murals

You can see them through the roof joists

Looking up at them from in the nave

Closer view

Not only high up in the church but also along the walls, this was the most clear of them

Changed the setting on the camera to take this one

I tried a couple hand held

but they did not come out so well

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Medieval wall paintings

These medieval wall paintings (14th Century) were uncovered in North Stoke Church in Oxfordshire
Considering the age I think they have survived very well

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Street Murals

Now before you think I have been walking along checking out street graffiti this is in a place called Street not far from Glastonbury in the UK. The thing the place is famous for is shoes as it is where Clarks shoes have their HQ and shoes are made. It will be a future Our Workd Tuesday. Back to the murals. My wife & I were walking round Street and came out to the town from the shopping outlet (Big Mall) to find a local bakery we liked when I spotted these murals opposit it.

Soon as I saw it I was off and running to check it out

First part you could see was this superb town plan with shops round the outside

Next was a wall with local items you can find

Presume this is the Summerset Levels an Prehistorc finds

Mural of the Twin Town

The Mural wall with all the Murals on. 

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The Last from the Underpass

These are the last of the photos I have taken from the underpass in Reading. These are also the last proper Murals I have. All I have to offer now is some Graffiti, painted wall signs and what we in the UK call ghost signs.
The first one you see here has at least been spared the destruction of tagging

 The second here looks like it is depicting more moder children than the previous ones I have shown.

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Another two from the Underpass

Not quite the last of them yet I still have two more to show next week. I hope I am not boring you with these murals.

 Thought this swan was rather amazing

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Two more from the Underpass

A couple more sections from the Underpass in Reading. The first looks  like it could be from the Victorian era, just a shame some tagger defaced it.

 The second looks like it was wartime

There will be a couple more next week. Linking with Monday Mural

More from the Underpass

While taking photos of the last mural I also took the opportunity to  take some detailed ones of the Underpass not far away so over the next few weeks I will show them.

 This is the detail on a couple of the panels. They are painted on White tiles though there is a little bit of tagging going on along the underpass most of it seems free of crap. The Painting seem to be of West Indian background and may have a story to it that I would need to find out about

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Back to the Mural

Remember a few weeks ago I posted a mural near the Orical in Reaing many of you said I should go back an take some individual photos of it well I did and as it is Christmas I will post the all. I also took some of the underpass not far away so will be posting them in the future but less talking and on with the photos. At the end you will see a plaque telling you the story behind it.

This is the building it is on and belongs to a youth organisation so might tell you who the artist's  are .

The first part of the Mural by the road junction

The section with the window included in it. The explanation plaque is under on the wall.

The third part

The last part, I had to cross the carriageway to take the mural and way for there to be no cars to get in the way.

This plaque in under the second part of the mural and explains the meaning behind the mural. Hope you all have a great Christmas.

Murals along the Underpass

Another view of the Underpass in reading with the murals on it, as you can see it is all the way along. At the end is the River Kennet which was in full flood at the time. I'll post photos in the near future.

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Underpass Mural

Thanks for the support in my last post but I never decided to finish this blog but may miss the odd one as I feel the pressure to post has now been lifted. At the moment I'm thinking of kicking off with a new 365 at the beginning of the new year I hope you will continue to follow.
Back to Monday Mural this week. I took this one 11 months ago on Christmas Eve it's of a series of murals along an Underpass going under the Inner Distribution Road in Reading.
I'll post more of it in due course

Barrel Head

Last of my murals from Glastonbury and one I came across  on my last day at the town, It's along an ally which runs past the church which is why I could only take the photo from this angle. Beats me the meaning.

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Three on the wall

This was one of the first murals I noticed at Glastonbury and has been there may years unchanged.

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New Mural

If you remember last Mondays offering of some murals which I took in Glastonbury I finished with one which was on the wall of an old pub I said it had been replaced, well here it is.

The pub sadly has closed down

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Some Murals

No macros this week as the one I thought of showing was from work and you would be wondering what it was so I thought I'd show some Murals from Glastonbury

Most people would call it graffiti  but now it is take more like art though someone has been putting a tag around the place now

This one is in a building in a park

 This is the one I like for some reason  though it has been replaced by something else now which I will take next time I am there.

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Have a great week