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Looking at the corner of a huge and ancient ledger of botanical drawings on display at the Museum of Economic Botany.
from the Venice Archives - a wonderful place, full of ancient documents of historic import. The have set themselves the task of photographing and digitalising, millions of pieces of paper!
52 in 2015 40 - Text or words
Ashby St Ledgers is a tiny village in the west of Northamptonshire with a population of just 173, according to the 2011 census. Yet it has no fewer than 44 buildings which are listed as being of historical or architectural interest. Remarkably, this isn't one of them. As far as I have been able to establish, it was built in Main Street as the six-bedroomed Glebe farmhouse in 1851. We can see its Georgian relationship, though its larger paned windows tell us that it is somewhat later than that. So I'll settle for early Victorian.
When thinking about a submission for "Horror Fans" for The Rogue Players, I went to what recently gave me creeps.
We all know that I'm scared shitless of clowns.
So I thought I would go for 'The Joker' in The Dark Knight. Heath Ledger was friggin amazing! He was scary as hell!
These thatched cottages are a popular scene in the village of Ashby St;Ledgers, Northamptonshire.
30th August 2020.
Another view of the former farm workers cottages at Ashby St.Ledgers, Northamptonshire.
26th May 2020
6th addition to my Artwork Inspired series: TDK Joker.
Based of posterised/grunge artwork (artist Unknown), the figure captures the style all be it simplified a little.
Unlike other figures, the torso details and to some extent the face details, are not defined entirly. Instead just like the artwork, block shading and lines create the suit's look without complete shapes.
Whites in eyes may be made smaller (and more accurate) shortly.
Hair was difficult to get right without sculpting, so may be upgraded in the future.
Legs were improvised (and not that great), but oh well...
Not my cleanest paint job, but one of my most experiential styles yet, being a good addition to my artwork series; intended to experiment further than traditional customising.
Preserved United Counties 201 (YBD 201) a 1961 Bristol MW/ ECW, posing for the camera at Ashby St.Ledgers before returning to Daventry during their heritage bus running day. 17th September 2022
This delightful row of thatched cottages makes for a popular scene at Ashby St.Ledgers, Northamptonshire.
15th March 2019.
On the way back home from Long Buckby today, and a change of route via Ashby St.Ledgers, Northamptonshire. A few photos and a play in the play park (for Jasmine) had to be done.
15th March 2019
“I sat around in a hotel room in London for about a month, locked myself away, formed a little diary and experimented with voices — it was important to try to find a somewhat iconic voice and laugh. I ended up landing more in the realm of a psychopath — someone with very little to no conscience towards his acts.”
The 16th century Manor House at Ashby St Ledgers is part of a group of buildings that date back originally to the 14th century when the manor passed to the Catesby family. There have been many changes and different owners over the years and the building was remodelled and enlarged during 1904-38 by Sir Edwin Lutyens.
Ashby St Ledgers is famous for having been the home of Sir Roger Catesby, a Catholic who was the leader of the infamous Gunpowder Plot in 1605. Following Catesby's death in 1605 the manor was confiscated by The Crown and subsequently passed through a succession of different owners. According to Savills, the property agents, the Grade II* listed Tudor and Jacobean Manor House last changed ownership in July 2015.
Northamptonshire was at the centre of the Gunpowder Plot in 1605 when a group of dissident Catholic families, supported by one or two priests plus the Spanish, sought to overthrow the Protestant King James I of England and bring back Catholicism. His mother, Mary Queen of Scots, was a fervent Catholic, and had been executed for plotting against Queen Elizabeth I.
The Manor House at Ashby St Ledgers (pictured) was the home of the Catholic Catesby family, and it was in a room above the gatehouse (see below) that Robert Catesby, the leader of the Gunpowder Plot, regularly met with the other Catholic conspirators - including Guy Fawkes.
The plan was to blow up the House of Lords during the State Opening of Parliament on 5 November 1605 to assassinate the Protestant King James I and his government, and reintroduce Catholicism. This had been banned initially by King Henry VIII after the split with the Catholic Church. It was then banned again after his Catholic daughter Queen Mary, who had reintroduced it, died in 1558.
Guy Fawkes, whose job was to ignite the barrels of gunpowder which had been secreted in the cellars below Parliament, was apprehended before he could complete his task. One of the conspirators had given the game away and the cellars were searched. Most of them fled from London as they learned of the plot's discovery, and several - including Catesby - were killed when they made a stand at Holbeche House near Dudley.
At their trial on 27 January 1606, eight of the survivors, including Fawkes, were convicted and sentenced to be hanged, drawn and quartered. Fawkes committed suicide by leaping from the scaffold with the rope round his neck as he was in the process of being semi-hanged.