Stourton church and obelisk. by jayfar
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Still at Stourton Gardens! Here you see an obelisk about which I know nothing.
Have a good day.
Comments (29)
On Wikipedia (under 'Stourton'), it is described thusly: "an obelisk and King Alfred's Tower, a 50-metre-tall, brick folly designed by Henry Flitcroft in 1772." So, it's pretty old! I think it's a cool looking tower :) Nice capture, Jeff!
aha, Stourton Gardens, what a wonderful place, have to see it one time in real! love the architecture of this church, and never seen a obelisk like this, great landscape and picture!
Stunning capture my friend. God Bless.
A superb composition, but a little 'blue', Jeff! This is actually not the obelisk, but a monument called the Bristol High Cross. "Bristol High Cross was a monumental market cross erected in 1373 in the centre of Bristol. It was built in Decorated Gothic style on the site of an earlier Anglo-Saxon cross, to commemorate the granting of a charter by Edward III to make Bristol a county, separate from Somerset and Gloucestershire. It was moved to the Stourhead estate in 1780" (Wiki)
Wow this is really beautiful what a wonderful image this is.
This is beautiful. You can feel the quiet and the peace
Everything looks so green. Nice shot Jeff.
marvelous image
The English, well British were know for their 'odd' creations in gardens.. I love them lol A great view, well taken Jeff. Rob
Wonderful view. A fantastic shot!
LOL, about your: "of which I know nothing"! You're too honest, Jeff. You just have to imagine something, and we believe you. :D But that church at the back, I like that even better. In the mean while I've read what our Andrea told about it. She's really 'a walking Wikipedia' :D
Brilliant pic.
This is a beautiful capture Jeff! :)
LOL! But is is a beautiful one :-)
seems a vey nice place :)
SUPERLATIVE WORK! AND I LOVE THE DREAMING MOOD
Very cute scene. Great work
To me it looks like the spire of a church that got chopped off and planted nearby; cool to read the history. Lovely capture!
I did a little research and this was built in 1839 to replace the decaying original erected by Henry Hoare II in 1746. At the base there is a memorial tablet dedicated to Henry, added by Richard Colt Hoare in 1815. I found this info on Stourheadgarden.blogspot.com The architecture here is so sweet with beauty. :)))))) The church is truely beautiful. :))))))) Gorgeous area my friend. :)))))) Most excellent capture. :))))) Thank you for sharing all of the beauty you see. :))))) Carry A Smile In Your Heart :))))))
I think that I saw an obelisk like this when I was in Edinburgh. Very intricate! Nice looking church in the background. I hope that you will be showing it next! :o}
wonderful scene and obelisk
How great and unusual does that obelisk look! Beautiful scene Jeff :)
i like the obelisk,beautiful capture
i like the way you have composed the picture to include the Bristol cross and the church
Great capture of this beautiful landscape and architecture Jeff!
I sure like captures such as this....Very Cool!
Your description is fantastic Jeff! Love it:)
both are beautiful and a superb landscape
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