Author Archives: Anne Guy

About Anne Guy

I am a former garden designer living in rural Worcestershire. I have many interests among them gardens, art, history and architecture, nature and wildlife which are reflected in my blogs.

Hunting Hockney

Posted on January 25, 2021 by Anne Guy

Back in May 2019 whilst staying in a holiday cottage in the East Riding of Yorkshire with our American friend Nan Quick, we realised that we were in the same area that had inspired David Hockney to paint his series of … Continue reading →

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Cley Skies or Cley Days…

Posted on January 29, 2020 by Anne Guy

The small village of Cley situated on the North coast of Norfolk is a popular destination for tourists and birdwatchers. Its full name is Cley next the Sea and its pronunciation is a question of debate! Some locals pronounce Cley … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Cley next the Sea, Landscape, Nature Reserve, Norfolk, North Norfolk Coast, Sculpture Trail, Skies, Uncategorized | 16 Comments

The Garden at 120

Posted on March 17, 2019 by Anne Guy

I am always keen to visit newly created gardens, so whilst in London for a few days last month, I read of a new garden in the City which had only opened the week before and just had to pay … Continue reading →

Posted in 120 Fen Court, Architecture, City of London, London, London Gardens, London Views, New London gardens, Sky Garden, The Garden at 120, Uncategorized, Wildlife | 4 Comments

Life on The Edge

Posted on January 6, 2019 by Anne Guy

Just a few miles south of the West Midlands conurbation, tucked below an escarpment topped with an Iron Age hill fort, lie some very curious former dwellings…the Rock Houses of Kinver. I have known of these rock houses for years … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Drakelow Tunnels, Kinver, Kinver Edge, Kinver Light Railway, Military Establishments, National Trust, Rock Houses Kinver, Subterranean Britain, Uncategorized, Wildlife | 12 Comments

Theatre of Small Convenience

Posted on December 23, 2018 by Anne Guy

A couple of months ago whilst walking through the picturesque Worcestershire town of Great Malvern, I spotted a door of an old building with an unusual sign…”The Theatre of Small Convenience”! Reading the notice below, this tiny building, transformed from … Continue reading →

Posted in Curiosites, Great Malvern, Theatres, Uncategorized | 11 Comments

A Squawk In The Park

Posted on March 23, 2018 by Anne Guy

If you have ever visited any of London’s parks or gardens, then the chances are you may have heard a very un-British bird call. If you have been lucky you may even have caught a fleeting glimpse of some bright … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Kensington Gardens, London, London Gardens, Parakeets, Uncategorized, Wildlife | Tagged | 10 Comments

In Search of the Fifth Continent and a Desert

Posted on March 4, 2018 by Anne Guy

With my explorations of Rye and Winchelsea over (see my previous article Rye Rambles) I headed off into Kent towards Dungeness via Romney Marsh. Romney Marsh is sometimes known as “The Fifth Continent”… due to its natural beauty the diversity of … Continue reading →

Posted in Derek Jarman, Dungeness, Kent, Lighthouses, Nature Reserve, Ossuary, Prospect Cottage Dungeness, Romney Hythe and Dymchurch Railway, Romney Marsh, Royal Military Canal, Sound Mirrors | 14 Comments

Rye Rambles

Posted on February 25, 2018 by Anne Guy

Whilst I have spent a lot of time visiting places in East Sussex, I had never been to the eastern part of the county specifically to Winchelsea and Rye, so last July, booked a few days away to explore them. … Continue reading →

Posted in E F Benson, East Sussex, Mapp and Lucia, Nature Reserve, Pett Level, Royal Military Canal, Rye, Rye Harbour, Uncategorized, Winchelsea | 21 Comments

Gormley Men

Posted on May 20, 2016 by Anne Guy

Last weekend a farewell party was held in the small Warwickshire village of Lowsonford to say goodbye to one of its famous residents.   Whilst only in residence for a year he had received many visits from art lovers and … Continue reading →

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A Sad Day for Norton Folgate

Posted on May 11, 2016 by Anne Guy

Two weeks ago the Spitalfields Trust campaign to halt British Land’s destruction of Norton Folgate went to a judicial review in the High Court. Today I learnt of the Judge’s verdict… Justice Gilbart found in favour of Boris Johnson, the former Mayor of … Continue reading →

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