Aidan Ridyard

Haha….. that is another story!!

Night night sweet dreamies

Life is hard on everyone, even the ones who hide it well.

If you can be anything,
be kind
Because you never know who’s holding themselves together in silence

Be kind to yourself too 🧡

Just wanted you to know when it gets to the otherwise rather boring bit about how heavy the bells are…..!! I first read it in about 1983 ( to impress a girl I have to confess 😇) and discovered there are only a couple of 40 cwt 8s in the world…. One of which you are quite fond of!!

“Look-to!” As they say in the ringing chamber….!!
Worth noting the weight of the fictional ring of 8 at Fenchurch St Paul : the only comparable one in the UK is a certain abbey in Dorset……!

Eaves as sharp as a razor….. awesome!!

Champions Day at Ascot….. from a very privileged view point!!

I revisited Ewelme in Oxfordshire today….. what an architectural treat…. Albeit with some terrible period details…. Sloping the parapet brickwork with the roof pitch was not the best decision!!

A bit of two point perspective to end the week
@bff-architects

Interesting: has a hint of the Welsh Marches?

"The original #NoKings protest was 250 years ago. We've had democracy since then. Now we have a would-be king who wants to take it away—King Donald the First. Fuck that. Stand up and be counted in the nationwide No Kings protest on October 18."
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Lovely to hear…. Always a hero for me and so good to hear that wasn’t at all misplaced

Wow…. He certainly did!

“You are weak and we are strong….. bring us toast and make sure it’s well buttered…..”

Wonderful: hope you caught some of the Twentyman sculptures while you were there

That is super slender: fabulously spare proportions!

Bath Abbey, ‘Peace Doves’, Peter Walker

Sunday morning Latte in the company of Perdington. She knows she’s a bit of a special girl!!

Excellent evening returning to Tettenhall College this week: the five of us haven’t sat here together in 40 years!!

And nearly forgot….. the Giffords were related to the Trollopes (of Barchester fame) by marriage. I remember my father binge reading Trollope when he found out!!

I thought your was too, it looks so clean cut! I shall tell the church warden tomorrow she has a superior finish: she’ll be delighted!!

Peter Gifford’s brother in law was Airie Neave (the MP assassinated in the Westminster car park). My favourite bit of the house is the mile long drive which you think is delivering you on axis to the main facade only to realise at the very end it angles away in a completely different direction!

Interesting: ours (Beoley) is much finer, almost a trowelled finish. It doesn’t have the slightly coarse finish I normally associate with rough cast. It looks lovely in your picture

@gretellemaitre.bsky.social Gifford Update: They were Lords of the Manor at Chillington Hall nr. Brewood, Staffs. (Pronounced “Brewed” as in tea!!☕️) where I grew up in the 80s. Peter was dad’s churchwarden. His great achievement was stopping the Americans from bombing Chartre after DDay landings!

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🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩the blind pig rides again: silly game!

What exactly is the finish…..? Is it super thin “coating” or more of a thin render? Can’t quite tell from the photos. We have evidence our neighbouring church (NWorcestershire) had a similar treatment at one stage

Good morning and welcome to Tuna Tuesday

Let people be.
Let them mispronounce words, gush about what they love, or get excited about things you don’t understand.
You don’t have to get it, just be kind. Everyone has something that lights them up. Let them shine.

Wise words round puss-cat!!

I was often very glad that his carriage was generously wide!!

My Speedster spent many happy years in Darwin House’s garage!!

Did you know that Koi fish always travel in groups of 4.

If attacked, Koi A, B, and C will scatter, leaving behind the D Koi.

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