Ian Ebbage

The 2019 make-over of what was previously the "Jekyll and Hyde" #pubsignthursday (Preserving Edinburgh's cultural heritage!)

The entrance to the Lodge in North Berwick. The house is 17c. This entrance leads into a garden which was originally laid out in medieval times and was redesigned c.1900 in the #ArtsandCraft style #thursgate #EastLothian

A bench-end in the Choir of Chester Cathedral #woodensday

14c Thirlstane Castle near Lauder in the Scottish Borders #windowsonwednesday

A 17c ceramic tile in the Islamic tradition from Iznik in Turkey, now in the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge. #tilesontuesday. An interesting image as it is similar to one that was popular in Christian iconography into the Middle Ages. This example in mosaic (12-14c) in Ss Maria & Donato in Murano.

In the lovely Ardmaddy Gardens on the Sound of Seil in Argyll #thicktrunktuesday

Yes, it's such a rich field to investigate.

We were planning to take our visiting grandchildren to Fringe By the Sea, but that's been cancelled!

Located in the ancient Roman site of Théveste (modern-day Tébessa) in northeastern Algeria. It dates to the early 4th century AD, during the late Roman Empire. The mosaic shows scenes of viticulture and wine production. Thee top register, workers are depicted pruning vines trained on trellises. In the bottom register, figures are involved in the harvesting and pressing of grapes using a large wooden wine press. The vines are stylized in a looping, decorative manner, reflecting the artistic style of late Roman mosaics. It stands out as an example of how Roman mosaics celebrated labor, nature, and abundance, often intertwined with broader religious or philosophical themes.

#MosaicMonday

The Mosaic of the Vine from Théveste is a masterpiece of #Roman North African art, blending agricultural realism with symbolic undertones.

Exhibited at the #Archaeological Museum of Cherchell #Algeria

#Art #Artwork #AncientBlueSky🏺

The head of Medusa as the centre-piece of a shield in a mosaic from Kos (3-4c AD), now in the Palace of the Grand Master in Rhodes. The Head of Medusa featured on the Shield of Athena in Greek Mythology and was regarded as a symbol to ward off evil
#mosaicmonday

Visited #DirletonCastle today for a fantastic talk about medieval armour, weapons & warfare by
@dirleton.bsky.social : really caught the imagination of the younger members of the audience, including our grandchildren! #HistoricScotland #EastLothian

The dining-room at Mellerstain Castle in the Scottish Borders (William & Robert Adam) #ceilingsonsunday

St Brigid by Michael Healy (1924-25), originally from the Convent of Mercy, Ballyhaunis, Co.Mayo & now in the National Gallery in Dublin #stainedglasssunday

Late Antique stonework with a cross and roundels with floral motifs #stoneworksunday (Ancient Corinth Musem)

In Caernarfon #fingerpostfriday

Edinburgh, dressed up for the Festival #pubfrontfriday

Haddington in East Lothian #pubsignthursday

Tonbridge Castle (13c) in Kent #thursgate

Rochester Castle in Kent, originally built by William Rufus
#wallsonwednesday

Utility combined with Aesthetics: the Victorians were good at this:
Maidstone Waterworks on the Medway at East Farleigh #windowsonwednesday

Characteristic Arabic wall-tiling in a gentle palette of green, blue and yellow. This beautiful piece depicts a stylised mosque and fountain with two birds drinking. These are decorative (and symbolic) rather than representational, in purpose. #tilesontuesday (Bardo Museum, Tunis)

A venerable Yew Tree beside Paxton House near Berwick upon Tweed in Berwickshire #thicktrunktuesday

A Fordson tractor part of the collection of vintage vehicles at the Chain Bridge Honey Farm near Berwick upon Tweed ( and the honey is marvellous!) #AllMetalMonday

In North Leith Burial Ground #mementomorimonday

The MacCorquadale Window in St Conan's on Loch Awe (1880s), "an outstanding example of #ArtsandCraft workmanship". #stainedglasssunday (tap to see all the details clearly)

Beautifully executed, "An Allegory of Maritime Commerce" was made in marble as a feature of the chimney-piece in a merchant's house, probably by Thomas Driver the Elder (between 1829 & 1856). Grosvenor Museum Chester #stoneworksunday

"Not to exceed 5 tons with chain or rope." A restored 1902 dockside crane in Gloucester Docks #ferrousfriday

The Green Welly Stop at Tyndrum, a much frequented refuelling stop on the A82/85 on the way to Oban or Fort William
#fingerpostfriday

The Monumental Arch of Palmyra was built by the Emperor Septimius Severus in the early 3c AD, and destroyed by ISIS in 2015 #thursgate

#pubsignthursday in Edinburgh's beach resort of Portobello