Lion Bridge (over the River Aln) seen from Alnwick Castle rampart:-

Gates to The Alnwick Garden:-

Outer courtyard, curtain wall behind (quidditch practice on grass!):-

Reverse view:-

Grass inner courtyard and clock tower:-

Note stone figures on ramparts:-

Outside the Fusilier’s Museum was this captured artillery piece:-

Statue of Henry Percy, known as Hotspur:-

Sign on a doorway:-

Archway. The sign reads, “Please do not use. The Great Hall Privy is not a real toilet.”:-

Alnwick Castle is surprisingly hidden from the town of Alnwick itself (except if you go along the street known as the Peth  -which I haven’t done.)  It has been owned by the Percy family since 1307.

It’s very impressive from the approach from the nearest car park:-

Entrance:-

Inner entrance:-

Courtyard:-

Door and cloister:-

Cloister:-

Lantern:-

Model of castle:-

Waterfall in folly. The waterfall cascades down the stonework behind the building:-

Sundial. Castle in background:-

In greenhouses:-

View beyond gardens:-

As I mentioned before Drummond Castle is famous for its formal gardens.

You may notice a bridge in the photo above. This is it from the other side with the castle in the background:-

Drummond Castle lies not far from Muthil and was our main destination the day we travelled that way.

Castle from approach road from car park:-

Entranceway:-

Main building:-

The castle’s prime attraction for visitors is its magnificent gardens.

Castle from gardens:-

Traquair House is Scotland’s oldest continuously inhabited house.

House from distance:-

Closer view. there are “new” wings to either side:-

Right side new wing:-

Left side new wing:-

A drawing of Traquair House in earlier days is on one of its internal walls:-

Rear of house, hedged maze in middle ground:-

Valley Parade – at the time I photographed it the University of Bradford Stadium but now apparently Mbanq Valley Parade – is the home of Bradford City AFC, known as the Bantams.

Main stand:-

Stands:-

View to far stand (to right):-

Further in towards the city centre were two architecturally interesting (to me anyway) buildings:-

This one has hints of Art Deco – horizontals, verticals, rule of three – but it’s really more classical:-

Named after Edmund Cartwright and situated in Lister Park this was home to the Bradford Art and Industrial Exhibition of 1904. Due to my interest in such exhibitions of the early twentieth century this was one of the reasons we visited. The Hall now acts as Bradford’s civic Art Gallery.

Hall facade:-

Rear of hall. (Stitch of two photos):-

Model of hall inside the hall:-

Statue of Edmund Cartwright:-

Plaque commemorating the Bradford Exhibition of 1904:-

Seahouses is a village just south of Bamburgh, in Northumberland, with views of the Farne Islands.

This Art Deco building now houses Gift Horse, Seahouses Cafe and King Kebab. Pity the windows have been replaced unsympathetically:-