Linda's 2010 England Vacation

Statue for St. Mary's Abbey, York circa 1140--The British Museum

Statue of Venus, Roman, second century-, from an excavtion sponsored by Prince Augustus Frederick, son of George III--The British Museum

The Rosetta Stone--The British Museum

State of Demeter, Roman, second century--The British Museum

Tehr Ribchester Helmet, late first or early second century, found in 1796--The British Museum

The Pegasus Vase, Wedgwood, late eighteenth century--The Brish Museum

The Apotheosis of Homer Plaque, Wedgwood, late eighteenth century--The British Museum

Wedgwood candlesticks, late eighteenth century--The British Museum

Pair of ewers from the "Maternity Series", Wedgwood, late eighteenth century--The British Museum

Bust of Mercury, Wedgwood, black basalt, late Eighteenth Century--The British Museum

Plaque showing Priam begging for the body of Hector, Wedgwood, late eighteenth century--The British Museum

Garter plates, the one on the right of William Parr, brother of Cathering, 1522--The Britsh Museum

Painted black basalt vases, Wedgwood, circa 1775--The British Museum

The stage at the Globe Theater, London, set for Macbeth

The audience at the Globe Theater before the jerformance of Macbeth. The effect was supposed to be of disembodied heads

The Globe Theater, London, before a production of Macbeth. The effect of the canopy over the audience was supposed to be of disembodied heads.

The cast of Macbeth (Macbeth and one of the Wierd Sisters in the foreground). The fog was part of the effect.

Macbeth through the fog

The title character of Macbeth, The Globe Theater, London

Lady Macbeth through the fog.

Norman arches, Norwich Cathedral

Altar and organ, Norwich Cathedral

Vaulted ceiling, Norwich Cathedral

Textured column, Norwich Cathedral

Server's chair, Norwich Cathedral

Tomb of James Goldwell, Bishop o fNorwick 1472-1499--Norwich Cathedral

Baptismal font showing the seven Sacraments,1480--Norwich Cathedral

The High Altar with the Bishop's Throne--Norwich Cathedral. Norwich is the only cathedral in Northern Europe to have kept its throne in the original position behind the High Altar. The throne incorporates two pieces of stone believed to date back to at least the eighth century.

Reliquary Arch--Norwich Cathedral. Originally used to display relics, it now houses the Cathedral's Treasury.

Norwich Cathedral

Norwich Cathedral

Norwich Cathedral, west front

The King's Chapel, Norwich Castle. It was originally lavishly painted and carved. Norman kings worshipped here.

Visitor's Entrance to the Keep of Norwich Castle.

Norwich Castle

Bronte Plaque, Haworth Parish Church in memory of Maria (1821) and Samuel Bronte (1861) and their children Maria (1825), Elizabeth (1825), Patrick Branwell (1848), Emily Jane (1848), Anne (1849, and Charlotte, wife of Rev. B. Nicholls (1855). All except for Anne, who was buried at Scarborough, were buried here.

Haworth Parish Church

Haworth Parish Church.

The view from the Bronte Parsonage, Haworth.

The fields of the Bronte Parsonage, Haworth.

The Bronte Parsonage, Haworth

The Haworth Parish Church

Plaque marking the site of the gate between the Bronte Parsonage and the Haworth Parish Church.