White Castle and Hereford

[smallhobbit]

We had two more days out on Monday and Tuesday, making the most of the time I wasn't working.

Monday we visited White Castle in Monmouthshire, where, true to tradtion, it was murky.  Apart from the castle walls, not much remains of White Castle, but it was still interesting to wander around it.

 

 

 
On Tuesday we went to Hereford, and the sun shone on our visit to the cathedral.



There is some gorgeous stained glass:

 

The picture on the right is of a small side chapel

 

And my favourite window:



And here's the composer Edward Elgar:

 

Comments

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Lovely! Glad you had a good break.

[smallhobbit]

Thank you very much :)

[kingstoken]

Beautiful stained glass

[smallhobbit]

It is. I'm a fan of stained glass - although you may have guessed that.

[rusty_armour]

I'm glad you had a chance to do some more exploring. I know nothing about White Castle, so I appreciate being able to see pictures of it. There may not be a lot of castle left, but the ruins are quite beautiful. Speaking of beautiful, your photos of Hereford Cathedral are gorgeous! I love your photos of the stained glass windows, especially those first two, though I can definitely understand why that one window is your favourite. :-)

[smallhobbit]

Thank you. Yes, it's been lovely being able to visit some beautiful places. I'm very pleased you liked the stained glass.

[adafrog]

That last stained glass kind of looks like our Children's Chapel.

Elgar!

[smallhobbit]

That's interesting. It's a new window complete in 2017.

Edgar used to cycle around the countryside around Hereford.

[adafrog]

It's not exactly the same, more the feel of it/the movement.
I can't find a picture of it, but this video has it as the background. Starts around minute 2

[smallhobbit]

Can you repost the video link?

[adafrog]

https://www.facebook.com/210457862357258/videos/410569399916012

[smallhobbit]

Thank you - I see what you mean.

[adafrog]

:)

[luthienberen]

Wow, the stained glass is impressive! The castle ruins give me pangs of the past ~ knights and so forth. Glad you're having a rewarding break!

[smallhobbit]

The stained glass was lovely - and I managed to photograph it :)

Yes, one can easily imagine knights within the castle ruins.

Thank you!

[margaret_r]

The bare bones of a castle can be more interesting than the more intact ones, you get to use your imagination with them. Hereford cathedral looks lovely, the stained glass windows are gorgeous.

[smallhobbit]

Yes, there's enough structure to give an idea of what it was like.

I really enjoyed Hereford. I'm glad you like the stained glass.

[moth2fic]

I love the Merrily Watkins thriller series set in that area. Thanks for the images to go with the books!

[smallhobbit]

I'm glad the images will go with the books for you :)

[debriswoman]

Great pictures, never visited Hereford, though have visited other spots in the county.I do like Elgar’s statue:-)

[smallhobbit]

Thank you. Hereford is well worth visiting - add it to your list for next year ... Elgar was well-known for cycling around the countryside.