Tag Archives: England

Architecture Du Jour: The English Cob House

Posted on September 7, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Cob is an earth-base building material comprising subsoil, clay, sand, and gravel, which is mixed with straw and water to a stiff but malleable mass and used to build the walls of a house and numerous items within … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture | Tagged cob house, Devon, England, traditionalism, vernacular architecture | 8 Comments

Architecture Du Jour

Posted on May 15, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Wells Cathedral, Somerset, England. Click on the image to enlarge.

Posted in Architecture | Tagged cathedral, England, medieval architecture, Somerset, traditionalism | Leave a comment

Architecture Du Jour

Posted on May 7, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Red House, Bexleyheath, London. Source. Click on the image to enlarge.

Posted in Architecture | Tagged arts and crafts, England, London, Philip Webb, William Morris | 1 Comment

Naked Lady of the Week: Hayley-Marie Coppin

Posted on April 18, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Hayley-Marie is a British model who got her start as a Page 3 girl about 11 years ago. She’s gone on to pose for a slew of websites, often working as what Wikipedia describes as a … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography, Sex, The Good Life | Tagged England, Hayley-Marie Coppin, naked lady of the week, nude photography, Page 3 | 3 Comments

Village Du Jour

Posted on October 26, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Port Isaac, Cornwall, England

Posted in Architecture | Tagged Cornwall, England, traditionalism, urbanism | 2 Comments

Of Kings, Coinage, and Castration

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: I recently watched the first two seasons of “Monarchy,” a BBC series covering the history of the English kings and queens going back to the late Roman period. Despite the ridiculously affected speech of narrator David … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Personal reflections, Politics and Economics | Tagged BBC, Ben Bernanke, David Starkey, England, Henry II, history, inflation, Lew Rockwell, Monarchy, Paul Krugman | 7 Comments

Eyesore of the Month: Library of Birmingham

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: The architectural decadence of civic buildings continues. Here are a couple shots of the new library currently being built in Birmingham, England. Not only does the style clash with the surrounding context, but so does the scale. … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture | Tagged Birmingham, civic architecture, Delft, England, Netherlands, postmodernism | 7 Comments

“The Happiest Days of Your Life”

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: The best of the classic English comedies are predicated on notions of Englishness. They use it as both a decorative element (as flavoring) and as an intensifier — because nothing is quite so funny as an … Continue reading →