#classic britain

[the-time-lord-oracle]

Bridgnorth Castle.

[classicmemorialbenches]

What is the best wood for an outdoor bench?

When it comes to selecting the best wood for an outdoor bench, several factors need to be considered. Outdoor benches are exposed to the elements and can be subject to moisture, UV rays, and temperature changes.

Oak is a durable and hard-wearing timber that is well-suited for making timeless outdoor furniture.

Oak has a lively grain pattern, which can cause some fine hairline cracks on the surface of the wood due to expansion and contraction in varying weather conditions.

[toyastales]

London, United Kingdom 🇬🇧

[escapismsworld]

The Mildenhall Great Dish

From the Cultures/period of the Romano-British (40s AD). The characters include the hero Hercules, drunk on wine, supported by two satyrs. This is a mesmerising, glorious relic from pre-Christian Britain.

Photos: Vinnie Sullivan

[moxidi-fanarts-and-sketches]

It's you, it's you, it's all for you, everything i do, i tell you all the time, heaven is a place on earth with you

[stillnotyourmusebitch]

Kurt yeets you into the sea and then tells you to earn your apology. I love him

(Excalibur Classic Vol 1 - 1988)

[lionofchaeronea]

Denarius of the Roman emperor Hadrian (r. 117-138 CE), minted between 119 and 122. On the obverse, the bust of Hadrian. On the reverse, the personified goddess Roma, seated. Roma holds a spear in her left hand and a small, winged Victoria (Victory) in her right; beneath her is a cuirass, and behind her a shield. The inscription around her reads P(ONTIFEX) M(AXIMUS) TR(IBUNICIA) P(OTESTATE) COS III. This coin was found in North Yorkshire, England, UK, and is now in the British Museum.

Photo credit: Amy Downes on behalf of the West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service/The Portable Antiquities Scheme/The Trustees of the British Museum.

[bring-subaru-back-to-wrc]

Mika and Ron Dennis congratulating DC after Mika's DNF (mechanical failure) and DC's win at the 1999 British GP.

[ruffles23]

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

[preraphaelitepaintings]

Porsephine

Artist: Dante Gabriel Rossetti (English, 1828-1882)

Date: 1874

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: Tate Britain, London, United Kingdom

Description

In the classical myth Proserpine was kidnapped by Pluto, the god of the underworld, to be his wife. Eating food from the underworld would cause a living person to stay there forever. Proserpine ate six pomegranate seeds, and so Pluto confined her to his kingdom six months of each year. She is shown here eating a pomegranate which symbolises captivity. Jane Morris (née Burden) modelled for Proserpine. She was an embroiderer and artist’s model who was married to Rossetti’s friend William Morris and was also Rossetti’s lover.

[artemlegere]

A Scene from Milton's "Comus"

Artist: Charles Robert Leslie (American, 1794–1859)

Date: Exhibited 1844

Medium: Oil paint on canvas

Collection: Tate Britain, London, United Kingdom

Milton's Comus

Comus (A Masque Presented at Ludlow Castle, 1634) is a masque in honour of chastity written by John Milton. It was first presented on Michaelmas 1634 before John Egerton, 1st Earl of Bridgewater at Ludlow Castle in celebration of the Earl's new post as Lord President of Wales.

The plot concerns two brothers and their sister, simply called "the Lady", lost in a journey through the woods. The Lady becomes fatigued, and the brothers wander off in search of sustenance.

[artthatgivesmefeelings]

Frederick Goodall RA (British, 1822-1904) Rachel and her flock, 'And behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep', ca.1874–75

[escapismsworld]

Haddon Hall.

It’s down the road from Chatsworth

[vintagef1]

"Ayrton Senna Da Silva born on this day 21st March 1960, the legend lives on through my images taken during my 600GP’s📷🏁" - march 21, 2024 📷 @.f1sutton / instagram

[beelzebubgaylord]

this is gonna be me if I don’t get my hands on the lotf graphic novel within 2.6791 hours (I’m gonna evaporate)

[vox-anglosphere]

Somerley House being sketched by classical architect Conor Lynch