#westbury horse

[autoneurotic]

wanted all my horses in one basket, as it were

[4eternal-life]

Eric William Ravilious (English painter, 1903 – 1942)

The Westbury Horse (1939). Eric Ravilious.

[misterpuca]

Brass Pendant - Chalk - Westbury White Horse

Inspired by memories of passing chalk horses from train rides.

I've been lately inspired by textures of historic jewellery, I like to imagine these are old coins dug up from a remote meadow, paired with contemporary design.

This pendant is hand made with one of my original designs on a recycled brass disk, each one unique.

[barmy-owl]

Oooooh. They done cleaned the white horse.

[delicatuscii-wasbella102]

‘The Westbury White Horse’, Anna Dillon Unknown Photographer "Wiltshire's best-known hill figure, cut into the slope of a hill beneath Bratton Camp Iron Age hillfort. Curiously, it is the only horse figure in the county to be shown standing still, rather than galloping. The horse measures 108 feet from nose to tail and stands 182 feet high. It is thought to commemorate King Alfred the Great's victory over the Danes at Ethandun (The Battle of Edington), which took place near Bratton Camp in 878AD. "

[just-some-moss-and-bones]

YUP there's loads and ive been to a few!

here's my picture of the Uffington horse (admittedly quite rubbish cause there's nowhere to see from above). it's a prehistoric creation and sits on the hillside just behind the dragon hill. (not my picture) called that cause its said to be where Saint George slayed the dragon. the hills themselves are chalk so that's why it's able to be there, on the dragon hill you can see a chalk patch and that's where the dragons blood pooled.

and here's my much clearer pictures from the Westbury white horse. this one though the horse isnt prehistoric (it was made a lot later in 1742) is on a hill that at the top is a neolithic defensive fort landscape. but it's still the oldest of the newer ones that were made all through the 18th century up till now pretty much (someone smarter than me will know the exact dates)

there's a whole trail you can walk (or drive and park nearby cause its quite a long way) and see 8 chalk horses in total. not including Uffington.

I did also see the Marlborough one but its quite faded at the moment and you can only really see it for a split second from the road so I don't have any pictures.

im having feelings about the uffington white horse again

[afieldinengland]

apart from stonehenge and the westbury horse, what are some of your favourite pagan sites!!? ones youve visited or ones youd like to?

ones i’ve visited:

-> avebury (of course)

-> glastonbury tor

-> silbury hill

ones i’d like to visit:

-> the stanton drew stone circles

-> west kennet long barrow

-> the uffington white horse

-> the other white horses in wiltshire— i’ve seen some of them from afar, but haven’t visited them per se

[mtaartsdesign]

Arts & Design is excited to unveil a new permanent artwork by Darryl Westly at LIRR Westbury station. “Illuminations” (2023) is a dynamic, allegorical reflection of the people and places of Westbury that employs glass, metal, light, and shadow as equal counterparts, creating symbols of remembrance and an environment for transitory contemplation.

“Illuminations” was translated from original paintings by Westly that gather the past and present histories of the village and community, which have been translated into 782 square feet of painted glass by Glasmalerei Peters Studios, and 140 square feet of etched metal work fabricated by KC Fabrications. Spanning the station's ticket office to the overpass towers, the work blends divergent narratives, archival imagery, and motifs from Westbury’s past into brilliantly colorful dreamscapes.

The painted glass is interspersed with patterns inspired by Wampum Belt designs, juxtaposing Tuskegee Airmen, farm stands, and the local children’s library. Recurring floral and bouquet motifs reference the gardens of the historic Orchard Hill Estate, serving as metaphors for the ancestry of the land and the cultivation of community. In the etched metal railing, race cars and horses harken back to the old Roosevelt Raceway, boats reference the migration of Quakers to the area, and chain-links take on the dual meaning of both the history of enslavement and the bonds that now hold diverse communities together. “Illuminations” honors Westbury history while also leaving space to contemplate its future. It is a memorialization of moments in history where people can find meaning, understanding, and connection, regardless of race, creed, or class.

📸: Jason Mandella

[heronstill]

The Westbury Horse, 1939 by Eric Ravilious

[hedgerowdevil]

Westbury White Horse

Eric Ravilious

[edwardseymour]

oh original westbury white horse we're really in it now

[autoneurotic]

westbury hill horse

[holmesillustrations]

Vote for your favourite, the top 9 will proceed in the bracket. Since theyre all different shapes and sizes, make sure to click into the full views!

Paget Eliminations

Other Artist Eliminations

Full captions and details for each illustration below the cut:

"She seized my sleeve and pulled me back with convulsive strength." W.H. Hyde, Yellow Face (Harper’s Weekly) Characters: Effie and Grant Munro

[Rockfall on the way to Meiringen] Harry C. Edwards, Final Problem (McClure’s)Characters: Holmes, Watson, Swiss guide

"The third applicant was a man of remarkable appearance." FD Steele, Black Peter (Collier’s) Characters: Patrick Cairns

"She seated herself with her back to the window." FD Steele, Second Stain (Collier’s) Characters: Holmes, Lady Trelawney

"Yes," she said, "I had a feeling that there was something on his mind." FD Steele, Bruce-Partington Plans (Collier’s) Characters: Mrs and Violet Westbury, Holmes

Collier’s cover FD Steele, Dying Detective (Collier’s) Characters: Holmes

"Well, young man, I can't call your face to mind." Frank Wiles, Valley of Fear (The Strand) Characters: Douglas/McMurdo, McGinty, Scowrers

"His thick stick half raised, he was crouching for his final spring and blow when a cool, sardonic voice greeted him from the open bedroom door: "Don't break it, Count! Don't break it!" Alfred Gilbert, Mazarin Stone (The Strand) Characters: Holmes, Count Sylvius, Holmes' Mannequin

"I dare say it was 20 seconds or so that i lay paralysed and watched its face. Then it vanished and i lay cold and shivering till morning." FD Steele, Creeping Man (Hearst’s International) Characters: Prof Presbury, Edith Presbury

"Colonel Damery threw up his kid-gloved hands with a laugh." HK Elcock, Illustrious Client (The Strand) Characters: Holmes, Watson, Sir James Damery

"He pushed himself up on one arm and swung his coat from off his shoulders." FD Steele, Lion's Mane (Liberty) Characters: Ian Murdoch

[Lady with horse] FD Steele, Shoscombe Old Place (Liberty) Characters: Probably Norlett as Lady Beatrice

[jacquesbonhomie]

James Lynch

‘Westbury, White Horse’

[good--merits-accumulated]

westbury white horse save me.......... westbury white horse

[sweet-s0rr0w]

I'm reading Kept in Cages and I love all the local references for the Malfoys. I also know the area well and it feels like a little treat to see familiar names x

AHHHH my anonymous friend I love this ask!!! <3 <3 Was it totally self indulgent to move the Muggle Malfoys to one of my favourite West Country towns? Absolutely yes. Did I think anyone except me would appreciate the references? Not for a single second - so thank you, anon, for brightening up my week. Perhaps we'll inadvertently pass each other in Frome one day 🙌

(I have West Country references in several other fics - from Pansy's townhouse in When The Party's Over, which is on the Royal Crescent in Bath, to my little fic Westbury. I also have a WIP entirely set in the West Country. It's coming dreckly, mind, and it should be gert lush).

Frome, home of the now entirely Muggle Malfoys from Kept in Cages

Pansy's home in Bath, naturally

It's not the horse