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1955 - The Crown & Cushion that once sat on one of #Surrys main roads between #Haslemere and #Shottermill (which has since become flats) was once a welcoming pub where the locals' faces were painted onto their own personal glasses by the landlord himself. #RIP 🍺
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1985 - "Make the traditional red phone box a thing of the past." Our red phone boxes now rot in their own graveyards because they, like other demolished or vandalised buildings, were far too culturally pleasing for the morbid world of bland modernity in which they had planned.
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Let us remind ourselves of real class by taking a brief glimpse at the chivalrous and respectable world of the Dorchester Hotel on #ParkLane in #Mayfair, #London, during the 1950s.
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Everyone's crying over what was said at Glastonbury yet the majority of the public can't be bothered to do enough research to see who's doing what. If you don't look into things properly then don't pretend to care.
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1964 - The legend #SeanConnery (1930-2020) on the set of Goldfinger (1964) discussing Ian Flemming and the character of #JamesBond before passing it over to Major Boothroyd who explains why the Walter PPK became Bonds weapon of choice.
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One of the most awe-inspiring, moving, detailed, and beautiful sculptures I have ever seen rests within #DunfermlineAbbey and Palace in #Dunfermline, #Fife, #Scotland. The monument was erected in 1867 by the widow of Major General the Hon. Robert Bruce. He was an aid and tutor to the Prince of Wales (later Edward VII). The panels depict their journey to the "Holy Land" and the fatal illness that caused his death. His body was brought back and buried in the Abbey. Queen Victoria noticed that the sculpture had nothing to indicate that the General had been connected with the Prince of Wales. So Foley chiselled the Prince of Wales feather on the corner of the pillow on which the General's head is resting. The monument shows that the General was buried with his feet crossed, indicating that he was a crusader.
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It's time like this I wonder how the bloody Hell we managed during the Empire. ☀️
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