Some of Britain’s oldest living things are sitting silently in our churchyards. I’ve gathered the ancient yews that have stopped me in my tracks - photographs, locations and notes for finding them yourself: www.digest.andymarsh...
Andy Marshall
@fotofacade.bsky.social
Architectural Photographer on a camper-van-camino. 📸🚐🏛️ 🎨 Architecture, Art, Travel, History, Place, Material Culture, Genius Loci Digest. Links: https://www.digest.andymarshall.co/andy-marshall-bio/ Digest: https://www.digest.andymarshall.co
I came to a sudden halt inside St Mary and St Barlok, Norbury. For a moment, I thought I’d caught someone slumbering in the summer heat. Turns out he’s been there for several hundred years - not a peep.
✨ What is the Genius Loci Digest? I believe certain places still have the power to change the way we see the world. That's why I created the Genius Loci Digest. If you've ever wondered what it's all about, this is the best place to begin. 👉 www.digest.andymarsh...
At York Merchant Adventurer's Hall C14th timbered hall the joy of craft has been caught within Medusa’s gaze. This place is not merely a building, but also the medieval artisan’s woody memoranda embedded within the street. A must see.
What is the Genius Loci Digest? I don't believe stories only exist in books. They're written into the places we inhabit. There are whispers within the walls. The world is storied - we simply have to learn how to read it. 👉 www.digest.andymarsh...
I still find asking for membership difficult. But shared support keeps my independent work alive, the Genius Loci Digest free, and free photography available to heritage places and craftspeople. If you've found value in my work, I'd be grateful for your support 👉 www.digest.andymarsh...
🤔 Not for everyone, but if you crave continuity and ❤️ ancient places like St. Oswald's, Ashbourne, you might like my Genius Loci Digest - a photographer’s camper-van-camino through the British Isles - posted weekly. Subscribe for free here: www.digest.andymarsh...
Sometimes I get the feeling that certain places are merely bobbing up for air before slipping back beneath the currents of the past. St. Oswald's in Ashbourne is a remarkable medieval church where centuries of memory remain latent within its walls.
Looking for a gentler corner of the internet? Here's a collection of my latest photographs, field notes and stories exploring the hidden gems and spirit of place across historic Britain. 👉 www.digest.andymarsh...
A church that stayed the same for twenty years became the measure of my own life. This week's Genius Loci Digest is about continuity, self-doubt, photography and the unexpected comfort of places that remain unchanged in a fast-paced world. Read here: www.digest.andymarsh...
This week's Genius Loci Digest explores the Priory Church at Breedon on the Hill. From remarkable Anglo-Saxon carvings to an Iron Age hillfort beneath the church, it's a place where more than 2,000 years of history can still be read in the landscape. Read on 👉 www.digest.andymarsh...
I still find asking for membership difficult. But shared support keeps my independent work alive, the Genius Loci Digest free, and free photography available to heritage places and craftspeople. If you've found value in my work, I'd be grateful for your support 👉 www.digest.andymarsh...
I press the shutter button, but these photographs are made by members. Without their support, the free shoots at churches, skilled crafts and historic buildings would not exist. Can you help support me and create the next image? See what membership makes possible - www.digest.andymarsh...
A glimpse of the early C16th Number 1 Myddylton Place, Saffron Walden, where history is written into the walls. Look closely for the 👻 ghost of a medieval shopfront hidden in plain sight—a time capsule revealing secrets from centuries ago.
📍Loci: ✨ Where Meaning Takes Form: How Tragedy Turned to Hope in a Single Building www.digest.andymarsh...
✨ What is the Genius Loci Digest? I believe certain places still have the power to change the way we see the world. That's why I created the Genius Loci Digest. If you've ever wondered what it's all about, this is the best place to begin. 👉 www.digest.andymarsh...
Every now and then you stumble across a tiny building that makes you smile. This place in Richmond had me wondering whether hobbits had settled in North Yorkshire.
✨ What is the Genius Loci Digest? I believe certain places still have the power to change the way we see the world. That's why I created the Genius Loci Digest. If you've ever wondered what it's all about, this is the best place to begin. 👉 www.digest.andymarsh...
If you're around the Ilkley area in Yorkshire - here's a lovely bike ride (the Ilkley loop) - www.digest.andymarsh...
Looking for a gentler corner of the internet? Here's a collection of my latest photographs, field notes and stories exploring the hidden gems and spirit of place across historic Britain. 👉 www.digest.andymarsh...
I still find asking for membership difficult. But shared support keeps my independent work alive, the Genius Loci Digest free, and free photography available to heritage places and craftspeople. If you've found value in my work, I'd be grateful for your support 👉 www.digest.andymarsh...
Never let a river get in the way of your real estate. Victorian pragmatism in Rawtenstall, Lancashire.
Looking for a gentler corner of the internet? Here's a collection of my latest photographs, field notes and stories exploring the hidden gems and spirit of place across historic Britain. 👉 www.digest.andymarsh...
A church that stayed the same for twenty years became the measure of my own life. This week's Genius Loci Digest is about continuity, self-doubt, photography and the unexpected comfort of places that remain unchanged in a fast-paced world. Read here: www.digest.andymarsh...
I still find asking for membership difficult. But shared support keeps my independent work alive, the Genius Loci Digest free, and free photography available to heritage places and craftspeople. If you've found value in my work, I'd be grateful for your support 👉 www.digest.andymarsh...
I press the shutter button, but these photographs are made by members. Without their support, the free shoots at churches, skilled crafts and historic buildings would not exist. Can you help support me and create the next image? See what membership makes possible - www.digest.andymarsh...
I was 'caught by the vernaculars' in Melbourne, Derbyshire - particularly this delightfully playful thatched roof.
