Rocket Airlines

Well I am flying back from Amsterdam today, not by Rocket Airlines however! Grays Court is currently hosting an art exhibition of metallic sculptures. These are on display in the garden.

Lanterns in the Snow

Greys Court looks lovely at any time of the year, in the snow the courtyard looks extra special. If all those lanterns were lit at night it would be quite magical.

That Old Lion Again

Regular readers of this blog (discerning folk one and all) might just recognise this lion as it has featured before. It is one of a pair guarding the entrance to the garden of Greys Court, and it rather obligingly  posed for this silhouette!!
Taking part in CDP theme day for October

Dandy Lion

A brief respite from the rainy weather and  I couldn't resist another shot of one of the pair of magnificent lions outside Greys Court.
Taking part in Skywatch Friday

A Close Shave

Walked into one of my favourite York courtyards this week, usually a shady haven from the sun under the London Plane Trees, and this was the sight that greeted me. Mad pollarding or a chance to see the beautiful buildings of Greys Court as they have not been seen for years? Tell me what you think

Grey Lion & Blue Stocking

This splendid stone beast is one of a pair of lions at the entrance to Greys Court in Chapter House Street. This building claims to be the oldest continuously occupied house in Britain dating back in part to 1080.

Elizabeth Montagu (nee Robinson) was born here on Oct 2^nd 1718. One of the richest women in England she became a founder member of the Blue Stockings Society in the early 1750s. This was an informal women’s social movement which encouraged education and mutual co-operation. You can read more about them here if you wish.