Tag Archives: gothic

Gothic strawberry

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Gary

Mirinda’s Reading Group recently read The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole (the son of Britain’s first Prime Minister) and it was suggested that the group, along with other halves, visit his house at Strawberry Hill. Today was the day … Continue reading →

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Dead Places

Posted on March 10, 2010 by Gary

I was wondering as my train left Woking this afternoon, as I often do, why Rookwood in Sydney was called Rookwood and not Brookwood. The thing is, the station straight after Woking is Brookwood. At Brookwood is a big cemetery … Continue reading →

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