Welcome to Breakfast in America
My photo journal is an eclectic mix of things; there’s no guiding theme or topic. It is whatever happens to catch my attention, what I’ve been thinking, doing, and whatever my current obsessions are. At the moment, they are clearing some of the backlog on my ‘honey-do’ list, backpacking and hammock camping.
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Light fitting detail
Light fitting detail. 78 Derngate, Northampton — Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Copyright © 2024 Gary Allman, all rights reserved. -
Bedroom details. 78 Derngate, Northampton — Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Bedroom details. 78 Derngate, Northampton — Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Copyright © 2024 Gary Allman, all rights reserved. Lizzi, knowing we have an interest in architecture and art took us to Northampton to visit 78 Derngate.
78 Derngate was the architect’s final major commission; his visionary patron, Northampton model engineer, W.J Bassett-Lowke. It is the only place outside Scotland in which Mackintosh’s mature architectural and interior style can be seen in their original setting.
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Towcester council offices and town square
Day Eleven
Towcester council offices and town square. Copyright © 2024 Gary Allman, all rights reserved. After spending the night in Portsmouth, we had to get on the road quickly to keep an appointment with Lizzi in Towcester. Lizzi is our host and one of the organizers for tomorrow’s work event.
Interesting facts: The road you see there was originally a Roman road called Watling Street. Towcester is also thought to be one of the oldest continuously inhabited settlements in the country. There is evidence that it has been settled by humans since the Mesolithic era (middle stone age). There is also evidence of Iron Age burials in the area.
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Flickr meet-up
Flickr meet-up. We first met Jacqi in person in 2008 at Bletchley Park in the UK. Then again in Springfield, Missouri as she traveled to her new home in New Zealand in 2011. When we discovered we were all in the UK at the same time, we arranged to meet in Brighton. We spent a wonderful (but wet) afternoon catching up and wandering around Brighton in the rain.
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Brighton Pavilion, not the usual view
Brighton Pavilion, not the usual view — we had a walk along the seafront and around the pavilion while we waited to meet up with Jacqi who was coming down for the day by train. Copyright © 2024 Gary Allman, all rights reserved. -
Brighton Pavilion, not the usual view
Day Ten
Brighton Pavilion, not the usual view. Copyright © 2024 Gary Allman, all rights reserved. I started the day with a run along Brighton seafront to Hove and back (2.6 miles). After we packed our bags and walked along the seafront and around the pavilion while we waited to meet up with Jacqi, who was coming down by train for the day.
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Dover Harbour and Ferry Port
Dover Harbour and Ferry Port — Seen from the White Cliffs of Dover. Copyright © 2024 Gary Allman, all rights reserved. -
Dover Harbour and Ferry Port
Dover Harbour and Ferry Port — Seen from the White Cliffs of Dover. Copyright © 2024 Gary Allman, all rights reserved. -
The White Cliffs of Dover
The White Cliffs of Dover. Copyright © 2024 Gary Allman, all rights reserved. That’s not Brighton … Upon leaving Folkestone to go to Brighton we decided to head off in the opposite direction instead and visit the White Cliffs of Dover.
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Room with a sea view
Day Nine
Room with a sea view. Copyright © 2024 Gary Allman, all rights reserved. We opted for a room with a sea view, for a day spent catching up on work. Watching the changes in the weather and enjoying the view up and down the coast was, as they say in the ads, priceless. Best Western Clifton Hotel, Folkestone.
Our plan for today is to head west to Brighton, ready to meet our friend Jacqi tomorrow.
