These Islands

In 1874 John Ruskin, art critic, Fellow of Christ Church, and Slade Professor of Fine Art, was riding out...

by Kit Ward

On a recent trip to Glastonbury, I noticed a couple of reports in the local newspaper about the sabotage...

by Kit Ward

Giants have been part of Britain’s national consciousness ever since we had a national consciousness.

by Kit Ward

In a corner of Edinburgh Castle’s grand esplanade, there’s a small memorial that’s easy to miss unless you’re looking...

by Kit Ward

I was in Oxford just before Christmas when I saw this sign and these ribbons on the railings at...

by Kit Ward

Anybody on the Edinburgh tourist trail will eventually end up in Greyfriars Kirkyard. The kirk itself was founded on...

by Kit Ward

The execution is poor, I grant you, but I was intrigued by these graffiti bookending a Leith bus stop.

by Kit Ward

Under the heading of ‘ANOTHER JUBILEE SUGGESTION’ a letter from the painter and sculptor George Frederic Watts was published...

by Kit Ward