Monday 29 July 2013

Chimney pots

The Thames Path takes you past the Hampton Court Palace, one of the homes of King Henry VIII. It is a real treasure and I will do a tour of it for you one day. But for now look at these magnificent chimney pots.

More about the Thames Path here
 
 


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19 comments:

  1. The detail is amazing. Have a good week!

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  2. Hampton Court is indeed a wonderful building. It's not an over statement to say that those chimney pots are works of art!

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  3. The grotesques are interesting, too!

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  4. I love the Hampton Court, it is a great building.

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  5. They are amazing. Pretty, too. Thanks for sharing! :-)

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  6. What a beautiful building. Love the brickwork.

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  7. Quite an array of gargoyles.

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  8. Gorgeous! How amazing that in eras past where more physical labor was required the most intricate and difficult work was achieved.

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  9. The chimney pots are magnificent! Truly befitting a king.

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  10. You've got me humming the chimney sweep song from Mary Poppins! These are

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  11. Who knew chimney pots could be so COOL they're almost sexy?!?!

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  12. Not just the chimneys, but the bricks also makes this building so alive. Thank you for sharing :)

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  13. They are beauties!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

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  14. Those chimney pots are amazing, so much detail and thought has gone into their contraction.

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  15. Wow, those are incredible. I don't think I have ever seen anything quite like it!

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