John's Blog

Chapel of St Peter on the wall. GPS says it's in Southminster but it's been in Bradwell since about 660 AD. The 19th oldest building in the UK. #stpeteronthewall #bradwell #chapel #othona #Roman #bluesky #stone #seaside #Essex #sunshine (at Chapel of St Peter-on-the-Wall)

Just for you @theofficialduncankemp Bradwell nuclear power station sitting ominously on the horizon and rather spoiling an otherwise lovely view. #sky #clouds #seaside #horizon #flat #bradwell #power #nuclearpower #essex #powerless #mersea #run (at Bradwell nuclear power station)

Big skies and sunshine on the most remote bit of Essex coastline at Bradwell. Just perfect. #running #seawall #instagood #beach #clouds #bluesky #sunshine #autumn #october #bradwell #essex (at Bradwell on Sea)

This place must be a naturalist's dream. There's sand...mud flats...marshland...pools. #othona #sand #beach #horizon #clouds #sky #instanature #seawater #shoreline #mud #bradwell (at Othona)

A big flat expanse of black mud between the thin strip of beach and the sea. #clouds #bluesky #sky #essex #mud #mudflats #sea #bradwell #bradwellonsea #black #posts #beach #flat #horizon (at Bradwell on Sea)

Sparkly stones against a background of the most slippery mud ever on Bradwell beach. #stoned #beach #mud #slippery #sunlight #seawater #bradwellonsea #essex #Dengie #flat #autumn #sunshine (at Bradwell on Sea)

A side view of St. Leonard's. A rather rag bag mix of materials and styles but really pleasing all the same. #brick #stone #Flint #pebbles #stleonards #southminster #church #essex #Dengie #flat (at St. Leonard's Southminster)

Torso. One of the collection of hot water bottles started in 1988. This is my favourite. #glow #resin #torso #artist #tatebritain #rachelwhiteread #hotwaterbottle #sculpture #light #transluscent (at Tate Britain)

Loo rolls from the inside. Rachel Whiteread. #rachelwhiteread #art #looroll #small #objects #inside #gallery #tatebritain (at Tate Britain)

Ghost house. Resin not ice. #ghost #house #resin #lilac #light #gallery #tatebritain #art #rachelwhiteread (at Tate Britain)

The space under the stairs in the old synagogue that became Rachel Whiteread's studio and home. #tatebritain #sculpture #staircase #space #below #beneath #plaster #rachelwhiteread #art #synagogue #studio (at Tate Britain)

Plaster bath. The urge to touch it is almost irresistible. #rachelwhiteread #bath #plaster #surface #touch #mass #smooth #soft #art #tatebritain (at Tate Britain)

The irresistible 'family being led into art gallery' shot. This time it was to see the Rachel Whiteread show at Tate Britain. As the years go by there seems to be a little less reticence. #gallery #rachelwhiteread #tatebritain #art #sculpture #london #thames #family #artist #sunday (at Tate Britain)

Dancing to Gagarin. A life affirming night with Public Service Broadcasting. Perfect. #WAC #warwick #PSB #publicservicebroadcasting #Gagarin #rockets #spacerace #brass #drums #hawkwind #buttholesurfers #dryice #archivefootage #moon #CCCP (at Warwick Arts Centre)

Bombs and bullets. #death #war #bombs #bullets #Salford #iwmnorth #imperialwarmuseum #quays #film #horror (at Imperial War Museum North)

The IWMN certainly does a good job of unglamourising war. The giant projections and eye witness testimony never fails to horrify and move. #imperialwarmuseum #Salford #salfordquays #tank #war #iwmnorth #film #testimony #horror (at Imperial War Museum North)

Blue sky. #cloudy #bluesky #indiansummer #autumn #countryside #rural #countryroad #lane #sunny #sunshine (at Compton Verney)