Dodgson Woz Here
Aug. 28th, 2021 09:52 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
poliphiloI like Guildford.
I'm surprised to find I like it so much.
The town centre is positioned on a hill with views out over other hills- much like Oldham, where I lived for so many years- the differences being that Guildford has better architecture and the Surrey hills are friendlier than the Pennines.
I knew about the cathedral- which is modern and looks like a biscuit factory from the outside but is rather imposing on the inside- but was surprised to find there's also a castle. And quite a substantial one at that: a big, foursquare Norman keep.
I was also surprised to find that it's a Lewis Carroll pilgrimage site. The Reverend Mr Dodgson used to visit Guildford to stay with his sisters, preached in its churches, died there- and wound up being buried in its cemetery. The castle precincts contain a little nook they call the Alice Garden which has a statue of Alice going through the Looking Glass.
The statue is splendidly weird. It's the work of Jeanne Argent- who was commissioned to make it while still a student at the Guilford Adult Education Unit.
I'm surprised to find I like it so much.
The town centre is positioned on a hill with views out over other hills- much like Oldham, where I lived for so many years- the differences being that Guildford has better architecture and the Surrey hills are friendlier than the Pennines.
I knew about the cathedral- which is modern and looks like a biscuit factory from the outside but is rather imposing on the inside- but was surprised to find there's also a castle. And quite a substantial one at that: a big, foursquare Norman keep.
I was also surprised to find that it's a Lewis Carroll pilgrimage site. The Reverend Mr Dodgson used to visit Guildford to stay with his sisters, preached in its churches, died there- and wound up being buried in its cemetery. The castle precincts contain a little nook they call the Alice Garden which has a statue of Alice going through the Looking Glass.
The statue is splendidly weird. It's the work of Jeanne Argent- who was commissioned to make it while still a student at the Guilford Adult Education Unit.
