Author Archives: ronniecruwys
Bloomgate: St Nicholas to Greyfriars
We are in the week running up to Christmas 2019. It seems timely to begin this post with this drawing of St Nicholas’s Church Lanark. The links and legends associated with St Nicholas and Santa Claus are too many to … Continue reading
Mount Parade, York
If you are a fan of Georgian streets, then Mount Parade is a treasure waiting for you if you ever visit York. Continue reading
Broomgate, Lanark
Broomgate (not to be confused with Bloomgate around the corner) is full of colourful traditional rendered buildings… Continue reading
Drawing a Scottish Street: Bloomgate, Lanark
Scotland is an ongoing adventure but leaving Staffordshire was quite a tug. After living 24 years in the area you can imagine that the hardest part was saying goodbye to friends and all those people that make up the fabric … Continue reading
Station Cottages, Baldwins Gate
It’s easy to miss this row of railway cottages built for staff of the new Whitmore Station by the Grand Junction Railway in the mid 19th century. I did for years until I decided to walk along an unfamiliar path which … Continue reading
Peg’s Cottage to Holy Trinity, Eccleshall
Turquoise painted window frames and the cheerful floral displays of Peg’s Cottage capture Eccleshall at its summery best. This drawing continues the north side of the High Street concluding at No 80 where it meets Holy Trinity Church. This row … Continue reading
