Bringing a little colour to your life each day - with six things that delight, inform and entertain.
Box Hill is a high point on the North Downs in Surrey near Dorking, about 19 miiles south-west of London. It has been a famed beauty spot for centuries and was used as a setting for an important scene in Jane Austen's novel "Emma", when almost all the major characters enjoy a rather fractious picnic there.
The name 'Charing Cross' in London derives from a medieval monument that was erected there to mark the loss of an English queen. The symbol was a medieval expression of love and grief, and in fact is one of 12 such crosses that commemorated Eleanor of Castile, the wife of King Edward I.
Snape Maltings is a concert hall on the banks of the River Alde at Snape on the Suffolk coast. The original purpose of the building was the malting of barley for the brewing of beer, but it was converted into a unique performance venue in the 1960s, and became the main focus of the annual internationally-renowned Aldeburgh Festival - co-founded by British composer Benjamin Britten.
A cat's eye (or road stud) is a retroreflective safety device, widely used in road markings, and invented by Yorkshireman Percy Shaw. It was patented in 1934, and was the first of a range of raised pavement markers from Shaw's company.
Gardeners may get annoyed with the humble and prolific dandelion, to be found growing rampantly all over Britain, but we would surely be sorry to lose this cheery wild flower, and they are vital to the survival of pollinating insects. And for amusing children!
Charles Pears was a British painter, illustrator and artist, born in Pontefract, Yorkshire in 1873, whose work was widely used to promote British destinations and events, including the art competitions at the 1928 and 1932 Summer Olympics. He is currently the subject of an exhibition at Pontefract Museum.
Six things to delight and entertain you every day.