18th Jun 2011. The magnificent clock tower at Cliveden, a huge country house with a chequered history, including being burned down twice, if not more. Most of the present building seemingly dates from the mid-19th century, and was ‘knocked up’ in brick, then clad in stone. Whether this applies to the clock tower, we have no idea. Cliveden is located to the west of London, and we called in on the way to a pair of gigs. Cliveden is celebrated for many things, not least as a key venue for part of the ‘Profumo Scandal’ of 1963.

I rather like this shot, taken from the very end of the long terrace of the house, which is actually a luxury hotel, though the grounds are under the care of the National Trust: hence my presence there. I took many other shots, but they would become tedious. The site was originally a hill in the middle of scrubland, but the (very rich) chap who bought the land, had the top of the hill removed & the house built on the resulting flat bit – honest!