The Oxford Building Supplies Store

December 24, 2025.Reading time 2 minutes.

Kidlington is a village just north of Oxford and it is home to Oxford Building Supplies. This is one of those endangered species of shops – a bits and pieces hardware shop. I have to admit I have a soft spot for this kind of store – whether it is a ‘bits and pieces’ car […]

Three views of The Tudor House, Northleach

October 27, 2024.Reading time 4 minutes.

With the seasons changing it is good to get out on the nicer, sunnier days. For me that meant a trip out to Northleach on the eastern fringes of Gloucestershire. Northleach is one of the old ‘wool towns’ of the Cotswolds. most known for its large wool church, although it has many other old houses […]

Drawing the Wild Honey Wholefoods Shop on Little Clarendon Street, Oxford

May 31, 2023.Reading time 1 minute.

Little Clarendon Street is just north of the city centre in Oxford. Its a street of eateries, cafe’s and bars and a few other shops set amongst various University buildings. Rather than indulge in the cafe society my interest was instead in drawing the Wild Honey Wholefoods shop. Here is a view of the shop-front. […]

The Zaid store on Cowley Road, Oxford

November 25, 2022.Reading time 3 minutes.

As a change to sketching and drawing in the centre of Oxford I will sometimes venture out a little to explore different areas. One of these is along the Cowley Road. This has a colourful collection of eateries, fast food places, charity shops, bicycle shops, pubs, coffee shops and convenience stores. It is a bit […]

M. J. Castle – Half timbered shop in Northleach

September 27, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Another of my watercolours – this a coloured version of an earlier pencil sketch. The location is M.J. Castle’s butcher’s shop in Northleach in the east of Gloucestershire.

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