Kate North
@curatorkate.bsky.social
Heritage & conservation professional / enthusiast, usually found exploring old places 😃
Curator of Properties for English Heritage, & freelance consultant.
Studying p/t for PhD in lime finishes.
My shop:
https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/NorthstarLandscapes
Curator of Properties for English Heritage, & freelance consultant.
Studying p/t for PhD in lime finishes.
My shop:
https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/NorthstarLandscapes
Fan vaulting at Peterborough Cathedral…mind blowingly beautiful! ❤️
November 25, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Fan vaulting at Peterborough Cathedral…mind blowingly beautiful! ❤️
It’s Daisy’s 4th birthday, and my husband (‘not really a dog person’) has not only bought her a Bluey balloon, but also a steak to share with her sister, Maple, this evening! 🫣😂
November 25, 2025 at 10:28 AM
It’s Daisy’s 4th birthday, and my husband (‘not really a dog person’) has not only bought her a Bluey balloon, but also a steak to share with her sister, Maple, this evening! 🫣😂
A really interesting building, with its arches, recessed and variously coloured brickwork - and then cut through with those huge doors! 😀
Newark, Nottinghamshire.
Newark, Nottinghamshire.
November 24, 2025 at 2:59 PM
A really interesting building, with its arches, recessed and variously coloured brickwork - and then cut through with those huge doors! 😀
Newark, Nottinghamshire.
Newark, Nottinghamshire.
Gorgeous door…and what a fantastic handle and latch! 😍
Lincoln Cathedral.
Lincoln Cathedral.
November 23, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Gorgeous door…and what a fantastic handle and latch! 😍
Lincoln Cathedral.
Lincoln Cathedral.
What a beautiful expressive face! 😀
On of the many little treasures, amongst the big treasure that is Lincoln Cathedral 🤩
On of the many little treasures, amongst the big treasure that is Lincoln Cathedral 🤩
November 22, 2025 at 7:40 PM
What a beautiful expressive face! 😀
On of the many little treasures, amongst the big treasure that is Lincoln Cathedral 🤩
On of the many little treasures, amongst the big treasure that is Lincoln Cathedral 🤩
Morning! Do any fellow historic building fans have a copy of Pevsner’s Nottinghamshire guide that they could kindly consult for me? Looking for info on The Friary/Shalem House, in Newark. Got the listing description but know it’s in Pevsner too. Thanks! ☺️
This is in a fab panelled room in there…🤩
This is in a fab panelled room in there…🤩
November 22, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Morning! Do any fellow historic building fans have a copy of Pevsner’s Nottinghamshire guide that they could kindly consult for me? Looking for info on The Friary/Shalem House, in Newark. Got the listing description but know it’s in Pevsner too. Thanks! ☺️
This is in a fab panelled room in there…🤩
This is in a fab panelled room in there…🤩
Happy Friday, from a very cold but beautiful Cambridgeshire 🥰
November 21, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Happy Friday, from a very cold but beautiful Cambridgeshire 🥰
The awe inspiring Yerebatan Cistern, in Istanbul, was built by the Romans almost 1500 years ago and has an 80,000 ton storage capacity! 😮 🤩
Photo credits to my lovely friend, Sally Wilson, who visited Istanbul last week.
Another photo and link to further info, in comments below…
Photo credits to my lovely friend, Sally Wilson, who visited Istanbul last week.
Another photo and link to further info, in comments below…
November 20, 2025 at 3:13 PM
The awe inspiring Yerebatan Cistern, in Istanbul, was built by the Romans almost 1500 years ago and has an 80,000 ton storage capacity! 😮 🤩
Photo credits to my lovely friend, Sally Wilson, who visited Istanbul last week.
Another photo and link to further info, in comments below…
Photo credits to my lovely friend, Sally Wilson, who visited Istanbul last week.
Another photo and link to further info, in comments below…
Low sun illuminating the nave and giving the impression of extra windows in the beautiful St. Mary’s Church, Shelton, Bedfordshire 😍
November 19, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Low sun illuminating the nave and giving the impression of extra windows in the beautiful St. Mary’s Church, Shelton, Bedfordshire 😍
On a chilly afternoon, retreating to a cosy 15th century pub is just the thing! 😍
The Crown, Bildeston, Suffolk.
The Crown, Bildeston, Suffolk.
November 18, 2025 at 2:55 PM
On a chilly afternoon, retreating to a cosy 15th century pub is just the thing! 😍
The Crown, Bildeston, Suffolk.
The Crown, Bildeston, Suffolk.
Loving the colours in the very pretty village of Bildeston, Suffolk 😍
November 17, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Loving the colours in the very pretty village of Bildeston, Suffolk 😍
Beautiful November light and colours near Ullswater, Cumbria 😍
November 15, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Beautiful November light and colours near Ullswater, Cumbria 😍
The big skies and soft, muted colours of Suffolk in November 🥰
At Snape Maltings.
At Snape Maltings.
November 14, 2025 at 3:12 PM
The big skies and soft, muted colours of Suffolk in November 🥰
At Snape Maltings.
At Snape Maltings.
Swathes of wildflowers bringing pops of November colour and cheer to this lovely little bit of Cambridgeshire 🥰
Priory Park, St. Neots
Priory Park, St. Neots
November 13, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Swathes of wildflowers bringing pops of November colour and cheer to this lovely little bit of Cambridgeshire 🥰
Priory Park, St. Neots
Priory Park, St. Neots
As someone who now needs a kidney transplant myself (due to damage caused quite suddenly by an autoimmune disease), here’s some information about becoming a living donor 🥰
www.cuh.nhs.uk/our-services...
www.cuh.nhs.uk/our-services...
Living Kidney Donation
www.cuh.nhs.uk
November 12, 2025 at 5:09 PM
As someone who now needs a kidney transplant myself (due to damage caused quite suddenly by an autoimmune disease), here’s some information about becoming a living donor 🥰
www.cuh.nhs.uk/our-services...
www.cuh.nhs.uk/our-services...
Autumn lunchtime wanders…peering across the pond, from under a very lovely weeping willow 🥰
November 11, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Autumn lunchtime wanders…peering across the pond, from under a very lovely weeping willow 🥰
I enjoyed a visit to the small, but interesting, Norris Museum in St. Ives, Cambridgeshire, at the weekend. A few items caught my eye, but particularly this very beautiful and poignant medieval brooch and these fabulous Roman faces 😀
November 11, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I enjoyed a visit to the small, but interesting, Norris Museum in St. Ives, Cambridgeshire, at the weekend. A few items caught my eye, but particularly this very beautiful and poignant medieval brooch and these fabulous Roman faces 😀
This beautiful bridge in St. Ives, Cambridgeshire, dates to the 1420’s. It was damaged by Oliver Cromwell and the Roundheads during the Civil War, hence the differing shapes of the arches - the pointed ones are original and the round ones are earlier 18th century rebuilds.
November 10, 2025 at 3:14 PM
This beautiful bridge in St. Ives, Cambridgeshire, dates to the 1420’s. It was damaged by Oliver Cromwell and the Roundheads during the Civil War, hence the differing shapes of the arches - the pointed ones are original and the round ones are earlier 18th century rebuilds.
Don’t forget to have a look at NorthStar Landscapes, my new Etsy shop! 😃
Perfect for Christmas gifts, there’s free postage and packing and all prints come with photo mounts 🥰
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Nort...
Perfect for Christmas gifts, there’s free postage and packing and all prints come with photo mounts 🥰
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Nort...
November 9, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Don’t forget to have a look at NorthStar Landscapes, my new Etsy shop! 😃
Perfect for Christmas gifts, there’s free postage and packing and all prints come with photo mounts 🥰
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Nort...
Perfect for Christmas gifts, there’s free postage and packing and all prints come with photo mounts 🥰
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Nort...
The vibrancy of autumn colours this year is incredible! 😍😀
November 9, 2025 at 8:15 AM
The vibrancy of autumn colours this year is incredible! 😍😀
Well, what a strange and wonderful survival this is…a turf maze dating from 1660! 🤩
It sits in the middle of the very lovely village of Hilton, Cambridgeshire, and was made by William Sparrow, a royalist, to commemorate the restoration of Charles II.
It sits in the middle of the very lovely village of Hilton, Cambridgeshire, and was made by William Sparrow, a royalist, to commemorate the restoration of Charles II.
November 8, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Well, what a strange and wonderful survival this is…a turf maze dating from 1660! 🤩
It sits in the middle of the very lovely village of Hilton, Cambridgeshire, and was made by William Sparrow, a royalist, to commemorate the restoration of Charles II.
It sits in the middle of the very lovely village of Hilton, Cambridgeshire, and was made by William Sparrow, a royalist, to commemorate the restoration of Charles II.
Lovely Lavenham in Suffolk 🤩… always exciting to have a wander around and marvel at the wealth of timber framed buildings ❤️ It often feels like you might have accidentally strayed onto a film set!
A photo thread…
A photo thread…
November 8, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Lovely Lavenham in Suffolk 🤩… always exciting to have a wander around and marvel at the wealth of timber framed buildings ❤️ It often feels like you might have accidentally strayed onto a film set!
A photo thread…
A photo thread…
An unusual and very intriguing plaque set into a column in the wonderful Church of St. Mary, Shelton, Bedfordshire 🤩
I can make out the year 1576, but no idea about the rest…any ideas?
I can make out the year 1576, but no idea about the rest…any ideas?
November 6, 2025 at 3:55 PM
An unusual and very intriguing plaque set into a column in the wonderful Church of St. Mary, Shelton, Bedfordshire 🤩
I can make out the year 1576, but no idea about the rest…any ideas?
I can make out the year 1576, but no idea about the rest…any ideas?
Exciting news…my online shop, selling some of my landscape photos, is now open! 😀
Please do have a look to see if anything takes your fancy and also let me know if there are any teething issues, as it’s all new to me.
N.B. All prints come unframed
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Nort...
Please do have a look to see if anything takes your fancy and also let me know if there are any teething issues, as it’s all new to me.
N.B. All prints come unframed
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Nort...
www.etsy.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Exciting news…my online shop, selling some of my landscape photos, is now open! 😀
Please do have a look to see if anything takes your fancy and also let me know if there are any teething issues, as it’s all new to me.
N.B. All prints come unframed
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Nort...
Please do have a look to see if anything takes your fancy and also let me know if there are any teething issues, as it’s all new to me.
N.B. All prints come unframed
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Nort...
Just a mouse…eating a crisp in the garden, as you do! 😮🥰
November 5, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Just a mouse…eating a crisp in the garden, as you do! 😮🥰