49. Visited the Constable Exhibition at Christchurch Mansion

Mum and I visited the free exhibition of John Constable paintings in Christchurch Mansion, Ipswich - which included portraits of his family, many views from his home and of Flatford Mill in Suffolk. They range from small sketches to the huge 6 foot painting of Salisbury Cathedral

Well worth going if you get the chance - exhibited in Ipswich until Jan 2016. I'm nearly at the end of my 50/50 experiences and have enjoyed doing something a bit different over the last year (except breaking my toe!)

Hoping to do the last New Experience on my 51st birthday this Sunday in the Isle of Wight - no idea what it will be at the moment!

22. Memorial Benches of Christchurch Park

Walking around Christchurch Park yesterday, I casually noticed that many of the wooden benches had names carved in them, I thought there must be some stories behind them, so today I went back to the park and started to make a list and photograph them. 

After an hour I had covered about 3/4 of the park and taken over 40 photos! Obviously that would be too long for a post on this blog - so I have set up a new blog to catalogue them all called Memorial Benches in Christchurch Park!