Quirky

An article in The Times recently began: " Hidden in the seaside town of Worthing, behind a busy high street, is an easily missed gem. Ambrose Place, a beautiful row of white, balconied Regency terraced houses, is known locally for two things: it is where Harold Pinter wrote The Homecoming and it is home to a group of people who, for 25 years, have opened their gardens to the public, as part of the National Gardens Scheme."

Ambrose Place is a wonderful Regency terrace with long narrow north-facing courtyard gardens. Normally you would expect the a north facing garden to be cold, but here on the coast the protection that the terrace provides from the strong sea-born wind has allowed some nice gardens to evolve.

But then you see a feature such as this and realize maybe they are cold after all.