FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters. The art works entitled 'Houndton Tabby', were designed by illustrator and artist Kim Parkhurst, 39, after she combined her love of drawing and Downton Abbey. 'I've been painting portraits of animals in historical costume for some time,” explains New Yorker Kim. “I've taken some familiar and beloved characters whose demeanour, personality, and appearance seemed to translate to certain breeds of dog or cat. 'I got to thinking about Mr Bates' character and storyline, and Brendan Coyle's facial structure, and how he could look hard but also had the warmest, kindest eyes.
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
FROM the rolling hills of the Scottish highlands to looming chalk cliffs in Sussex, these stunning photographs capture the spectacular beauty of Great Britain .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires .
SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
