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Category Archives: Churches
Little gems – All Saints, Burton Dassett I
Frankly, this is another where I don’t know where to begin. I suppose I ought to begin at the beginning. Monday I was back from the north, Tuesday I was driving northwards again… not as far this time, just an … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient sites, Art, Churches, England, History, painting, Photography, travel
Tagged English saints, medieval church, medieval wall paintings, Norman architecture, warwickshire
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The tomb and the missing skull
If the only way I can get out and play at the moment is to revisit old haunts, then so be it. Four years ago, I stumbled across a church with some wonderful stories and a fantastic tomb… In the … Continue reading
Posted in albion, Churches
Tagged ancient sites, Bassett tomb, Blore Bay, England, history, Photography, sacred sites, spirituality, Stuart France and Sue Vincent, The Silent Eye, travel
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A country church
If the only way I can get out and play at the moment is to revisit old haunts, then so be it, Four years ago, I stumbled across a little gem of a church… very unexpectedly… For once, I had … Continue reading
North-easterly: Sunday Best…
We were right about the church; St Mary’s, Sledmere, was well worth a look, though not for our usual reasons. We normally visit the older places of worship by choice, seeking within their hallowed walls the stories and symbolism that … Continue reading
North-easterly: In Face of History
We could hardly spend so much time in the churchyard at Rudston without visiting the church. While the Monolith alone was worth the long detour from our route home, we were quite interested to see what kind of place had … Continue reading
Posted in adventure, albion, Ancient sites, Churches, clues, England, History, Landscape, Mythology, Photography, Stuart France and Sue Vincent
Tagged foliate man, green man, organ, piscina, Roman mosiac, Rudston All Saints, stained glass
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North-easterly: Sidetracked and Gobsmacked
We had chosen to take a very long route home for one simple reason… there was something we wanted to see that was never going to be on our way to anywhere. So the possible three hour journey took us … Continue reading
North-easterly: Waylaid by Wyverns
We didn’t have to go back the long way, but we did. My companion, knowing full well that the moors of North Yorkshire would be calling, and responding to squeaks from the driver’s seat as the hills came into view, … Continue reading
Captured #midnighthaiku
Beauty beyond age Serenity beyond grief A delicate touch Medieval mastery Capturing a mother’s heart * The wall painting here can be found at the little church of All Saints in Burton Dasset… a place I visited with friends some … Continue reading
Posted in Churches, Photography, Sacred sites
Tagged haiku, motherhood, tanka, wall painting
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North-easterly: Sidetracked Again
It doesn’t matter where we go, the habit of rising early for work seems to follow us, so it was no surprise that we were up and out a long time before we would be meeting the rest of the … Continue reading
North-easterly: Forgotten Stories
Once more we found ourselves gravitating towards the tower of an ancient church. As we were meeting in Bamburgh, it seemed only right that we pay our respects here. It may seem a little odd that although we are not … Continue reading
Posted in adventure, albion, archaeology, Churches, History, Photography, symbolism, TOLL, travel
Tagged Bamburgh, Grace darling, legacy, massacre, Northumberland, spiritual journey, St Aidan, St Oswald, Tibet, Younghusband
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