Category Archives: Sacred sites

Little gems – All Saints, Burton Dassett II

Posted on March 17, 2021 by Sue Vincent

There is a calm, clean feeling to the church of All Saints in Burton Dassett. It isn’t just the limewashed walls or the plain glass in the windows… not the stone flagged floor or the mefdieval tiles. It is something … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography, Sacred sites | Tagged ancient sites, art, churches, England, English saints, history, medieval church, medieval wall paintings, Norman architecture, painting, travel, warwickshire | 19 Comments

A country church

Posted on March 13, 2021 by Sue Vincent

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 →

Posted in adventure, albion, Ancient sites, Churches, England, History, Photography, Sacred sites, Spirituality, Stuart France and Sue Vincent, The Silent Eye, travel | Tagged Bassett tomb, Blore Bay, Dovedale, Norman architecture, Staffordshire, stained glass | 34 Comments

Heart of Albion: Triad of Albion, Book Two ~ Stuart France and Sue Vincent

Posted on March 5, 2021 by Sue Vincent

He scared them. He knew things. He was Fey… He had talked to the soldier. They had come from far away, marching across the hill with their sharp swords and short kilts, shiny metal at their breast and sun dark … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, albion, Books, England, Heart of Albion, historic sites, Living Lore, mystery, Mythology, Photography, Sacred sites | Tagged don ad wen, magical quest, second ediition, triad of albion | 8 Comments

North-easterly: Sidetracked and Gobsmacked

Posted on February 11, 2021 by Sue Vincent

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 →

Posted in adventure, albion, Ancestors, Ancient sites, Churches, England, History, Landscape, mystery, Photography, Sacred sites, Spirituality, Stuart France and Sue Vincent | Tagged cursus, East Riding, menhr, Rudston monolith, sacred landscape, standing stone | 3 Comments

North-easterly: Waylaid by Wyverns

Posted on February 10, 2021 by Sue Vincent

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 →

Posted in adventure, albion, Churches, dragons, England, historic sites, History, Photography, Sacred sites, Stuart France and Sue Vincent | Tagged Hovingham All Saints, North Yorkshire, Ryedale, Saxon frieze, stained glass, Viking Cross, Worsely | Leave a comment

Captured #midnighthaiku

Posted on February 10, 2021 by Sue Vincent

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 | 7 Comments

North-easterly: Sidetracked Again

Posted on February 8, 2021 by Sue Vincent

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 →

Posted in albion, Churches, Photography, Sacred sites, Stuart France and Sue Vincent, symbolism | Tagged Evetts window, North Sunderland, Northumberland, Seahouses, simplicity, stained glass | Leave a comment

North-easterly: Sidetracked by Stones

Posted on February 6, 2021 by Sue Vincent

As the tides would not allow us to cross to Holy Island before eleven, three of us were on the road early to visit a stone circle. It had been a late decision… very late, in fact, but as Gary … Continue reading →

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Beyond the bounds: Contact…

Posted on December 31, 2020 by Sue Vincent

* But what would the first meeting have looked like? * Like Cortez, or Cook, or Columbus… * The travellers, apparalled differently, brought gifts, and some of these were, later, still deemed worthy of record… * Their manners, and customs, … Continue reading →

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Discovering Albion- Day 7 : High as the Sun…

Posted on December 29, 2020 by Sue Vincent

The parking ticket was heading towards its last hour as we headed for the remains of St Rule’s church within the Abbey precinct. The little church was built in AD1130 and although only a shell now remains, its tower still … Continue reading →