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Tag Archives: history
Little gems – All Saints, Burton Dassett III
The paintings of the north transept with their beheaded saint and crowned figures would have been enough and well worth the visit. On this wall alone there are layers of decative themes, from figures to foliage, curlicues and stars. There … Continue reading
Posted in Art, mankind, Spirituality
Tagged ancient sites, art, churches, England, English saints, history, medieval church, medieval wall paintings, Norman architecture, painting, Photography, sacred sites, travel, warwickshire
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Little gems – All Saints, Burton Dassett II
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
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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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Smorgasbord Book Reviews Sally Cronin reviews: A Bit About Britain’s High Days and Holidays by Mike Biles
Reblogged from Smorgasbord: Today I am reviewing A Bit About Britain’s High Days and Holidays by Mike Biles, the second of Mike’s books that I have reviewed and enjoyed. About the book High Days and Holidays are special occasions, celebrations, or … Continue reading
Discovering Albion – day 10: Selby Abbey – Phoenix
“From the ashes a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring…” Tolkien, Lord of the Rings Just before midnight, October 19th 1906, workers who had been installing a new system in the organ saw flames in … Continue reading
Posted in adventure, Photography, scotland road trip, travel
Tagged fire, history, restoration, Selby Abbey, stained glass
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Discovering Albion – day 10: Selby Abbey – Interwoven Threads
We walked down the Norman nave, passing Abbot Hugh’s pillar, identical to those at Durham cathedral where we had been the day before. Was it only the previous day? Similar too to the great carved columns of Dunfermline a few … Continue reading
Posted in adventure, Photography, scotland road trip, travel
Tagged Abbey, church, Gothic, history, Maundy Money, Norman, Saxon, Selby
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Discovering Albion – day 10: Selby Abbey ~ Dignity and Memories
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle of 779 AD mentions a settlement called Seletun. Archaeological remains show it to have been first settled by the Vikings and there was an extensive Roman presence. Today the little town of Selby still straddles the banks … Continue reading
Posted in adventure, Photography, scotland road trip, travel
Tagged Abbey, architecture, beauty, history, Norman, Selby, yorkshire
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Looking Out…
* I have lain here for millennia watching ages pass. * Great beasts once roamed my slopes. I saw them take to the air. Their leathery calls scarring the sky. In a fiery eye-blink they were gone. * Continue reading … Continue reading
Discovering Albion – day 9: The Church on the Cliff
The Church of St Mary the Virgin sits high on its cliff above the town. It was founded around 1110 AD, during the time of Abbot William de Percy and the exterior reflects the twelfth century architecture in golden sandstone. … Continue reading
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Tagged Caedmon, church, history, St Hilda, Whitby
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