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Tag Archives: Norman architecture
Discovering Albion – day 7: St Andrews… the Abbey
We didn’t go to the Roman Catholic Cathedral where the relics of St Andrew are now housed. We were here to see the ancient places where they had once been… lost now to time, buried perhaps somewhere in the vast … Continue reading
Posted in adventure, Ancient sites, Photography, scotland road trip, travel
Tagged Abbey, cathedral, celtic cross, Norman architecture, Robert the Bruce, St Andrew, St Rule
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On the Doorstep ~ Opening Doors
As we could not, due to COVID, gain access to visit Holy Trinity at Bledlow on our recent sortie, I will tell you about our previous visit… what we found… and what we missed… The door that has served Holy … Continue reading
Going West – The Kilpeck Corbels
Kilpeck’s bellcote reminded me of the first church we had visited, where our adventures had begun, though this one is a nineteenth century addition, carved and decorated in keeping with the rest of the building; restorations have been gentle here. … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient Egypt, Ancient sites, Art, Churches, Don and Wen, Goddess, Grief, History, mystery, Photography, Sacred sites, Wales
Tagged carvings, Norman architecture, sheela na gig, symbolism
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Going West – An Extraordinary Place
“What are those? ” The bumps in the fields as we drove down the narrow lane looked suspiciously like the remnants of early occupation. “They look like earthworks…” It would make sense, the little church we were heading for was … Continue reading
Posted in ancient mound, Ancient sites, Art, Churches, Don and Wen, History, Photography, Wales
Tagged carvings, conical mound, Kilpeck church, Norman architecture, norman church, Silbury
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IndieAni Bones and the Squeaky Hobbit
It was the day they took me looking for the Ent and the Thunder Stone… they’d promised me three sites and they only ended up finding two. That’s all well and good, ‘cause it means we’ll have to trot back … Continue reading
Posted in adventure, albion, Art, Churches, Dogs, Don and Wen, Photography
Tagged Enstone, mosaic, Norman architecture, St Kenelm, stained glass, symbolism
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A Thousand Miles of History XXXVII: Toeing the Line
One of our main aims in taking the Cornwall trip, quite apart from the sheer beauty of the place and the fact that it is strewn with more ancient and sacred places than you could visit in a lifetime, had … Continue reading
Posted in adventure, albion, Ancestors, Ancient sites, archaeology, Books, Photography, road trip, travel
Tagged Cornwall, dragon lines, Knights Hosptaller, ley, Michael and Mary Line, Norman architecture, St Cleer
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Close to home: St Michael and all Angels, Waddesdon
One of the reasons we have found for visiting and documenting our ancient churches is that we do not know for how long they will remain as they are. There is a fashion at the moment for revamping their interiors, … Continue reading
Posted in Churches, History, Photography
Tagged medieval architecture, Norman architecture, norman church, parish church
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St Albans – “Count the stars…”
The fourth post on our visit to the Abbey of St Albans a few years ago. Parts One , Two and Three can be found by clicking the highlighted links. We had finally made it into the Crossing at the centre … Continue reading
St Albans… ‘render unto Caesar’
A few years ago, we set out early for a visit to St Albans. The beautiful sky soon clouded over, though, leaving us with a chill and persistent rain. We’d been meaning to visit the town for a long time, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Churches, Don and Wen, History, Photography
Tagged architecture, George Gilbert Scott, January holiday, Norman architecture, Romans, St Albans, stained glass, stone carving
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Whitby Weekend: Within the Abbey
We did not visit the Church of St Mary, perched on the edge of the cliffs. I have to wonder for how much longer it will stand and was glad to have spent some time there on our previous visit … Continue reading
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Tagged archaeology, Christianity, churches, Norman architecture, St Hilda, Synod of Whitby, weekend workshop, Whitby Abbey
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