The chapter house was built in around 1140, this is the place where the monks and the prior met each morning to discuss priory business and to issue punishments for disobedience. Inside the guidebook is a lovely reconstruction of how the inside may have looked in the fourteenth century. All the arcading and [...]
Archive for September, 2010
12 Comments CherryPie on Sep 14th 2010
Filed under Art, Gardens, Out & About
100 Photos 38 :: Photo Editing Programs
6 Comments CherryPie on Sep 13th 2010
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, York 2010
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
Architecture, of all the arts, is the one which acts the most slowly, but the most surely, on the soul.
Ernest Dimnet
19 Comments CherryPie on Sep 12th 2010
Filed under Anecdotes, Science & Nature
100 Photos 37 :: The Internet
The internet is useful for connecting to the world. It allows you to keep in contact with friends near and far, share information, provides endless sources of information and even opportunities to meet new people and make friends.
Of course it does have it’s faults but on the whole I wouldn’t be without it and [...]
9 Comments CherryPie on Sep 11th 2010
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PhotoHunt – Anniversary
I didn’t want to go with the obvious memorial theme so I struggled a bit with ideas. It is one of my nephews birthdays today, so I did think of that and I thought of wedding anniversarys but I didn’t have quite the right photo for either of those thoughts.
I decided to stick with the [...]
26 Comments CherryPie on Sep 11th 2010
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Weight Loss – Week Six
This week I lost 1lb and reached my 5% weight goal which means I have lost 5% of my starting weight. Now I just need to keep focused and keep up the good work. I also volunteered to help out at the Weight Watchers meetings so today I was helping with the membership [...]
13 Comments CherryPie on Sep 9th 2010
Filed under Faith Foundations, Heritage, Out & About
Wenlock Priory – Lavabo
One of the parts of Wenlock Priory that always fascinates me when I visit is the remains of the lavabo. It is a huge water vessels that was built in around 1220 using parts of an earlier lavabo which was dated around 1160-80:
The lavabo was an octagonal building with open arcades which supported a roof. [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Sep 9th 2010
