Comments on: Jeruzalemkark

By: CherryPie

CherryPie — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 23:37:54 +0000

It was a fascinating place and there are so many more aspects that I didn’t photograph. I need to go back

By: Janice

Janice — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 22:21:12 +0000

Love that stained glass. The pulpit is extraordinary. Interesting that this church was and still is privately owned…

By: CherryPie

CherryPie — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 21:54:23 +0000

It is quite unusual isn’t it?

By: CherryPie

CherryPie — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 21:53:43 +0000

I think the congregations would be just in front of the main alter although there is a tomb there now.

I was wondering about the access to the pulpit myself. I forgot to look when I was there…

By: jams o donnell

jams o donnell — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 23:16:28 +0000

I particularly like the pulpit Cherie

By: Claude

Claude — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 22:59:18 +0000

It’s very interesting. I wonder why the pulpit on the stairs. Where was the congregation? I guess there was a door behind to access it.

By: CherryPie

CherryPie — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 19:13:28 +0000

They did like to be rather dark and showy.

By: CherryPie

CherryPie — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 19:09:56 +0000

I am not sure where they got the inspiration from, but there is a staircase on either side. Only one has a pulpit though.

From the pictures the one at Hexham looks rather impressive.

By: jameshigham

jameshigham — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 16:28:07 +0000

The alter is carved in a rather macabre fashion, with skulls and bones, and the cave-like atmosphere of the church is emphasised by the space behind the altar and above the crypt, which rises almost to the full height of the tower to create a rather eerie cavern.

The mediaevals were right into that sort of thing, weren’t they?

By: JD

JD — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 14:44:27 +0000

interesting staircase
did they get the idea from Hexhan Abbey?
The Night Stair in Hexham is grander

http://www.google.co.uk/images?um=1&hl=en&biw=925&bih=577&tbs=isch%3A1&sa=1&q=night+stair+hexham+abbey&btnG=Search&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=