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Archive for December, 2011
Filed under Faith Foundations, Holidays, York 2011
Quire Screen
12 Comments CherryPie on Dec 16th 2011
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The Chapter House Roof
The Chapter House roof was constructed in approximately 1285. This model of the roof shows the elaborate construction that is involved:
Above your head is the central boss with the lamb and flag. It is fixed at the bottom of the king post which rises to the apex of the roof. Now look for this boss [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Dec 15th 2011
Filed under Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays, York 2011
The Dragon’s Head
On all my visits to the Minster I had thought that the Dragon’s head was a recent addition, until I looked into it further on my recent visit…
It is thought to be part of a medieval mechanism that raised a font cover that has long since disappeared.
This is almost certainly the remains of an elaborate [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Dec 13th 2011
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St Cuthbert’s Vision of Heaven
This tester by Graeme Wilson is above St Cuthbert’s Chapel. It dates from 1982 and depicts St Cuthbert’s Vision of Heaven with Christ in Glory.
12 Comments CherryPie on Dec 12th 2011
Filed under Holidays, Malham 2011
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration.
Nikola Tesla (1856 – 1943)
8 Comments CherryPie on Dec 11th 2011
