Comments on: Melrose Abbey http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2014/03/21/melrose-abbey/ Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life… Thu, 27 Aug 2026 21:33:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2014/03/21/melrose-abbey/comment-page-1/#comment-32319 CherryPie Fri, 28 Mar 2014 18:25:25 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=12586#comment-32319 Funny you should mention that... There was scaffolding along one of the walls of the Abbey when we visited ;-) Funny you should mention that… There was scaffolding along one of the walls of the Abbey when we visited ;-)

]]> By: London Caller http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2014/03/21/melrose-abbey/comment-page-1/#comment-32300 London Caller Thu, 27 Mar 2014 12:30:26 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=12586#comment-32300 Do you think they should rebuild this church? Most of it is still pretty intact. It just needs a new roof! ;) Do you think they should rebuild this church?
Most of it is still pretty intact.
It just needs a new roof! ;)

]]> By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2014/03/21/melrose-abbey/comment-page-1/#comment-32240 CherryPie Tue, 25 Mar 2014 23:12:33 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=12586#comment-32240 I had to Google search that ;-) I didn't know of the inscription or that it had become a motto of the Town of Melrose. Thank you for educating me ;-) I had to Google search that ;-)

I didn’t know of the inscription or that it had become a motto of the Town of Melrose.

Thank you for educating me ;-)

]]> By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2014/03/21/melrose-abbey/comment-page-1/#comment-32239 CherryPie Tue, 25 Mar 2014 23:07:43 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=12586#comment-32239 I think we have lost some of the skills that our medieval ancestors knew. Our modern technology is fascinating but it provides a virtual world rather than a physical world. I think we have lost some of the skills that our medieval ancestors knew. Our modern technology is fascinating but it provides a virtual world rather than a physical world.

]]> By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2014/03/21/melrose-abbey/comment-page-1/#comment-32237 CherryPie Tue, 25 Mar 2014 23:05:02 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=12586#comment-32237 We can only wonder in our minds at the immensity of the Abbey before it fell into decline. We can only wonder in our minds at the immensity of the Abbey before it fell into decline.

]]> By: Sean Jeating http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2014/03/21/melrose-abbey/comment-page-1/#comment-32134 Sean Jeating Sat, 22 Mar 2014 20:56:43 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=12586#comment-32134 Be halde to ye hende. : ) Be halde to ye hende. : )

]]> By: Claude http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2014/03/21/melrose-abbey/comment-page-1/#comment-32127 Claude Sat, 22 Mar 2014 13:28:00 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=12586#comment-32127 Great photos of a splendid place. I love the term "architecture of solitude". I always wonder how the medieval period could achieve such beautiful buildings considering the limited tools on hand at the time. Great photos of a splendid place. I love the term “architecture of solitude”. I always wonder how the medieval period could achieve such beautiful buildings considering the limited tools on hand at the time.

]]> By: Lotta http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2014/03/21/melrose-abbey/comment-page-1/#comment-32123 Lotta Sat, 22 Mar 2014 10:21:09 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=12586#comment-32123 What a beautiful place Cherie. Must have been a magnificent building in it's days. What a beautiful place Cherie. Must have been a magnificent building in it’s days.

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