Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life…
Filed under Art, Heritage, Out & About
This is a picture on 18th century glass painted by Thomas Jervais.
This panel was restored in 2000:
The glass panel had been broken in many places an repaired with lead over the last century which was not sympathetic to the original construction. The panel was restored for the National Trust in 200 by Alfred Fisher.
The painting [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Jun 14th 2011
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26 Comments CherryPie on Jun 10th 2011
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Filed under Art, Faith Foundations, Out & About
… and you took me in.
This is a window from All Saints Church that can be found within the grounds of Sudbury Hall. A plaque in front of the window gives the following information:
When war was declared in 1939, Manchester like many other cities moved fast to protect its young; living in and near to [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on May 21st 2011
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Great A’Tuin is the Giant Star Turtle who travels through the Discworld universe carrying four elephants who in turn carry the Discworld:
The sex of the World Turtle is pivotal in proving or disproving a number of conflicting theories about the destination of Great A’Tuin’s journey through the cosmos. If, as the Discworld version of the [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Apr 6th 2011
