… from a weekend away in York
I always find the light from the top window panels above the ‘Five Sisters’ mesmerising and inspiring.
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Filed under Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays, York 2023
The Wanderer Returns…
6 Comments CherryPie on Feb 8th 2023
Filed under Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays, Stratford-upon-Avon 2022
Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon
From Wiki:
William Shakespeare, poet and playwright, was baptised in Holy Trinity on 26 April 1564 and was buried there on 25 April 1616.[17] The church still possesses the original Elizabethan register giving details of his baptism and burial, though it is kept by the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust for safekeeping. He is buried in the beautiful 15th-century [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Jan 17th 2023
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The Guild Chapel – Stratford-upon-Avon
Parts of the Guild Chapel may date back to 1269 when the Guild of the Holy Cross was given permission to build a hospital and chapel. The chancel was rebuilt in the 1450s and the nave, porch and west tower were reconstructed in the 1490s This later work was funded by Hugh Clopton (died 1496), [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Jan 4th 2023
Filed under Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays, Norfolk 2022
Castle Acre Priory
Castle Acre Priory was a Cluniac priory in the village of Castle Acre, Norfolk, England, dedicated to St Mary, St Peter, and St Paul. It is thought to have been founded in 1089 by William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey (the son of the 1st Earl of Surrey who had founded England’s first Cluniac priory at Lewes in 1077). The order originated from Burgundy. Originally the [...]
5 Comments CherryPie on Oct 6th 2022
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St Peter Mancroft, Norwich
Located in the market place in the heart of the medieval city of Norwich, St Peter Mancroft is the largest of the city’s 31 surviving medieval parish churches and one of the finest perpendicular parish churches in Norfolk. It is known for its medieval stained glass, its collection of medieval and renaissance treasures and its importance [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Oct 3rd 2022
Filed under Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays, Windsor 2022
St George’s Chapel, Windsor
St George’s Chapel is the place of worship at Windsor Castle. It is both a Royal Peculiar and the Chapel of the Order of the Garter.
The castle chapel was established in the 14th century by King Edward III and began extensive enlargement in the late 15th century. It has been the location of many royal [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Sep 19th 2022
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The Parish Church of St John the Baptist
The present building dates from 1822 when it replaced an ancient building with Saxon arches and Norman work that was in dire need of expensive renovation. The outer walls follow the plan of the mediaeval church with old burial vaults lying beneath the present floor; retained memorials from the previous church can be [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Jul 31st 2022
