During the nineteenth century a priest would have used the space in front of this icon to robe and prepare before saying mass in the chapel which is situated next door to the sacristy.
This part of the room also housed a garde-robe (in the place of the current trap-door). This became the escape route [...]
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Baddesley Clinton – The Sacristy
2 Comments CherryPie on May 7th 2011
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I Hear Singing…
O Lord my God, when I in awesome wonder
consider all the works thy hand hath made,
I see the stars, I hear the mighty thunder,
thy power throughout the universe displayed:
Then sings my soul, my Saviour God; to thee,
How great thou art, how great thou art!
Then sings my soul, my Saviour God; to thee,
How great thou art, [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Apr 22nd 2011
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Thirteenth Century Cope Chests
A cope (cloak) is a processional garment used in the church. It is semi-circular in shape and would have been folded “sides to middle” and laid flat in these chests.
The splendid iron strap work on the lids is similar to the Chapter House doors, dating the chests as original furniture of circa 1290.*
*Taken from information [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Mar 18th 2011
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Wenlock Priory
As promised here are some photos from my recent visit to Wenlock Priory.
9 Comments CherryPie on Mar 5th 2011
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A Church or Three
On the way back to the more beaten track (and lunch) we took in some more churches (exteriors only) and a very nice canal view. After lunch we all split up and went our different ways. I visited the fine arts museum, but it’s normal exhibition was put away so that an exhibition of Van [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Jan 6th 2011
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Jeruzalemkark
Following on from the windmills our next port of call was the Jerusalem Church (Jeruzalemkark).
The striking Jeruzalemkerk was built between 1428 and 1465 and is a curious combination of Byzantine and Gothic styles. It was built by the Adornes family, originally merchants from Genoa, who had travelled on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem and were [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Jan 5th 2011
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Bruges Walking Tour Resumed
The day after the postponement of the walking tour of Bruges proved to be much more suitable for carrying on with the itinerary. To start off with we took in some of the Beguinages that are dotted around the city. The second two photographs show the Beguinage of Bruges which is a well [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Dec 30th 2010
