The chapel is on the first floor and is not open to the public. Like first-floor chapels at other priories it is dedicated to St Michael and would have been used by the prior for private worship. The chapel is above the remains of the church which can be seen in the last photo.
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12 Comments CherryPie on Sep 8th 2010
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Wenlock Priory
I have been rushed off my feet in the past couple of days and eating at the strangest times so now I need to chill out. Looking through my photos of my recent visit to Wenlock Priory is just the thing because the ruin is beautiful and peaceful. When you stand amongst the ruins you [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Sep 7th 2010
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A Bit of an Adventure
Sometimes visiting ruins can be a bit of an adventure! Especially when a church service is about to start and cars are arriving and blocking your exit from the car park.
A Bit of an Adventure, originally uploaded by KirscheTortschen.
6 Comments CherryPie on Aug 29th 2010
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Dodging Raindrops
Enjoying some peace and quiet in a lovely setting.
Dodging Raindrops, originally uploaded by KirscheTortschen.
14 Comments CherryPie on Aug 28th 2010
You are quaffing drink from a hundred fountains: whenever any of these hundred yields less, your pleasure is diminished. But when the sublime fountain gushes from within you, no longer need you steal from the other fountains.
Jalal ad-Din Rumi
10 Comments CherryPie on Aug 22nd 2010
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PhotoHunt – Numerical
This is the Hindley clock which is located in York Minster. It is complete with sixteenth-century moving figures ‘Gog’ and ‘Magog’.
For more of this weeks PhotoHunt pictures check out tnchick.
24 Comments CherryPie on Aug 20th 2010
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York Minster – The Chapter House
The Chapter House is tucked away, hiding behind it’s vestibule and on first view it is both a surprise and delight. The octagonal room was completed in 1286 and is unusual in that it does not have a central column to support the vaulted roof.
From the guidebook:
Used from the 1290s onwards for parliaments by [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Jul 21st 2010
