Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life…
Filed under Faith Foundations, Holidays, Winchester 2014
St James’ church was founded in around AD 1000 and appears to be a ‘minster’ church, that is, a church held by the crown and serving a large area. A little of the history of the church can be found here.
The tub font is possibly of Saxon origin but has detailed carving of the first [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on Oct 18th 2014
Filed under Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays, Winchester 2014
St Nicolas church as it stands today was completed around 1500 to 1530. There is some evidence that to suggest that the church was used as both a prison and a hospital after the Second Battle of Newbury in 1664.
12 Comments CherryPie on Oct 15th 2014
All happiness in the world comes from thinking about others, and all suffering in the world comes from preoccupation with yourself.
Santideva
28 Comments CherryPie on Oct 12th 2014
Observe the marvels as they happen around you. Don’t claim them. Feel the beauty moving through and be silent.
Jalil al-Din Rumi (1207-1273), Persia
10 Comments CherryPie on Sep 15th 2014
Filed under Faith Foundations, This & That
Lead me from the unreal to the real,
Lead me from darkness to light,
Lead me from death to immortality,
Brihadaranyaka Upishand
14 Comments CherryPie on Sep 11th 2014
Filed under Faith Foundations, Heritage, Out & About
Just inside the front door of the church stands a huge font which is thought to be part of a Roman column. The organ was originally built by Charles Brindley in 1849, but little now remains from that date. The knave is furnished with box pews, the pulpit is Jacobean and the altar rails [...]
18 Comments CherryPie on Aug 13th 2014
Filed under Anecdotes, Faith Foundations, Heritage, Out & About
Some of you may recall that I have had two failed attempts at taking photographs of St Andrew’s Church. On my first attempt I was nearly run over by a driver who had not noticed I was walking along the country lane.
Afterwards I decided to make the short walk to St Andrew’s church in the nearby [...]
18 Comments CherryPie on Aug 12th 2014
