The Church of St Mary is a Church of England parish church in Berkley, Somerset. It is a Grade II* listed building built in 1751.[1]
The church, dedicated to St Mary, was built in 1751 by Squire Thomas Prowse of the adjacent Berkley House.[1]
The whitewashed stone church has a west tower and a hip roof with stone slates, while the nave has a central [...]
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Church of St Mary, Berkeley
No Comments CherryPie on Mar 2nd 2021
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
Our true home is in the present moment. To live in the present moment is a miracle. The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the green Earth in the present moment…
Thich Nhat Hanh
12 Comments CherryPie on Dec 14th 2020
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
To see a World in a Grain of Sand
And a Heaven in a Wild Flower,
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand
And Eternity in an hour.
William Blake
4 Comments CherryPie on Nov 30th 2020
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair.
Kahlil Gibran
2 Comments CherryPie on Jun 29th 2020
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Berkeley Castle Garden
6 Comments CherryPie on Jun 26th 2020
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The Hurdy Gurdy
This composite instrument, the body dating back to the 17th century and carved from a single block of English beech has a birch table. The head and key box are by the French maker Francois Louvet who presumably restored and added to this ancient instrument following irrevocable damage suffered in the 18th century.*
*From a sign [...]
11 Comments CherryPie on Jun 25th 2020