The Lady Chapel is one of the finest late 12th century buildings in Europe. It stands on the site of an earlier timber church dedicated to the Virgin Mary and claimed to have been founded by Joseph of Arimathea. The ‘Old Church’ was burnt in a great fire in 1184, along with many of the [...]
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The Lady Chapel
10 Comments CherryPie on Dec 22nd 2016
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The Site of King Arthur’s Tomb
In the year 1191 the bodies of King Arthur and his Queen were said to have been found on the south side of the Lady Chapel. On 19th April 1278 their remains were removed in the presence of King Edward I and Queen Eleanor to a black marble tomb on this site. This tomb survived [...]
11 Comments CherryPie on Dec 21st 2016
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The Cross
The symbol of our Faith, the gift of Queen Elizabeth II marks a Christian Sanctuary. So ancient that only legend, can record its origin.
6 Comments CherryPie on Dec 20th 2016
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Glastonbury Abbey
The Saxons, who had been converted to Christianity, conquered the ancient county of Somerset in the 7th Century. Their King was Ine of Wessex, who was widely regarded as one of the most important figures in the history of the abbey. He was a local man who boosted the status and income of the abbey, [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Dec 19th 2016
For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.
1 John 3:11 (KJV)
12 Comments CherryPie on Nov 27th 2016
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Mindful Colouring
A colouring book and pencils in the room was just too hard to resist
6 Comments CherryPie on Sep 17th 2016
