Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life…
From the guidebook:
In the customary Cistersian layout, we might expect there to have been a partition separating the two bays. If this was the case, the west bay served as the book room, or armarium, where some at least of the abbey’s fine collection of volumes could be stored for use in the cloister. [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Apr 21st 2010
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The architecture of chapter house at Buildwas Abbey is Gothic in style and quite beautiful. It was from here that I was treated to that lovely musical surprise.
It is here where the monks would assemble every morning with the abbot presiding over the meeting:
This began with the reading of a lesson and a chapter from [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Apr 19th 2010
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Last week was a bit hectic because I had to fit so many things into the time I had available, especially because I had visitors stopping this weekend and I needed to prepare for them too.
Friday and the time of the visitors arrival finally arrived but there was no sign of the visitors… The evening [...]
17 Comments CherryPie on Apr 18th 2010
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Whatever is in any way beautiful has its source of beauty in itself and is complete in itself.
Marcus Aurelius
2 Comments CherryPie on Apr 18th 2010
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The first photograph shows the south transept with what is left of the tower just behind it.
The second photograph shows one of the four transept chapels. Each of the chapels was covered with a rib vault, with an altar beneath the east window.
A view looking out from the chapel can be seen here.
18 Comments CherryPie on Apr 15th 2010
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The ruins of Buildwas Abbey are situated in beautiful woodland just above the south bank of the River Severn.
The guidebook gives a brief summary of it’s origins:
In the summer of 1135, Roger de Clinton, Bishop of Chester, brought a small colony of monks to England from the Norman abbey of Savigny. He settled the [...]
19 Comments CherryPie on Apr 14th 2010
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Some of you might remember that the last time I visited Attingham Park I saw the herd of deer being fed for the last time this winter. Here is a little video them in full action rushing around. I have been rushing around as much as they have today on more of my [...]
13 Comments CherryPie on Apr 13th 2010
