Whatever is in any way beautiful has its source of beauty in itself and is complete in itself.
Marcus Aurelius
Archive for the tag 'Buildwas Abbey'
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
2 Comments CherryPie on Apr 18th 2010
Filed under Heritage, Out & About
Buildwas Abbey – South Transept
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
Filed under Faith Foundations, Heritage, Out & About
Buildwas Abbey
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
Filed under Anecdotes, Faith Foundations, Heritage, Out & About
Spring Flower Hunt
I was determined to take advantage of the sunny weather and hopefully get some pictures of spring flowers. I did manage to track down some flowers in one of the local parks but it was rather crowded and the wind was a little chilly. I took a few photos and beat a hasty retreat. I [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Apr 11th 2010
