Despite appearances, this is not a stained glass window. It is a painting on glass.
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Filed under Art, Faith Foundations, Holidays, Nottingham May 2013
St Giles Church Window
8 Comments CherryPie on May 31st 2013
Filed under Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays, Nottingham May 2013
St Giles Church – Calke Abbey
From Derbyshire UK:
St Gile’s church lies in the grounds of Calke Abbey. The earliest reference to a church on this site is in 1129 when it was seized from Calke Priory by the Abbot of Chester.
It was rebuilt in 1826 with a narrow tower and embattled nave.
14 Comments CherryPie on May 30th 2013
Filed under Holidays, Nottingham May 2013
Calke Abbey – Central Courtyard
The central courtyard shows the Elizabethan core of the house.
5 Comments CherryPie on May 29th 2013
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Nottingham May 2013
Bathroom Arrangements
6 Comments CherryPie on May 28th 2013
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Calke Abbey – The West Passage
The National Trust has taken care to preserve the 19th-century yellow and white limewash on the walls of The West Passage.
10 Comments CherryPie on May 27th 2013
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Calke Abbey – The Library
12 Comments CherryPie on May 25th 2013
