Archive for the tag 'Cathedral'
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Lichfield Cathedral
8 Comments CherryPie on Mar 7th 2022
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Memorial to RAF Bomber Command
An inscription at the bottom says : In honour and memory of the members of 2,3,8 and 100 Groups who served in the Ely district during the second world war, 1939 to 1945. The outer panels show aircrew and airman figures, between them are Archangel Michael and St. George. Below these are the badges of the [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Dec 8th 2018
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The Pulpit – Ely Cathedral
The pulpit is the place where, every Sunday, the preacher uses the Bible readings to explain the Christian faith and to apply it our lives today.*
The modern sculpture above the pulpit, ‘Christ in Majesty’ by Peter Ball is carved from oak and covered in copper, brass & gold leaf. It reminds us that the responsibility [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Dec 1st 2018
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Ely Cathedral
Etheldreda (Æthelthryth, Ediltrudis, Audrey) (d.679), queen, foundress and abbess of Ely. She was the daughter of Anna, king of East Anglia, and was born, probably, at Exning, near Newmarket in Suffolk. At an early age she was married (c.652) to Tondberht, ealdorman of the South Gyrwas, but she remained a virgin. On his death, c.655, [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Nov 27th 2018
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Memorial to Bishop Woodford
Bishop James Russell Woodford, Bishop of Ely 1873-1885 founded Ely Theological College, which offered training for the priesthood. The Diocesan Office and Retreat House, which stand in the grounds of the Old College on Barton Road, are named after him. His portrait along with a lock of hair is displayed in the entrance hall. Bishop Woodford [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Nov 26th 2018
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Ely – Day Two
George greeted us as we came down for breakfast. Rachel served us with granola and yoghurt topped with fresh fruit followed by freshly cooked breakfast items of our choice. As we ate, we had an enjoyable conversation with George.
After breakfast we walked to Cromwell’s House to visit the Tourist Information Centre but we were too [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Nov 14th 2018
Filed under Art, Holidays, Kent & Chichester 2018, This & That
There But Not There
Following the 2014 ceramic poppies at the Tower of London, which represented the 888,246 British and Commonwealth Service men and women who lost their lives in the First World War, this Tommy commemorates the centenary of the end of the 1914-1918 war and those who lost their lives.
“There But Not There reminds us of those [...]
20 Comments CherryPie on Nov 11th 2018
