The current church replaces an older which was thought to be built towards the end of the 11th century on the site of the house where Saint Gimer was born:
The parish of Saint-Gimer was established in 1840 and when the succursal chapel was built it was felt that a larger building was needed. There were [...]
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Saint-Gimer Church
16 Comments CherryPie on Jun 25th 2012
A hundred times every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life depend on labours of other men, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give the same measure as I have recieved and am still receiving.
Albert Einstein (1879 – 1955)
6 Comments CherryPie on Jun 24th 2012
Filed under Holidays, Kent January 2012
St. Mildred’s Church – Tenterden
The tower of the medieval Church of St Mildreds dominates the market town of Tenterden.
8 Comments CherryPie on Feb 18th 2012
Filed under Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays, Malham 2011
The Ancient Altar Stone
Most stone altars were removed from Anglican churches during the reformation so it is remarkable that this one has remained in tact. When the priory was restored in the 1980s this stone was recognised as being a former alter stone. It had at one time been used as a tombstone and the large square that [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Sep 24th 2011
Filed under Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays, Malham 2011
The Priory Church of St Mary and St Cuthbert
Despite Henry VIII’s systematic destruction of the monasteries the nave survived in tact allowing the local people to continue to worship there:
What a debt we owe, however, to Prior Moone, who, with great foresight, made pastoral provision for the 200 or so people who worshipped in the nave by securing that nave intact for them [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Sep 23rd 2011
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Holy Trinity Church, Skipton
A very brief history from the guidebook to the church:
The first Church on this site was built about the beginning of the 12th century and was dedicated to the Holy Trinity. This has disappeared leaving no traces. By about 1300 another church was being built with the help of payments made by the [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Sep 10th 2011
