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Stokesay Parish Church

CherryPie — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:45:59 +0000

Stokesay’s John the Baptist Church holds services on most Sundays. It is always open to visitors when the castle is open

Stokesay Castle – The Solar Block

CherryPie — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:10:43 +0000

Stokesay Castle – The Hall and Staircase

CherryPie — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 23:19:57 +0000

Stokesay Castle – Insider View

CherryPie — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:19:21 +0000

Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week

CherryPie — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 18:01:28 +0000

Certainly, knowledge is a lock and its key is the question.

Ja’far Al-Sadiq (702 – 765)

Stokesay Castle – Exterior Views

CherryPie — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 16:04:31 +0000

Stokesay castle as we see it today was built in the 1280s to 90s by Laurence of Ludlow who was a wool merchant and one of the richest men in England. Although it appears military in appearance it was not intended to withstand a serious siege, but was designed to protect his wealth and withstand robbers.

Architecture 100 :: 2 – Stokesay Castle Gatehouse

CherryPie — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:26:53 +0000

Every time I visit Stokesay Castle it takes me by surprise. One look at the gatehouse which was built in 1640-41 makes me feel that I have stepped back in time. The gatehouse as it stands now, probably replaces an original stone structure of which little is known.

The detailing on the gatehouse is quite elaborate with stars, moons, angels, dragons, Adam, Eve and more incorporated into the design:

The biblical story of the fall of man is carved along the lintel above the entrance, with the trees of life and of the knowledge of good and evil at each end, and Adam, the serpent and Eve between them. Adam and Eve appear again on the brackets flanking the entrance, while the brackets to the south are carved as acanthus leaves and those to the north as a pair of dragons. Angels top the wooden pilasters set on either side of the window above.

The inner side of the gatehouse repeats the exterior design, with the addition of two doors, but the carving is even more flamboyant. Dragons grasp a shield over the doorway and on the brackets on either side are a man and woman in Jacobean dress, accompanied respectively by a nude woman, half-hidden, and a nude man. More human figures support the low arches beneath the window above.*

*From the Stokesay Castle guidebook.

100 Photos 90 :: Shropshire

CherryPie — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 09:30:26 +0000

In amongst my Christmas posts I will be completing my ‘100 Reasons to be Glad’ series of posts (a year late), so that I can start my new ‘100 photos’ project in the New Year.

The post count will however go to 102 because I inadvertently duplicated two themes along the way…

PhotoHunt – Joy

CherryPie — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 23:39:01 +0000

GLORY TO GOD IN THE HIGHEST AND ON EARTH PEACE GOODWILL TOWARDS MEN

For more of this weeks PhotoHunt pictures check out Whistlestop PhotoHunt.

Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week

CherryPie — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 18:28:24 +0000

In our universe we are tuned into the frequency that corresponds to physical reality. But there are an infinite number of parallel realities coexisting with us in the same room, although we cannot tune into them.

Steven Weinberg (B 1933)