Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life…
Filed under Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays, Wells 2016
Pilgrims still make the journey to Glastonbury Abbey where they are able to take part in church services that are held in St Patrick’s Chapel.
Every week throughout the year, services are held in St Patrick’s Chapel which was founded by Abbot Richard Beere in 1500 and so has been witness to 500 years of Christian [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Dec 28th 2016
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The Lady Chapel is one of the finest late 12th century buildings in Europe. It stands on the site of an earlier timber church dedicated to the Virgin Mary and claimed to have been founded by Joseph of Arimathea. The ‘Old Church’ was burnt in a great fire in 1184, along with many of the [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Dec 22nd 2016
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In the year 1191 the bodies of King Arthur and his Queen were said to have been found on the south side of the Lady Chapel. On 19th April 1278 their remains were removed in the presence of King Edward I and Queen Eleanor to a black marble tomb on this site. This tomb survived [...]
11 Comments CherryPie on Dec 21st 2016
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The symbol of our Faith, the gift of Queen Elizabeth II marks a Christian Sanctuary. So ancient that only legend, can record its origin.
6 Comments CherryPie on Dec 20th 2016
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The Saxons, who had been converted to Christianity, conquered the ancient county of Somerset in the 7th Century. Their King was Ine of Wessex, who was widely regarded as one of the most important figures in the history of the abbey. He was a local man who boosted the status and income of the abbey, [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Dec 19th 2016
Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Wells 2016
The bed was so comfortable that I drifted off to sleep very quickly. I woke up to lovely morning light glowing through one of the windows, I quietly got up and read the guide book to Wells whilst Mr C slept a little longer. Breakfast was served in the orangery which has a fabulous view [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Aug 3rd 2016
