Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life…
Filed under Art, Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays, Newcastle & Crookham 2013
…Cuthbert of Farne.
Cuthbert became prior of Lindisfarne in 664, but decided to move to a quieter life of solitude on the island of Inner Farne:
Lindisfarne Priory on Holy Island is one of the most important early centres of Christianity in Anglo-Saxon England. Founded in 635 and home to a small number of monks, it [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Oct 11th 2013
Filed under Art, Holidays, Newcastle & Crookham 2013
More Gold can be found in the gallery.
10 Comments CherryPie on Oct 4th 2013
Filed under Art, Holidays, Lucerne 2013
The Lion Monument is one of the Lucerne tourist attractions. The sculpture of a dying lion pierced by a spear is a monument to the Swiss Guards of Louis XVI of France:
On 10 August 1792, the guards defended the Palais des Tuileries, in Paris. When it was stormed by revolutionaries. Those who survived [...]
21 Comments CherryPie on Aug 28th 2013
Filed under Art, Heritage, Holidays, Nottingham
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Filed under Art, Holidays, Newcastle 2013
Above the Thornton brass is a sculpture designed by Stephen Cox. It represents a broken Communion wafer and the meniscus of a cup of Communion wine.
high up on the back of the reredos, is a curious sculpture of two discs. The top one, in Egyptian alabaster, represents a broken Communion wafer while the second, in [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Apr 20th 2013
