Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life…
…The Percy Chantry
The Percy Chantry was built in the 15th-century and is the only part of the priory church to survive complete, although what we see today is the product of renovations. The Chantry has an intricate ceiling composed of intersecting ribs with 33 carved bosses.
19 Comments CherryPie on Nov 7th 2013
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Newcastle 2013
Info from the Cathedral Church of St Nicholas guide book:
In World War II, after the fall of Denmark and Norway in 1940, Newcastle became the home of the Danish merchant fleet. About 4,000 Danish seamen sailed from here and 1,406 gave their lives. the memorial in natural slate and stainless steel, designed in [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Apr 23rd 2013
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10 Comments CherryPie on Apr 18th 2013
Filed under Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays, York 2011
The prompt for this weeks theme is ‘All is Calm‘. More photos on this theme can be found in the gallery.
4 Comments CherryPie on Dec 28th 2012
It was rather dark inside the Basilique Saint-Nazaire-et-Saint-Celse which meant that the only photos I managed to take were of the two magnificent rose windows.
As I entered the church I heard some beautiful choral music from a male quartet. It was all too brief but it has left a lasting memory…
6 Comments CherryPie on Jul 7th 2012
Filed under Faith Foundations, Holidays, York 2011
The Five Sisters Window is the main feature in the North Transept of York Minster:
Found in the North Transept of the Minster, the Five Sisters Window contains the largest amount of Early English ‘grisaille’ glass in a single window, anywhere in the world. The window was completed in 1260. It consists of [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Dec 10th 2011
Filed under Faith Foundations, Holidays, York 2011
Tnchick the long standing host of PhotoHunt stepped down last week and by popular request to keep the Hunt alive a new host was voted in. Thank you to Sandi for stepping in so quickly so that PhotoHunt can carry on seamlessly without a break
For more of this weeks PhotoHunt pictures check [...]
28 Comments CherryPie on Dec 10th 2011
