Procrastinator (mainly) loving maps, medieval churches, tombs, castles and generally all kind of old stones. Photography with an inclination for infrared pics.
Alsace, France
Joined December 2015
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#31DaysOfGraves Day 28 - Landscape
Detail of a #stainedglass memorial window by A.J.Davies in St Lawrence’s church, Canon Pyon.
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#WednesdayWallPaintings
St Christopher, or ‘Christophoros’, carrying a young child on his shoulder; according to legend, he is the patron saint of travellers, helping them on their way.
St Mary, Wedmore, #Somerset
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#StainedGlassSunday
Medieval roundel, Virgin and stars
St Mary, Long Preston, North Yorkshire
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#WallsOnVednesday
Ruins of St. John the Baptist Church in Llanwarne, #Herefordshire, abandoned due to repeated flooding from the nearby river. The stone carvings and coats of arms with heraldic shields are still visible.
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#MementoMoriMonday
A Viking hogback tombstone, small creatures on both sides, with their arms elevated and animal heads at the ends,
Heysham, St Peter's Church, #lancashire
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#WallsonWednesday
St Andrew’s church, Bredwardine, showing its C11 roots, with the herringbone masonry in the N wall where the ghost door has an interesting lintel, featuring parrot-head & Sheela with a monkey-head🤔
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#MonumentsMonday
A tiny lion objects to being used as a footrest by John Scudamore d1571, in St Cuthbert’s church, Holme Lacy.
#tinylion
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#FontsonFriday
The “exceptionally lavishly decorated”* Mid-C12 font in Holy Trinity church, Holdgate, Shropshire. *Pevsner, of course.
#MedievalMonday The gorgious doom at St Peter and Paul, Chaldon, Surrey (partial view : more on the blog : church-travellers.eu/chaldon…
After a (looooong) absence, here is a nice guy from Elgin cathedral cemetery, Moray
#MementoMoriMonday
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A windy evening at Luskentyre yesterday. Could barely stand up! It’s a miracle anything I took was in focus. Apple Watch warned me I was in too loud an environment. Last time it did that I was watching Taylor Swift 😅
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“ OHHH! PACK IT IN BACK THERE OR I SWEAR, I’LL TURN THIS THING AROUND AND WE’LL GO STRAIGHT BACK HOME! ” - 1350’s, Pontifical de Guillaume, Paris. Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, Ms. 143, f. 174r
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Medieval scribes used a number of different methods to correct mistakes and omissions. This one used the figure of a man pulling the omitted portion of the text towards the place it belonged - 1st half of the 15th century, Brit. Lib, Arundel 38, f. 65r
Abbey of St Mary (aka St Dogmaels Abbey) in #Pembrokeshire, our latest blog's entry : church-travellers.eu/st-dogm…
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#SundayStonework
A very damaged effigy of a knight, with crossed legs and shield, probably Hugh FitzHenry (or his son) who died in 1304.
Cistercian Abbey of Jervaulx, #NorthYorkshire
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#FacesOnFriday
An example of this magnificent woodwork in this church,
St Martin, Thompson, #Norfolk
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#AdoorableThursday
South norman doorway, tympanum with "green and white stone alternating", like a piece of a chessboard.
One of my favorite doorway,
St Andrew, Great Durnford, #Wiltshire
