Category Archives: Architecture
Olivet & Gethsemene
‘The Passion’ was the theme for today and we began on the amount of Olives, at the Ascension Mosque at the highest point of the Mount. Here in the stone of the floor is, reputedly the footprint of Jesus. The other
Olivet & Gethsemene
‘The Passion’ was the theme for today and we began on the amount of Olives, at the Ascension Mosque at the highest point of the Mount. Here in the stone of the floor is, reputedly the footprint of Jesus. The other
Church of St Catherine
In the nineteenth century, after losing their interest in the Church of the Nativity, the Roman Catholics built a church next door – over the entrance to St Jerome’s cave. The most wonderful part, for me, was this
Church of St Catherine
In the nineteenth century, after losing their interest in the Church of the Nativity, the Roman Catholics built a church next door – over the entrance to St Jerome’s cave. The most wonderful part, for me, was this
The Nativity of our Lord
It helps to have a bus full of clergy praying as they go because miraculously the potential cross dispersed before and the congestion at the Church of the Nativity was minimal. It also meant that we were unlikely to break
The Nativity of our Lord
It helps to have a bus full of clergy praying as they go because miraculously the potential cross dispersed before and the congestion at the Church of the Nativity was minimal. It also meant that we were unlikely to break
St Jerome
Jerome came to this holy site and lived in a cave (next door) for some years whilst he translated the old and new testaments into Latin. Of course a newer church (see next post) has been built over the site,
St Jerome
Jerome came to this holy site and lived in a cave (next door) for some years whilst he translated the old and new testaments into Latin. Of course a newer church (see next post) has been built over the site,
While shepherds watched their flocks
‘Birth’ was the theme of our first day, and we travelled to Bethlehem (in Palestine through a control point at ‘the wall’) to the Shepherd’s Fields looking up to Bethlehem. I was privileged to celebrate the first Mass for the
While shepherds watched their flocks
‘Birth’ was the theme of our first day, and we travelled to Bethlehem (in Palestine through a control point at ‘the wall’) to the Shepherd’s Fields looking up to Bethlehem. I was privileged to celebrate the first Mass for the
Resting on my laurels
After church a quick bit of train (station) spotting while I was in the vicinity of St Pancras and King’s Cross Stations. King’s Cross St Pancras So it was farewell to Bloombury …. … as I moved to
Resting on my laurels
After church a quick bit of train (station) spotting while I was in the vicinity of St Pancras and King’s Cross Stations. King’s Cross St Pancras So it was farewell to Bloombury …. … as I moved to
Inside St. James’s Park
I heard the minx remark, She’d meet him after dark, Inside St. James’s Park, And give him on From Iolanthe Not sure I would venture there or into any park after dark, hard enough to avoid the gypsies in daylight.
Inside St. James’s Park
I heard the minx remark, She’d meet him after dark, Inside St. James’s Park, And give him on From Iolanthe Not sure I would venture there or into any park after dark, hard enough to avoid the gypsies in daylight.
55 Broadway
Splendid example of 1927 architecture – the tallest building in London at the time, and still the home of The Tube. Still working to show the number of trains passing a certain point on each line, though I couldn’t understand
55 Broadway
Splendid example of 1927 architecture – the tallest building in London at the time, and still the home of The Tube. Still working to show the number of trains passing a certain point on each line, though I couldn’t understand
The Underground
A fascinating day touring London’s Underground stations with Andrew Martin, author of the book Underground, Overground: A Passenger’s History of The Tube. We began at Baker Street Station. Then to Regent’s Park, with original tiling. And on to Piccadilly, where
The Underground
A fascinating day touring London’s Underground stations with Andrew Martin, author of the book Underground, Overground: A Passenger’s History of The Tube. We began at Baker Street Station. Then to Regent’s Park, with original tiling. And on to Piccadilly, where
St Michael & All Angels
My cousin Jan lives opposite her church – St Michael & All Angels in Bexhill. This photo was taken from her driveway. The Church is built in a Gothic revival style from locally made bricks and dressed stone. The
St Michael & All Angels
My cousin Jan lives opposite her church – St Michael & All Angels in Bexhill. This photo was taken from her driveway. The Church is built in a Gothic revival style from locally made bricks and dressed stone. The
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