Tag Archives: church

24
Nov
Architecture

Wales’s hidden rock chapel

Posted on November 24, 2011 by Alex

The Pembrokeshire Coast National Park in Wales has many enviable qualities. It’s home to Britain’s smallest city, the bijou St David’s with its elegant cathedral, some of the most splendid – bluer water than the Caribbean when the sun shines … Continue reading →

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6
May
Architecture

The church spire with a twist

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Alex

Corkscrewing for the heavens, the twisted spire of Derbyshire’s largest church is said to be caused by the absence of cross-bracing in the spire and the use of unstable green timber. We prefer the explanation that the spire was so … Continue reading →

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28
Feb
Architecture, Catalogue of curiosities, Feast your peepers, Photos, Unusual

The three hares window: a medieval mystery

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Alex

I know it’s a little late to wish everybody a happy Chinese New Year (a happy New Year of the Rabbit, in actual fact) but it does provide me with a rather shaky link to one of England’s most curious … Continue reading →

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