tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post6141595865122289283..comments2024-03-22T23:27:47.349+00:00Comments on EAGLETON NOTES: St Mary's Church, CilcainGraham Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-14619477474705953692017-09-07T07:47:44.562+01:002017-09-07T07:47:44.562+01:00Monica one often looks at churches in countries wh...Monica one often looks at churches in countries which have many such buildings that are around a thousand years old and forgets that they may well have been 'modernised' 500 years ago. This one has been quite altered over its history but is still a beautiful old building. I certainly did http://galenote.blogspot.co.ukjoy their angels' (and angles).Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-48561262655192839142017-09-06T18:07:36.408+01:002017-09-06T18:07:36.408+01:00Old churches that have been restored and rebuilt a...Old churches that have been restored and rebuilt and added to over the years often end up with a fascinating mix of architecture. I do like the "angles and angels" of this one! (And visiting the website, I especially enjoyed their exhortation to "Enjoy our angels!!") DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-66534938050827578922017-09-05T17:58:58.026+01:002017-09-05T17:58:58.026+01:00Frances I love wood and I love silver. There is so...Frances I love wood and I love silver. There is something about the tactile nature of wood and the fact that you can look at it and see so much in the grain and pattern and know that it was/is a living thing. Wood and silver go together too.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-16991934452749320442017-09-05T17:50:28.734+01:002017-09-05T17:50:28.734+01:00Meike despite no longer having any religious belie...Meike despite no longer having any religious belief I, too, love churches and generally find them very restful places where it can be good to meditate. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-8310247556250520002017-09-05T17:43:45.671+01:002017-09-05T17:43:45.671+01:00Heron, my brother in law had a medieval house with...Heron, my brother in law had a medieval house with two roof valleys the length of the house. They were a nightmare (and presumably still are). They were often very green, YP, which was, of course, the problem.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-21244799095320821722017-09-05T17:10:07.416+01:002017-09-05T17:10:07.416+01:00Kylie I had never heard of a hearse house attached...Kylie I had never heard of a hearse house attached to a church either nor have I ever seen another one: and I visit a lot of churches. However there are a few scattered around from the days of horse drawn hearses which might at one time have belonged to churches (but it had never occurred to me). Another thing to look up at some time!Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-44109174567291837512017-09-05T17:06:18.294+01:002017-09-05T17:06:18.294+01:00It is indeed, Red, and I'm not why. Like many ...It is indeed, Red, and I'm not why. Like many old churches in the UK it is preserved well.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-67139641231315439962017-09-05T17:04:57.762+01:002017-09-05T17:04:57.762+01:00Yes YP, the double nave is very unusual. Unfortuna...Yes YP, the double nave is very unusual. Unfortunately the public only have access to the North nave. You mean to say there are keys to heaven? Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-90139062994255709292017-09-05T14:14:13.342+01:002017-09-05T14:14:13.342+01:00I love the wooden carving. What is it about wood t...I love the wooden carving. What is it about wood that's so special?Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-30132641298318654462017-09-05T11:11:14.155+01:002017-09-05T11:11:14.155+01:00How Green was My Valley?How Green was My Valley?Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-71886805920534512332017-09-05T07:52:20.130+01:002017-09-05T07:52:20.130+01:00A place I'd have liked to have a closer look a...A place I'd have liked to have a closer look at, too. In spite of me not belonging to any religion, I really like churches; the older, the better.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-78092902273324778612017-09-05T05:32:29.016+01:002017-09-05T05:32:29.016+01:00I wonder how easy it is to clean out that roof val...I wonder how easy it is to clean out that roof valley and how often it needs to be done ? <br />Roof valleys are a feature that I no fondness for at all.A Heron's Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563706152609630696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-5513645883431453422017-09-05T03:51:04.332+01:002017-09-05T03:51:04.332+01:00The Wiki entry states that there is a hearse house...The Wiki entry states that there is a hearse house in the courtyard. I have never heard of a hearse house but then even the oldest churches here are modern compared to a 13th century building.<br />It's very easy on the eye and looking at a church like this, with no obvious recent renovations, I have to wonder why churches here have to be modernised every five minutes.<br />kyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964475783207438103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-41766235847613170922017-09-05T03:37:29.460+01:002017-09-05T03:37:29.460+01:00That's a difference way to build a sanctuary. ...That's a difference way to build a sanctuary. It looks like this church has been preserved well.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-56302627287587241992017-09-04T23:57:49.565+01:002017-09-04T23:57:49.565+01:00An interesting church with an unusual floor plan. ... An interesting church with an unusual floor plan. By the way, I hope that St Peter in the stained glass window doesn't lose the keys to heaven when he's out on the razzle.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.com