It’s Christmas Day. As you read this post I’m with family, probably eating, definitely enjoying myself. I lived away from my family for many years and missed a lot of Christmases, so now I make the most of being in the same country with (most of) them once more. And at Christmas time I remember.Continue reading “Remember”
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Thursday Doors – All-Hallows-By-The-Tower, London
These two lovely doors are both from the church of All-Hallows-By-The-Tower, in London, England. The church was founded in 675AD, making it one of the oldest Christian churches in London, and parts of the original building are still visible inside. Standing outside, if you look one way you see the Tower of London; And ifContinue reading “Thursday Doors – All-Hallows-By-The-Tower, London”
Thursday Doors – St Margaret’s Church, Wolston
This is the doorway to the church of St Margaret, in Wolston, England. It’s a typical Norman-style church doorway – the church was built in 1186 – with a simple wooden door. Yet the colours of the stones, the simple shapes and worn lines, give it beauty, as do the fresh flowers and shrubs inContinue reading “Thursday Doors – St Margaret’s Church, Wolston”
Thursday Doors – St Mary’s Church
This is one of the entrance doors into St Mary’s Church, Hemel Hempstead. I love the colour of the wood and the curling ironwork hinges, reminiscent of the more ornate doors at Notre Dame, Paris. St Mary’s Church is in Hemel Hempstead, England. It is a Norman building, built between 1140 and 1180, and hasContinue reading “Thursday Doors – St Mary’s Church”
Ghosts of My Grandfather
My grandfather died in his church. For many years he was vicar there, the ancient village surrounding it dating back to the Domesday Book (and possibly beyond). It was the kind of place that had a castle once, but ‘Simon De Montfort and his crew tore it down.’ Where the old manor house had fallenContinue reading “Ghosts of My Grandfather”
Helen Glynn Jones 