Andy Marshall's Genius Loci Digest: 30 Oct 26
There is something extraordinary in the way an act so small can reach across time, taking something that might otherwise have been lost and folding it back into the continuum of the building's life.
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Here lies an extraordinary warp and weft of time and place, of home and circumstance, of the past, the present and the future all rolled into one.
Peterborough Cathedral in glorious VR
Peterborough Cathedral and the Infirmary
Andy Marshall's Genius Loci Digest: 23 Oct 26
Over the years, I’ve become convinced that some places have a genius loci strong enough to pierce the gelatinous membrane of the present
Genius Loci Digest: Live Now - Sacred Springs and Hidden Faces
On my first visit I saw an eye peeping from behind the flaking limewash.
Andy Marshall's Genius Loci Digest: 16 Oct 26
Then I might stalk the church tower in a roundabout way, walking through the silent lanes, up and over the hump-backed bridge, casting my eye upon its layers of history, until I finally plucked up the courage to walk into the churchyard and face the tower full on.
Sacred Springs and Hidden Faces - follow the journey free
Join me from the comfort of your armchair on a diagonal journey from Pembrokeshire to Norfolk: four rescued churches, eight counties, campervan stopovers, welcoming cafes and pubs, buildings and landscapes.
Sacred Springs and Hidden Faces
From Pembrokeshire to Norfolk – a journey through four rescued churches.
Video of All Saints', Alrewas, Staffordshire.
The Grade I listed Church of All Saints occupies an ancient religious site, with origins possibly dating to the ninth century.
