Genius Loci: Mid-week-pick-me-up
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Andy Marshall
Architectural Photographer in a time-travelling camper van. 📸🚐🏛️ Architecture, Travel, History, Place, Material Culture.
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Andy Marshall's Genius Loci Digest: 19 April 2024
I stop and stare and take in a few breaths. I’m in a state of awe, but it isn’t the view here in the crypt that has made me so. I’m here to steady my thoughts - to stop and think about the enormity of something that lies within the presbytery above my head.
Be there: Monkton Priory Interior, Pembrokeshire in glorious VR
The church reads like an archaeological record - full of layers of history.
Be there: Carew Castle and C18th bridge in glorious VR
The castle has been owned by the Carew family for over 900 years and originates in the C11th with later Elizabethan editions. There is evidence of an iron age defensive site before that.
Be there: Pembroke Castle and Town in glorious VR
Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales is anchored by the castle and parish church opposite. King Henry VII was born here at the castle.
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Andy Marshall's Genius Loci Digest: 12 April 2024
It’s difficult to explain, but my eyes seem to act like cruise missiles - spotting a potential target and then locking onto the detail.
🟨 Treasure Hoard Entry: The Bone Chests of Winchester Cathedral
At Winchester Cathedral, along the top of the screens to the presbytery are six caskets. Each one has been inscribed with lettering.
Be there: Winchester Cathedral - The Great Screen & Choir
Surely one of the marvels of the late medieval world? The Great Screen was completed in 1476 and forms the backdrop (reredos) to the altar.