Aerial Video of St. Andrew, Bolam, Northumberland
St. Andrew’s Church in Bolam, Northumberland, is a striking example of borderland heritage, featuring an 11th-century Saxon tower with narrow windows and sturdy stonework.
St. Andrew’s Church in Bolam, Northumberland, is a striking example of borderland heritage, featuring an 11th-century Saxon tower with narrow windows and sturdy stonework.
My story, now unfolding, was filled with renewed perspective and purpose.
Remarkably, the church has survived largely unaltered through the centuries, making it one of England’s finest Norman churches and a rare window into medieval ecclesiastical design.
Remarkably, the church has survived largely unaltered through the centuries, making it one of England’s finest Norman churches and a rare window into medieval ecclesiastical design.
The C12th porch at Malmesbury Abbey is like a time portal. The exterior orders depict scenes from creation to ascension including David and Goliath, Samson and the Lion and Noah and the Ark.
That such an exotic thing with Angkor Watt curves can be hidden within the ballast of a grim winter's day is quite remarkable.
Kilpeck in Herefordshire is home to the remarkable Romanesque church of St. Mary and St. David.
Kilpeck in Herefordshire is home to the remarkable Romanesque church of St. Mary and St. David.
These patterns are telling in their own right - they tell us of a melting pot of cultures. They tell us of association, assimilation and diversity, and they connect the vast stream of human consciousness that flows through these objects.