Be there: St. Michael & All Angels, Stewkley, Bucks in Glorious VR
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.
Almost as good as being there...
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 honeycombed burgage and the curvilinear streets rise from town to abbey to reveal a continuity of purpose
If anybody wants to get a sense of Sainte-Chapelle without the expense of travelling to Paris, they should head for Itchen Stoke.
Middleham is such a beautiful town with a village feel - behind Coverham Lane is Middleham Castle (English Heritage) former home to Richard III and, for that reason, is known as the Windsor of the north.
Just around the corner from St. Mary Deerhurst, out towards the flood plains of the River Severn is a timber framed building with a stone-built wing.
The church has significant Anglo-Saxon remains both outside and inside dating from the C9th onwards.
Exeter Cathedral is the only cathedral I've visited that seamlessly blends epic grandeur with intimate pockets of bejewelled spaces with decoration that touches upon notions of an earthly paradise.
The whole complex dates from the C13th when Bishop Jocelin acquired a licence to build a hall and deer park on the land to the south of the cathedral.
Come with me into the nave at Wells and witness one of the most remarkable acts of architecture in Europe.