Be there: the Anglo-Saxon Wirksworth Stone in glorious VR.
Situated in the north aisle of St. Mary's Parish Church the Wirksworth stone is dated to around 800AD.
virtual reality
Almost as good as being there...
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Be there: the Gothic vaulted interior at Pershore Abbey in glorious VR
The Abbey Church of Holy Cross or Pershore Abbey has a wonderful vaulted interior of the C13th with tierceron vaults that explode like fireworks.
Be there: the Angel Roof at March in glorious VR
The Angel Roof at St. Wendreda in March, Cambridgeshire is breathtaking. It's impact, for me, comes from the doubling up of angels on the jackposts and hammerbeams.
Be there: Pennant Melangell's 2000 year old trees in glorious VR
There are four trees that are thought to be over 2000 years old in the churchyard at St. Melangell in Pennant Melangell, Wales.
Be there: Llandaff Cathedral Wales in glorious VR
I love George Pace - for me, he was the only architect that confronted Gothic head on in the C20th - turning his designs into a new evolved form of Gothic that was representative of his age.
Be there: Pennant Melangell in glorious VR
A bit of respite at Pennant Melangell in the Tanat Valley in Wales
Be there: the Ceiling of Kings at St. Mary, Beverley in glorious VR
It's a remarkable site within the context of the choir stalls
Be there: Spurn Point, Yorkshire in glorious VR
Being caught between two stretches of water gives a giddy sense of scale and proportion.
Be there: Howden Minster in glorious VR
Howden is one of Yorkshire's hidden gems with a tightly packed core of vernacular buildings and cobbled snickets. The minster still retains its nave and a fine interior with the original chancel and chapter house in ruins. More on Howden in a previous Genius Loci Digest here....