“Ivory from the collection of the Victoria & Albert...”
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Christ and the Evangelists, Ivory
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Ivory - Head of Tau Cross
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Ivory placque of Eagle (Saint John the Evangelist - symbol).
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Companions for Life
Marilyn and I have lived for the past 14 years with a pair of Bengal cats. They, Seraph (female) and...
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Leopard Cat - Wikipedia, the free...
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Seraph a Bengal cat that shares my life.
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Bengal (cat) - Wikipedia, the free...
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Seraph hanging out on the sofa.
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Seraph hanging out.
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Raphael, the Bengal boy, sitting in his...
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Image from Bestiary of Holy Trinity Priory - Micklegate,...
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Exhibit At Holy Trinity Micklegate, York
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Chapel of Holy Trinity Priory, York
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Treasures Everywhere
One day as I was wandering around York on the city walls. I descended through Micklegate Bar and...
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High altar of Holy Trinity Priory, Micklegate
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Holy Trinity Priory
Monks of Micklegate Holy Trinity’s role as a parish church hides its extraordinary importance in...
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Nave of Holy Trinity Priory
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Dick Raines Design
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Tower of Holy Trinity Priory
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Flowers in the Churchyard.
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What we need is leadership!
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Interesting Insight
I found this brief film the other day. Watch it all - it takes just a little time. This film is a...
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Battle at Kruger - Lions hunting Water...
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“March 20th is the Feast Day of Saint Cuthbert”
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The shrine of Saint Cuthbert at Durham Cathedral
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“Saint Cuthbert’s Eagle
By the Venerable Bede...”
— (from Good Stories for Great...
— (from Good Stories for Great...
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Saint Cuthbert fed by an eagle.
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The way of Saint Cuthbert, a pilgrimage route from Southern...
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The likely spot of the tomb of Saint Cuthbert at the ruined...
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Saint Cuthbert & Saint Aidan at Saint Aidan’s...
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York Minster | Sisters OHP
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The altar cross in the Chapel of Saint Hilda, Order of the...
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Sister Mary Alternative: order of the holy...
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Statue in cloister of Priory Saint Hilda
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Anglican Communion Religious Communities :...
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Sister Prioress, Dorothy Stella, at left and other sisters...
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Home Page of the Order of the Holy Paraclete
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Sister Helen was our guest at the Chapel of the Cross in...
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Sanctuary With The Sisters of the Holy...
I was the guest for a week of the Anglican Order of the Sisters of the Holy Paraclete at their...
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Sisters of the Holy Paraclete at recreation hour.
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“In one of his short stories, “The Quantity Theory of...”
— from Lexington: Anger...
— from Lexington: Anger...
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The “ceiling” of the Saint Cuthbert in the Nave...
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Great Art At York Minster
Graeme Willson is a painter whose work I admired at York Minster. There is a link below to his web...
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Saint Hilda
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— Public Art | Graeme Willson....
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Saint Paulinus
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Saint Edwin
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Saint Mary’s Church-yard
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Stories Have A Power Of Their Own
The peaceful town of Whitby, the site of the great medieval Abbey of Saint Hilda, also has a dark...
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A section of the 1903 High Cross with view of Whitby beyond.
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The 199 steps from Saint Mary’s Church on the headland...
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“One unusual feature of Whitby is the Dracula Museum. Part of...”
— Bram Stoker’s Notes for...
— Bram Stoker’s Notes for...
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Ruins of Saint Hilda’s Abbey seen from the Saint...
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Whitby harbor from the headland.
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The ruins of the Abbey of Saint Hilda dominate the skyline...
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Mouseman Thompson
A few weeks ago I was looking through books at a bookshop in Scarborough, a beautiful market town,...
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Amazon.com: Mouseman: The Legacy of Robert...
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The ubiquitous mouse of Robert “Mouseman”...
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Robert Thompson's Craftsmen Ltd - Mouseman...
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Old bookcase in Priory Library made by famous Yorkshire...
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The universal mouse that is on every piece of Thompson...
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Mouseman Thompson piece in the library of Saint...
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Detail of bookcase in Priory Library
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Tomb of one of the Archbishops who loved his dog so much...
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Welcome to York Minster. The Crypt
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View into the crypt of York Minster. Unfortunately...
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John Sentamu - Wikipedia, the free...
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York Minster Side aisle.
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Home
I arrived home last night from England and ten hours on a plane. England was a wonderful...
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Gatehouse of Bishopthrope Palace.
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Bishopthrope Palace the residence of the Archbishops of York...
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“Cowardice asks the question, “Is it safe?”
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— Martian Luther King, Jr as...
— Martian Luther King, Jr as...
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The Archbishop of York - Archbishop of York...
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The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu.
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White Rose of York
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Red Rose of Lancaster
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Tudor Rose = White Rose of York mergerd with the Red Rose of...
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Royal Arms of The United Kingdom
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Five Weeks
It is hard to believe that five weeks have passed but so they have. I leave in the morning for...
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Traveler’s cross on the high moors
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Sister Pam of the Order of the Sister’s of the Holy...
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The vault of the central tower.
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Vestments
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These three lancet windows are French and were salvaged from...
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The vesting room that is also a medieval court-room for...
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The altar of the Saint Nicholas Chapel with Lenten hangings.
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“The” Minster banner.
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The Primatial Cross that is carried before the Archbishop on...
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The 1903 Processional Cross.
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The vault above the choir seen from the side aisle.
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Crypt altars seen through a wrought-iron grill from the main...
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A 13th century cope case. A cope is a processional cloak...
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All Saints Chapel
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Note how the “East Window” is “sewn”...
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The stained glass of the East wall has been removed for...
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The Great East Wall of the Minster.
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Seats in the Sanctuary
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Icon of Saint Peter, the Patron/Saint whose name the Minster...
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High Altar hung with Blue for Lent.
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The Archbishop’s cathedra/throne
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The Pulpit in the Choir
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The Choir in the Minster is seperated from the Nave by the...
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Choir
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The seat where I have sat for several weeks just to get a...
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Nave altar and pulpit
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Looking down the nave from the West Front
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The great west front of the Minster
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Barley Hall
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Barley Hall Home Page
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The vaulted roof of the great hall.
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Hangings on the walls of the great hall including the White...
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The upper chamber/parlor at Barley Hall
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Interesting display on herbs and their uses in the Middle...
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Market town - Wikipedia, the free...
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York Market
Along with other “Market-towns” York has a street market. It isn’t junk either....
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Yorkshire rhubarb
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Flower booths
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Markets have all sorts of things on sale.
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Butchers offer local meat for sale at the market. There is a...
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The door of the Royal Train in the Railway Museum in York.
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Inside of a salon car from the royall train.
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Which is the model train?
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Which is the model train?
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Cross above the altar at Bishopthrope Palace Chapel
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Hero dog saves another after it was hit in the highway. (via beehphy)
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Stained glass of the coats of arms of the Archbishops of...
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The Archbishop's Palace
I had the very good fortune this afternoon to be given a quick but very interesting tour of...
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Bishopthorpe Palace (via YorkTV) The gentleman who gives the tour was very gracious and gave me a...
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Bishopthorpe Palace - Wikipedia, the free...
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Main facade of Bishopthrope Palace.
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View of gardens at Bishopthrope
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Chair made from surviving 12th Century wood from the Minster...
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The Gothic revival entrance hall painted Strawberry (not the...
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View from Chapel into the entrance hall.
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The Archbishop’s private chapel at Bishopthrope Palace
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The Archbishop’s throne in the private chapel at...
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Tim leading the way out of the Palace grounds.
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The entrance to Bishopthrope Palace.
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Bronze model of the Minster district of York.
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A 360º view of York Minster’s Chapter House (via redmeg8)
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York Minster from the city wall. The pointed roof is the...
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To The Minster (again)
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York Minster Chapter House
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York Minster Chapter House exterior
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Chapter House entrance
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Chapter House interior
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Ceiling of Chapter House
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York City Map
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Middleham - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Front of the Middleham Castle Jewel. This rare find is...
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Back of Middleham Castle Jewel
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Sheep May Safely Graze (via MozartPwns)
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Sheep on the Hicks farm, Gilling - North Yorkshire
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Farming in Britain
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Gilling East - Wikipedia, the free...
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Nunnington Hall, Yorkshire
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Nunnington Hall - Wikipedia, the free...
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Nunnington Hall
Went out to one of the “minor” stately homes, Nunnington Hall, in Yorkshire for lunch on...
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National Trust | Nunnington Hall
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Nunnington Hall
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View fromt the staircase
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The back stair-case. I slipped a photo as I was leaving.
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The bridge over the River Rye seperates Nunnington Hall from...
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The River Rye
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Otters appear in a great story involving Saint Cuthbert.
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Driving Over Lindisfarne Causeway (via iamnat666)
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Cuthbert’s Day (via ichurchvids)
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After Viking raids began it was no longer safe at...
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Lindisfarne
It isn’t much of an island. The sea is busy, tirelessly cutting off island from mainland, in an...
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Icon of Saint Cuthbert
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St Cuthbert: A Life in Miracles (via malcolmrutter)
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The ancient steps to the Prior’s rooms
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View from Priory yard toward Saint Mary’s through the...
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The Church of Saint Mary (still in use) viewed through the...
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Lindisfarne castle from the Priory
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This place to the side of the Higlh Altar of the Priory may...
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Priory looking at the high altar
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The Priory Ruins
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The Lindisfarne Castle - romantic from a distance
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View from Lindisfarne to the Northumberland coast.
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Aidan of Lindisfarne - Wikipedia, the free...
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Statue of Saint Aidan, Lindisfarne
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High Altar Saint Aidan’s Church
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High altar of Saint Aidan’s Church from the Nave with...
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Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland (via WitchesSky)
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The Two Saint most associated with this site: Aidin who ...
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Holy Island ( Lindisfarne Castle ) , Bamburgh and Warkworth (via hjdnad)
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Sign on the door of Saint Aidan’s Church
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Bamburgh Castle (Sunrise to Sunset) (via AChilkie)
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The parish church of Saint Aiden
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Another view of the castle
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Bamburgh Castle is extremly well preserved.
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Bamburgh Castle
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Bamburgh - A Visitors Guide
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We drove from Middlesboro to Bamburgh on the Northumberland...
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Sheep on the hill side. Yorkshire has a lot of sheep.
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The country side from the tain window
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Today I rode the train from Whitby to Middlesboro to meet...
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Chapel with view of Sister Prioress’s seat and...
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The Chapel of Saint Hilda, Sneaton Castle
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Sisters of the Holy Paraclete
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Castle Tower
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Another view from the Castle tower.
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The view of the moors from the top of Sneaton Castle
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View of the Abbey Ruins from the top of Sneaton Castle...
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Whitby Harbor
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The moon faint above the Abbey
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The view from the headland above Whitby.
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There is a great duck at the Abbey site who waddles around...
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The abbey sits on the headland above the Whitby harbor and...
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The abbey ruins from Sneaton Castlr
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Saint Chad Cup
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Saint Chad
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Saint Chad
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Saint Chad
Last Monday was the feast day of Saint Chad, Bishop of Litchfield. He was born in Northumbria (where...
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Saint Chad
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Saint Mary's Lastingham
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The village of Lastingham where Saint Cedd founded a...
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“During his episcopate among the West Saxons, God’s servant...”
— The Venerable Bede
— The Venerable Bede
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crypt at Lastingham Saint Mary’s
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The crypt chapel at Saint Mary’s Lastingham
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Interior of Saint Mary’s with the biggest angel I have...
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Saint Mary’s Lastingham, Yorkshire
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Sister Pam OHP who graciously drove me across the moors...
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The millenium stone on the high moors. This neolithic stone...
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Rock garden at Saint Hilda’s
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Lenten Roses
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