#MonumentsOnMonday The monks of Strata Florida built their abbey church around an ancient holy well and archaeological excavation suggests that this was a sacred place long before the Cistercians arrived. Learn more on our Youtube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysbk...
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#MonumentsOnMonday Adeiladodd mynachod Ystrad Fflur eu heglwys abaty o amgylch ffynnon sanctaidd hynafol, ac mae cloddio archaeolegol yn awgrymu bod hwn yn lle cysegredig ymhell cyn i'r Sistersiaid gyrraedd.
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a medieval arched stone doorway to a ruined abbey
a medieval arched stone doorway to a ruined abbey at night with a starry sky above
#MonumentsOnMonday Wrth gwrs, rhaid iddo fod y Bwa enwog yn Ystrad Fflur, syfrdanol dydd a nos, gaeaf a haf / Of course it has to be the iconic Arch at Strata Florida, stunning day or night, winter or summer!
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St James Kinnersley
St James Kinnersley
Monument inside St James
View down the nave
Unusual saddleback tower at StJames, Kinnersley. #Herefordshire Restored by G.F.Bodley in 19th century. He fell in love with Mina Reaveley from the “Castle” next door. They married & both lie in the churchyard. #MonumentsonMonday #Churches
His work was admired for its simplicity and pathos. The sculpture in memory of Zacchary Hubhbersty is a strikingly tender representation of grief. The figures are bound together in grief. The mother lies prostrate with an infant on her lap, whilst the other children bow their heads. It is also a monument to the cruel and capricious nature of fate. The inscription tells us that death came suddenly and unexpectedly on one of the figures just one year later.
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Kendal parish church
The sculpture is by John Flaxman (1755-1826) who worked as a modeller for Josiah Wedgwood’s pottery early on in his career. He then went on to earn a living sculpting grave monuments. I wonder what the story is with the young woman who drowned
and a lovely but lonely looking angel
Meanwhile. A touchingly simple cross in contrast
Wigton Cemetery.
That monstrous monument is to a local JP. Not that he had a huge ego or anything. It’s about 4 x life size and towers over mere mortals
It does have a lovely statue of “justice” with the sword of truth and the scales of justice. But much too intrusive IMHO
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An angel looks out to sea in surely one of the most beautiful settings for a graveyard in the UK
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Random headstones from Old Town church. Isles of Scilly Sir Harold Wilson's grave; a propeller but no name sadly; an ancient headstone from the 1700s and an angel
