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The Church of Saint-Séverin (French: Église Saint-Séverin) is a Roman Catholic church in the Latin Quarter of Paris, located on the lively tourist street Rue Saint-Séverin. It is one of the oldest churches that remains standing on the Left Bank, and it continues in use as a place of worship. It was on this burial ground that the first recorded surgery for gallstones was performed in 1451 by Germanus Collot.The patient survived.
This magnificent Grade I-listed church is adjacent to Port Eliot House in St Germans in south-east Cornwall and is unlike any other in the county. On the site of an earlier Saxon cathedral and subsequent priory, it was rebuilt in the 12th century by the canons in the Norman style. There is a magnificent Norman west door, and most of the Norman west front remains. The two towers are extremely rare in England, and were started in the early 13th century during the transitional period from Norman to Gothic. The north tower has an octagonal top in the Early English style on a square Norman base while the south tower has two 15th century stages added. Simon Jenkins regards this as one of England's Thousand Best Churches.
Very few churches in Cornwall have spires or steeples and one of the exceptions is the Grade I-listed Church of St Germanus at Rame in the far south-east of Cornwall. This was consecrated in 1259, possibly on earlier foundations. A Norman tympanum was discovered here during a restoration in the 1880s.
The tower and the spire both date from the 13th century, which is earlier than the spires of many churches in this country. It is a landmark that can be seen from many miles around.
Remarkably, the church has no electricity and it is lit by candles.
This magnificent Grade I-listed church is adjacent to Port Eliot House in St Germans in south-east Cornwall and is unlike any other in the county. On the site of an earlier Saxon cathedral and subsequent priory, it was rebuilt in the 12th century by the canons in the Norman style. There is a magnificent Norman west door, and most of the Norman west front remains. The two towers are extremely rare in England, and were started in the early 13th century during the transitional period from Norman to Gothic. The north tower has an octagonal top in the Early English style on a square Norman base while the south tower has two 15th century stages added. Simon Jenkins regards this as one of England's Thousand Best Churches.
This is the third oldest church of Amiens. It's in a bad condition and not in use anymore. It's dedicated to Germanus of Normandy aka Germanus the Scot. The current church was built between 1455 and 1490, after the Hundred Years' War (1337–1453). The north aisle was enlarged in 1550. In 1582 the bell tower got a higher roof.
In the Franco-Spanish War (1595–1598) the church was damaged in 1597 during the "siege of Amiens". (The Spanish had captured Amiens and the combined forces of the French got it back after a siege. In 1604 the church was restored.
The church was damaged again in WWI by German bombing. But WWII was even worse and German bombing on May 19, 1940 set fire to the church. The southern gable and the interior furniture were destroyed. The church was restored from 1957 to 1992. It's not open for the public nowadays.
The church got the status Monument historique classé (national heritage site) in 1906.
This magnificent Grade I-listed church is adjacent to Port Eliot House in St Germans in south-east Cornwall and is unlike any other in the county. On the site of an earlier Saxon cathedral and subsequent priory, it was rebuilt in the 12th century by the canons in the Norman style. There is a magnificent Norman west door, and most of the Norman west front remains. The two towers are extremely rare in England, and were started in the early 13th century during the transitional period from Norman to Gothic. The north tower has an octagonal top in the Early English style on a square Norman base while the south tower has two 15th century stages added. Simon Jenkins regards this as one of England's Thousand Best Churches.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_German's_Priory is worth reading..
The newly renovated bridge looks amazing! Margaret Bridge or Margit híd (sometimes Margit Bridge) is a three-way bridge in Budapest, Hungary, connecting Buda and Pest across the Danube and linking Margaret Island to the banks. It is the second-northernmost and second-oldest public bridge in Budapest. It was designed by French engineer Ernest Goüin and built by the construction company Maison Ernest Goüin et Cie. between 1872 and 1876, the engineer in charge being Émile Nouguier. Margaret Bridge was the second permanent bridge in Budapest after Széchenyi Chain Bridge. This bridge leads up to Margaret Island, its two parts enclosing 165 degrees with each other at the embranchment towards the island. The reason for this unusual geometry is that the small extension to connect to Margaret Island was hastily inserted into the original design but not built until two decades later due to lack of funds. The bridge's two ends are
Jászai Mari tér (northern end of Grand Boulevard) where I used to play on the play ground and roll down on the grass :)). the other Germanus Gyula park stop of Szentendre HÉV; the Lukács (on my last visit I had spa treatment here) and Király Baths are nearby. It is 607.5 metres (1,993 ft) in length and 25 metres (82 ft) in width.
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The Church of St Germanus in Cornwall is effectively like two churches side by side, with two separate towers and two aisles with their altars. There is a fine collection of eccesiastical glass with some by Edward Burne Jones in the late 19th century. The magnificent Grade I-listed church is regarded by Simon Jenkins as one of England's Thousand Best Churches.
The south-east of Cornwall has beautiful countryside as well as very attractive coastal scenery, yet many visitors to the county pass this by without realising what they are missing. It has become known as "Cornwall's Forgotten Corner". This is the River Tiddy where it flows pass St Germans before joining the River Lynher on its way to Plymouth and the sea. The source of the river is near Pensilva, to the east of Bodmin Moor.
The village of St Germans takes its name from from the St. Germans Priory, generally associated with St Germanus. This magnificent ancient Norman church is adjacent to the Port Eliot estate of the present Earl of St Germans. Part of the estate grounds are on the left.
The Church of St Germanus at Rame in the far south-east of Cornwall dates from the 13th century and was consecrated in 1259. It is believed to have been built on earlier foundations, and there are Norman remains here. The church is unusual for two reasons. Firstly, unlike the vast majority of Cornish churches it actually features a spire, and secondly it is lit by candles as it has no electricity. The tall candle holders with their candy-twist stripes can be seen at the end of each pew, while candle holders also hang from the ceiling. There is also a row of them along the top of the rood screen.
A south aisle was added in the early 16th century. The wagon roof of the aisle is original, and from the same period are several carved bench ends.
I really like that there seems to be a small version of Germanus on the door and a bigger one over the door.
This magnificent Grade I-listed church is adjacent to Port Eliot House in St Germans in south-east Cornwall and is unlike any other in the county. On the site of an earlier Saxon cathedral and subsequent priory, it was rebuilt in the 12th century by the canons in the Norman style.
The Church of St Germanus in Cornwall is effectively like two churches side by side, with two separate but quite different towers and two aisles with their altars. There is a fine collection of eccesiastical glass with some by Edward Burne Jones in the late 19th century. The magnificent Grade I-listed church is regarded by Simon Jenkins as one of England's Thousand Best Churches.
Framed by the arches of the St Germans Viaduct, these yachts belong to members of the Quay Yacht Club, based at the adjacent St Germans Quay. St Germans is in south-east Cornwall, and has a fascinating history dating back to the 5th century when St Germanus is said to have founded a church here. The present Norman church replaces an Anglo-Saxon building which in 926 AD became the cathedral of the Bishops of Cornwall.
In the 19th century St Germans was a busy fishing village and the quay was busy with cargoes of timber, coal and limestone. Until the last war the trade in roadstone continued.
St Germans railway station was opened in May 1859 at the west end of St Germans viaduct, 106 feet above the quay. It carries the Great Western Railway which runs between London (Paddington) and Penzance.
Source: Wikipadia
As you drive along the road through the village of Rame towards Rame Head in the far south-east of Cornwall you suddenly come to a sharp bend, and there in front of you is this wonderful old church.
Very few churches in Cornwall have spires or steeples and one of the exceptions is the Grade I-listed Church of St Germanus at Rame. This was consecrated in 1259, possibly on earlier foundations. The tower and the spire both date from the 13th century, which is earlier than the spires of the vast majority of churches in this country. It is a landmark that can be seen from many miles around. Remarkably, the church has no electricity and is lit by candles. Perhaps even more remarkably, Simon Jenkins does not include this outstanding building in his compilation of England's Thousand Best Churches.
For a detailed description of the church please visit: britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101310051-church-of-st-germa...
Port Eliot is the ancestral home of the Eliot family, Earls of St Germans. The house has roots as ancient as the 5th century AD, making it one of the oldest buildings in continuous habitation in the UK. Excavations have revealed a late Iron Age glazed tiled floor thought to date to the late 3rd century.
Around AD 430 St Germanus of Auxerre founded a church here. That church grew in importance to become a bishop's seat and among the most important monastic sites in the south-west. The priory was established as an Augustinian monastery in 1161.
The monastery was dissolved by Henry VII in 1539, and parts of the monastic buildings were incorporated into the dwelling house that was built on the site. In the 18th century Port Eliot House was constructed around these medieval and earlier remains.
In the early 18th century, the Eliot family decided to create a park in keeping with their wealth and status. They dammed the estuary, diverting the watercourse, and built a winding drive two miles long to follow the water's edge. The drive winds through carefully designed parkland before you emerge to find a stunning view of the mansion side by side with St German's Priory.
In the late 18th century, the house was remodelled again by Sir John Soanes, who also restored the remains of the Priory beside the house, now St Germans Priory Church, which originally acted as a cathedral for the whole of Cornwall. Around the same time Humphry Repton was laying out the surrounding landscape gardens and park.
In the garden is a picturesque 18th century boathouse. The boathouse served as a working dock until the arrival of the railway in the 1860s made it redundant. Before the railway came to Port Eliot staff would have to undertake regular boat trips to Plymouth for household supplies.
Adapted from www.britanexpress.com/attractions
Very few churches in Cornwall have spires or steeples and one of the exceptions is the Grade I-listed Church of St Germanus at Rame in the far south-east of Cornwall. This was consecrated in 1259, possibly on earlier foundations. The tower and the spire both date from the 13th century, which is earlier than the spires of many churches in this country. It is a landmark that can be seen from many miles around.
Augustusburg Palace, Brühl .
The palaces were built at the beginning of the 18th century by the Archbishop-Elector of Cologne, Clemens August of Bavaria of the Wittelsbach family. The architects were Johann Conrad Schlaun and François de Cuvilliés. The main block of Augustusburg Palace is a U-shaped building with three main storeys and two levels of attics. The magnificent staircase was designed by Johann Balthasar Neumann.
Some of the finest ecclesiastical stained glass was made in England in the 19th century, and the East Window in the Chancel of the Grade I-listed Church of St Germanus at Rame in Cornwall is no exception. The church itself dates back to the 13th century and was consecrated in 1259 by Bishop Walter de Bronescombe, whose tomb is in Exeter Cathedral. Like many English churches there have been numerous additions and changes over the centuries with major restorations taking place in the latter part of the 19th century.
The Church of St Germanus at Rame in the far south-east of Cornwall dates from the 13th century and was actually consecrated in 1259. It is believed to have been built on earlier foundations, and there are Norman remains here. The church is unusual for two reasons. Firstly, unlike the vast majority of Cornish churches it actually features a spire, and secondly it is lit by candles as it has no electricity. The tall candle holders can be seen at the end of each pew, while candle holders also hang from the ceiling. There is also a row of them along the top of the rood screen.
St Germanus' Church is a Church of England church in Rame, Cornwall, England, UK. Much of the existing church dates to the 13th and 15th centuries. It has been Grade I listed since 1960.
The Church of Saint-Séverin (French: Église Saint-Séverin) is a Roman Catholic church in the Latin Quarter of Paris, located on the lively tourist street Rue Saint-Séverin. It is one of the oldest churches that remains standing on the Left Bank, and it continues in use as a place of worship. It was on this burial ground that the first recorded surgery for gallstones was performed in 1451 by Germanus Collot.The patient survived.
Enjoyed watching this little ground beetle eating the grass seeds! Very adept he was too!
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Montcourt-Fromonville - France (May 18)
Selatosomus gravidus (Germar, 1843) = Corymbites sulcatus Candèze, 1881 = Diacanthous gravidus Germar, 1843 = Elater germanus Olivier, 1790 non Linnaeus, 1761 = Elater latus Fabricius, 1801 = Elater pectinicornis Geoffroy, 1785 non Linnaeus = Ludius taygetanus Pic, 1905 = Selatosomus latus (Fabricius, 1801), 1758.
This magnificent Grade I-listed church is adjacent to Port Eliot House in St Germans in east Cornwall and is unlike any other in the county. On the site of an earlier Saxon cathedral and subsequent priory, it was rebuilt in the 12th century by the canons in the Norman style. There is a magnificent Norman west door, and most of the Norman west front remains. The two towers are extremely rare in England, and were started in the early 13th century during the transitional period from Norman to Gothic. The north tower has an octagonal top in the Early English style on a square Norman base while the south tower has two 15th century stages added. Simon Jenkins regards this as one of England's Thousand Best Churches. For more details please see greatenglishchuches.co.uk/html/st_germans.html.
Very few churches in Cornwall have spires or steeples and one of the exceptions is the Grade I-listed Church of St Germanus at Rame in the far south-east of Cornwall. This was consecrated in 1259, possibly on earlier foundations. The tower and the spire both date from the 13th century, which is earlier than the spires of many churches in this country. It is a landmark that can be seen from many miles around.
This magnificent Grade I-listed church is adjacent to Port Eliot House in St Germans in south-east Cornwall and is unlike any other in the county. On the site of an earlier Saxon cathedral and subsequent priory, it was rebuilt in the 12th century by the canons in the Norman style. There is a magnificent Norman west door, and most of the Norman west front remains. The two towers are extremely rare in England, and were started in the early 13th century during the transitional period from Norman to Gothic. The north tower has an octagonal top in the Early English style on a square Norman base while the south tower has two 15th century stages added. Simon Jenkins regards this as one of England's Thousand Best Churches.
He also regards the East Window as one of the church's treasures. This is a Burne-Jones masterpiece, a ten light composition in his most mature style. "The background is a soft green-yellow, leaving figures in red and blue to glow even more vividly in the half-light," writes Jenkins.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_German's_Priory is worth reading..
They've cut down lots of trees alongside the main road (A374) from Torpoint to Trerulefoot in the east of Cornwall, and for the first time in many years there is now a clear view of the village of St Germans with its wonderful railway viaduct. This crosses the River Tiddy just upstream of the confluence with the River Lynher. St Germans takes it name from the local priory which is associated with St Germanus. The viaduct dates from 1908 and replaced one built in 1855.
It was originally a busy fishing village in the 19th century. The St Germans Quay was busy in the last century with cargoes of timber, coal and limestone. Until the last war the trade in roadstone continued. Now St Germans Quay is home to the village sailing club.
St Germans railway station was opened on 4 May 1859 at the west end of St Germans viaduct, 106 feet above the quay. It is notable for having the best-preserved station buildings in Cornwall.
The Church of Saint-Séverin (French: Église Saint-Séverin) is a Roman Catholic church in the Latin Quarter of Paris, located on the lively tourist street Rue Saint-Séverin. It is one of the oldest churches that remains standing on the Left Bank, and it continues in use as a place of worship. It was on this burial ground that the first recorded surgery for gallstones was performed in 1451 by Germanus Collot.The patient survived.
This was going to be my original choice for this short feature on the Church of St Germanus, but the beautiful Norman west door cannot be seen, so I chose the alternative shot.
This magnificent Grade I-listed church is adjacent to Port Eliot House in St Germans in east Cornwall and is unlike any other in the county. On the site of an earlier Saxon cathedral and subsequent priory, it was rebuilt in the 12th century by the canons in the Norman style. There is a magnificent Norman west door, and most of the Norman west front remains. The two towers are extremely rare in England, and were started in the early 13th century during the transitional period from Norman to Gothic. The north tower has an octagonal top in the Early English style on a square Norman base while the south tower has two 15th century stages added. Simon Jenkins regards this as one of England's Thousand Best Churches. For more details please see greatenglishchuches.co.uk/html/st_germans.html.
The church in the hamlet of Rame in south-east Cornwall is dedicated to St. Germanus, the fighting bishop who is supposed to have landed in the neighbourhood when he came to Britain to suppress the Pelagian heresy in 400 A.D. It is all built of rough slate: the present stone building was consecrated in 1259. The slender, un-buttressed tower with its broached spire (an unusual feature in a Cornish church), the north wall and the chancel are all probably of this date, when the church was cruciform in shape. A south aisle was added in the 15th century and the Norman tympanum is a relic of the earlier church building on the site.The Grade I-listed church is not supplied by electricity, and is lit by candles.
At first glance, Port Eliot House at St Germans in Cornwall appears to be a somewhat unusual Georgian building. In fact the earliest part is a tiled floor dating back 1,500 years. It was once part of St Germans Priory with 9th century foundations and 10th century walls set with 13th century lancet windows. The building had a major refit in the 18th century by Sir John Soane, hence the Georgian styling. A further major makeover took place in the 19th century. The Grade I-listed house (which also has Grade I-listed gardens) has 11 staircases, 15 back doors and 82 chimneys.
The house is the ancestral home of the Eliot family, and for Peregrine Eliot, 10th Earl of St Germans and Lady St Germans it is simply home. Port Eliot House, with its treasures, is open to the public from 1st March until 26th June. Within the grounds, with its twin towers appearing just above the house, is the priory church of St Germanus, now the parish church of St Germans.
Source: www.porteliot.co.uk
The East window in the chancel has beautiful carved stonework dating from the 15th century. The stained glass is much later and probably dates from the ecclesiastical heyday of the late 19th century. It is said to be a memorial to Parson Key.
This magnificent Grade I-listed church is adjacent to Port Eliot House in St Germans in east Cornwall and is unlike any other in the county. On the site of an earlier Saxon cathedral and subsequent priory, it was rebuilt in the 12th century by the canons in the Norman style. There is a magnificent Norman west door, and most of the Norman west front remains. The two towers are extremely rare in England, and were started in the early 13th century during the transitional period from Norman to Gothic. The north tower has an octagonal top in the Early English style on a square Norman base while the south tower has two 15th century stages added. Simon Jenkins regards this as one of England's Thousand Best Churches. For more details please see greatenglishchuches.co.uk/html/st_germans.html.
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Margaret Bridge or Margit híd (sometimes Margit Bridge) is a three-way bridge in Budapest, Hungary, connecting Buda and Pest across the Danube and linking Margaret Island to the banks. It is the second-northernmost and second-oldest public bridge in Budapest.
It was designed by French engineer Ernest Goüin and built by the construction company Maison Ernest Goüin et Cie. between 1872 and 1876, the engineer in charge being Émile Nouguier.
Margaret Bridge was the second permanent bridge in Budapest after Széchenyi Chain Bridge. This bridge leads up to Margaret Island, its two parts enclosing 165 degrees with each other at the embranchment towards the island. The reason for this unusual geometry is that the small extension to connect to Margaret Island was hastily inserted into the original design but not built until two decades later due to lack of funds.
The bridge's two ends are Jászai Mari tér (northern end of Grand Boulevard) and Germanus Gyula park (stop of Szentendre HÉV; the Lukács and Király Baths are nearby).
It is 607.5 metres (1,993 ft) in length and 25 metres (82 ft) in width.
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Taken at village of Rame Head, Cornwall, England, GBR.
Rame, meaning “the high protruding cliff” or “ram’s head,” gives its name to the hamlet and parish. In AD 981, Earl Ordulf—uncle to King Ethelred and founder of Tavistock Abbey—granted Rame to the Abbey. By the 11th century, the estate supported a knight in royal service. The manor later passed through the Dawney, Durnford, and Edgcumbe families. A beacon was maintained at Rame by 1486 to aid navigation and report notable ship arrivals, such as the Newfoundland fleet in 1543.
The parish church, dedicated to St Germanus—believed to have landed nearby in the 5th century to oppose the Pelagian heresy—was consecrated by Bishop Walter de Bronescombe in 1259. Likely replacing an earlier Norman structure, evidenced by a re-set carved tympanum, it retains 13th-century elements such as the chancel, north wall, and an unbuttressed west tower with a rare broach spire. The transepts were probably added by 1320 and, around 1500, the south transept was replaced with a south aisle and arcade to accommodate parish processions.
Constructed of slatestone rubble with granite dressings and a 19th-century slate roof, the church includes a nave and chancel in one, south aisle and chapel, north transept, vestry, and porch. Notable features include 15th-century wagon roofs, a rood stair, trefoil-headed piscinas, a 14th-century octagonal font, and carved late medieval pews. Fittings also include a 17th-century alms box, funerary monuments, and stained glass from the 19th and early 20th centuries. The church was restored in 1845, 1848, and 1886, though it remains without electricity and is lit by candles.
Cawsand, once part of Rame parish, saw the construction of St Andrew’s Church in 1878 to provide easier access to worship. Since the unification of Rame and Maker parishes in 1943, St Andrew’s has served as the principal village church.
Historic England. ‘Church of St Germanus’. Historic England, 23 January 1968. historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/131005....
A Church near you. ‘Rame (St Germanus)’. Accessed 20 July 2025. www.achurchnearyou.com/church/2557/about-us/.
Cornwall Historic Churches Trust. ‘Rame, St Germanus’. Accessed 20 July 2025. www.chct.info/histories/rame-st-germanus/.
I really like that there seems to be a small version of Germanus on the door and a bigger one over the door.
The wooden rood screen is much later than the rest of the church and is by Herbert Read of Exeter, dating from around 1930. The font dates from the 14th century and sits on a round - possibly Norman - base. The church is lit by candles as it has no electricity.
Very few churches in Cornwall have spires or steeples and one of the exceptions is the Grade I-listed Church of St Germanus at Rame in the far south-east of Cornwall. This was consecrated in 1259, possibly on earlier foundations. The tower and the spire both date from the 13th century, which is earlier than the spires of many churches in this country. It is a landmark that can be seen from many miles around.
Very few churches in Cornwall have spires or steeples and one of the exceptions is the Grade I-listed Church of St Germanus at Rame in the far south-east of Cornwall. This was consecrated in 1259, possibly on earlier foundations. The tower and the spire both date from the 13th century, which is earlier than the spires of many churches in this country. It is a landmark that can be seen from many miles around.
At first glance, Port Eliot House at St Germans in Cornwall appears to be a somewhat unusual Georgian building. In fact the earliest part is a tiled floor dating back 1,500 years. It was once part of St Germans Priory with 9th century foundations and 10th century walls set with 13th century lancet windows. The building had a major refit in the 18th century by Sir John Soane, hence the Georgian styling. A further major makeover took place in the 19th century. The Grade I-listed house (which also has Grade I-listed gardens) has 11 staircases, 15 back doors and 82 chimneys.
The house is the ancestral home of the Eliot family, and for Peregrine Eliot, 10th Earl of St Germans and Lady St Germans it is simply home. Port Eliot House, with its treasures, is open to the public from 1st March until 26th June. Within the grounds, and just out of shot to the right, is the priory church of St Germanus, now the parish church of St Germans.
Source: www.porteliot.co.uk