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I had made plans to visit St. Michael's Mount a few times to catch different light conditions during my trip to Cornwall but I had no plans to shoot it at night. In all the time I spent online planning out my visit I saw no images of the mount lit up at night. Well one evening heading back to my hotel there it was the castle shining out like a beacon in the darkness.
Shooting a very bright building at night is not easy to get exposed correctly and the result is that the island and lower buildings are very dark. Hopefully still bright enough for you to see some detail though.
On the Wednesday of our week in Cornwall we visited St. Michael's Mount, Marazion, a National Trust property (though I think the family still live there under a joint ownership agreement). I saw this as a child and always wanted to go but never got the chance until now.
This is my husband and children walking along the path towards the island (this path is only passable at low tide; when the sea comes in it's covered and you have to get on a boat back to shore). My children were very excited about this trip!
St Michael’s Church
Situated in St. Michael’s Alley, Cornhill, London, EC3V 9DS
St Michael’s is a medieval church with pre-Norman Conquest foundation. It is believed that the church was in existence in the early 1130’s. However the medieval part was lost in the Great Fire of London (apart from the tower) and replaced with what is now the present building.
Some early history shows that the church was in possession of the Abbot and convent of Evesham until 1503 when it was settled on to the Drapers Company. A new tower was built in 1421. There were lodging for the choristers which were maintained by Sir John Rudstone, unfortunately these fell into decay after his death in 1530.
Some early folklore tells a story of an apparition ‘an ugly misshapen sight’ which appeared when the bell ringers were ringing in a storm. This caused them to faint, they later discovered scratch marks in the masonry. These became the ‘Devil’s Clawmarks’.
According to the Monuments of London (City), Sir Christopher Wren had the church completely rebuilt after the Great Fire at the cost of £4,686.10s,with the exception of the tower which was restored. In 1721 Wren also replaced the tower. Sir Nicolas Hawksmoor completed the upper stages of the tower.
More repairs in 1790. The church then went through further restoration work under Sir George Gilbert Scott in 1860. More work took place in 1868.
There many things to see inside St Michael’s, the reredos (altar screen) representing Aaron and Moses was painted by Robert Streater. Decoration over the main porch was by John Birnie Philip ‘St Michael disputing with Satan. Many of the columns are adorned with angels.
Stained glass by Clayton and Bell was installed. The Representation of Christ in the large circular East window to be admired. The organ originally built by Renatus Harris in 1684 but much altered and enlarged, last restoration 2011.
There is a First World War memorial outside the church, a statue of St Michael by Richard Reginald Goulden.
Fortunately the church escaped damage in WWII, it was designated Grade 1 listing in 1950. In 1960 the Victorian paintwork was replaced by a more subdued scheme of Gold, Blue and White. In 2011 a new set of 12 bells were installed in the tower cast by Taylors of Loughborough.
A quick phone snap as we were passing today. I'll replace it when I have remembered to bring my main camera with me. Later: now replaced!
This is St Michael's Church at the tiny village of Haselbech in Northamptonshire. It is Grade II*-listed and parts of it date from the 13th and 14th centuries. The beautiful west tower dates from around 1500. I always find it remarkable how so many relatively small English villages have beautiful medieval churches. The villages were clearly very much bigger in medieval times, and in the case of Haselbech this is confirmed at:
in Cumbria
St Michael’s Church was built within the Roman fort on Hadrian’s Wall late in the 12th Century. It occupies the probable site of one of the central buildings in the fort – perhaps the grannary. Much of the stone used to build the Church came from the fort, or from the wall. The building of the aisle and lengthening of the chancel are monuments to more peaceful times, before the war between England and Scotland started after the death of Edward I at Burgh by Sands on 7th July 1307. There is a monument nearby, on the Solway Plain, to Edward I.
The West tower is probably the earliest of three surviving examples of fortified churches in the 14th Century.
St Michael's Mount is a tidal island in Mount's Bay, Cornwall, United Kingdom. The island is a civil parish and is linked to the town of Marazion by a man-made causeway of granite setts, passable between mid-tide and low water. It is managed by the National Trust, and the castle and chapel have been the home of the St Aubyn family since approximately 1650.
Historically, St Michael's Mount was a Cornish counterpart of Mont-Saint-Michel in Normandy, France (with which it shares the same tidal island characteristics and the same conical shape, though it is much smaller, at 57 acres, than Mont St Michel which covers 247 acres), when it was given to the Benedictine religious order of Mont Saint-Michel by Edward the Confessor in the 11th century.
St Michael's Mount is one of 43 unbridged tidal islands that one can walk to from mainland Britain. Part of the island was designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest in 1995 for its geology.
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Same cathedral as a few shots ago, facing the opposite way towards the west entrance and including the organ pipes.
ENG: The Jesuit Church of St Michael in the Neuhauser Street in Munich's old town is a Roman Catholic sacred building built between 1583 and 1597 and named after the Archangel Michael. The church building was constructed at the transition between the Renaissance and Baroque periods and is the "first large church building in southern Germany after the demolition of the late medieval tradition". Many building ideas were adopted from Il Gesù, the Roman mother church of the Jesuits. As a result, St Michael's Church in Munich became influential for many Baroque churches in German-speaking countries. St. Michael's was also the spiritual centre of the Counter-Reformation in Bavaria.
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GER: Die Jesuitenkirche St. Michael in der Neuhauser Straße in der Münchner Altstadt ist ein zwischen 1583 und 1597 errichteter römisch-katholischer Sakralbau, der nach dem Erzengel Michael benannt ist. Das Kirchengebäude ist am Übergang von Renaissance und Barock entstanden, es ist der „erste große Kirchenbau Süddeutschlands nach dem Abbruch der spätmittelalterlichen Tradition“. Viele Bauideen wurden von Il Gesù übernommen, der römischen Mutterkirche der Jesuiten. So wurde die Münchner Michaelskirche prägend für viele barocke Kirchen im deutschsprachigen Raum. St. Michael war auch das geistliche Zentrum der Gegenreformation in Bayern.
an Anglican church located on St. Michael's Row, two blocks east of National Heroes Square; at the centre of Bridgetown, Barbados. rebuilt in 1789, it was elevated to Cathedral status in 1825.
St. Michael's in Amberley, West Sussex. The original nave was built before the Gothic architectural style became fashionable and the Norman chancel arch still follows the Romanesque convention. The medieval wall paintings date from around 1300 and show the stations of the Cross (Crucifixion) - biblia pauperum, images as the bible of the poor (most people were illiterate and Latin was anyway a foreign language).
The St.Michael's Hill is the north-eastern portion of the Old Kyiv Hill (height 187.7 m). Previously, they were separated by a ravine, stretching through the St.Michael's Square and Kyiv Funicular. On the eastern rise of the St.Michael's Hill there is a park - St.Volodymyr’s Hill, the name of which comes from the monument to St. Vladimir located on it.
Built immediately to the south of Linlithgow Palace, the church was much favoured as a place of worship by Scottish Kings and Queens. Mary, Queen of Scots, was born in Linlithgow Palace on 8 December 1542 and was baptised in St Michael’s Church.
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It's a classic location but I rarely post pictures of St Michael's Mount at Marazion. Possibly it's too familiar and we see so many beautiful pictures taken here especially at sunrise or sunset. But I'm scraping the barrel of my catalogue now and this is a random picture picked out of 52000 images in Lightroom. I do try to be diligent and delete as many as I can, but the ones that are "acceptable" tend to remain in the catalogue to languish.
St Michael’s Church
Situated in St. Michael’s Alley, Cornhill, London, EC3V 9DS
St Michael’s is a medieval church with pre-Norman Conquest foundation. It is believed that the church was in existence in the early 1130’s. However the medieval part was lost in the Great Fire of London (apart from the tower) and replaced with what is now the present building.
Some early history shows that the church was in possession of the Abbot and convent of Evesham until 1503 when it was settled on to the Drapers Company. A new tower was built in 1421. There were lodging for the choristers which were maintained by Sir John Rudstone, unfortunately these fell into decay after his death in 1530.
Some early folklore tells a story of an apparition ‘an ugly misshapen sight’ which appeared when the bell ringers were ringing in a storm. This caused them to faint, they later discovered scratch marks in the masonry. These became the ‘Devil’s Clawmarks’.
According to the Monuments of London (City), Sir Christopher Wren had the church completely rebuilt after the Great Fire at the cost of £4,686.10s,with the exception of the tower which was restored. In 1721 Wren also replaced the tower. Sir Nicolas Hawksmoor completed the upper stages of the tower.
More repairs in 1790. The church then went through further restoration work under Sir George Gilbert Scott in 1860. More work took place in 1868.
There many things to see inside St Michael’s, the reredos (altar screen) representing Aaron and Moses was painted by Robert Streater. Decoration over the main porch was by John Birnie Philip ‘St Michael disputing with Satan. Many of the columns are adorned with angels.
Stained glass by Clayton and Bell was installed. The Representation of Christ in the large circular East window to be admired. The organ originally built by Renatus Harris in 1684 but much altered and enlarged, last restoration 2011.
There is a First World War memorial outside the church, a statue of St Michael by Richard Reginald Goulden.
Fortunately the church escaped damage in WWII, it was designated Grade 1 listing in 1950. In 1960 the Victorian paintwork was replaced by a more subdued scheme of Gold, Blue and White. In 2011 a new set of 12 bells were installed in the tower cast by Taylors of Loughborough.
Porthgwarra is a relatively unknown Cornish Cove, largely owned by Lord St Levan (of St. Michael’s Mount). It is located just under 3 miles southeast of Land’s End. Once a thriving fishing cove, it now enjoys a peaceful existence surrounded by local wildlife.
Porthgwarra Beach is a popular spot for birdwatching, with a variety of seabirds and raptors visible from the cliffs. Dolphins or seals can sometimes be seen in the sea too. At low tide there is a very small beach, with an array of interesting rock pools and caves. Swimming is relatively safe within the confines of the Cove.
One of Porthgwarra's most interesting features is the cave running through part of the cliff; there is a rope to hang on to as it is treacherously slippery. Sometimes in the evening, bats may be seen flying in and out of the cave.
Porthgwarra Beach has a rich history, and visitors can explore the cove's network of tunnels which were once used for smuggling. There are also lots of reminders of Porthgwarra's fishing heritage, although today only one boat regularly works crab pots from there. However, its appearance in the hit TV series, Poldark, has gone some way to preserving memories of the harsh realities of fishing for pilchards in the eighteenth century.
14th Century St. Michael’s Church, Fobbing, Essex UK. I can hear the bell ringing practice tonight which prompted me to look out and rework this older photo.