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This is the leper's window which allowed the lepers to take part somewhat with church. Through it, Lepers, and other people with contagious diseases, could watch the parish priest at the altar elevating the sacrament during Holy Communion. These unfortunate people, often deformed by leprosy, where not allowed to enter the church or to take sacrament.
Selby Abbey
Situated in the north aisle of the abbey and up a set of steps. This is what the plaque on the steps says.
The Leper ‘Squint’
Please climb the steps carefully.
Look down the Leper ‘Squint’ and see how leper’s we’re allowed to take their turn peering through the narrow 9 feet 6.5 inch (2886mm) long hole. During medieval times the ‘squint’ provided the only view the poor, disfigured victims on leprosy could have of the high Altar from outside the abbey.
They were not allowed to mix with the rest of the congregation for fear of spreading the loprosy disease.
The other end of the squint is now in the Latham Chapel.
The Latham Chapel is now the cafe area, just off the north transept.
Thank you for your visit and your comments, they are greatly appreciated.
Tour of Cambridge 2016
An authentic Gran Fondo is a mass participation cycle sport competition organised like a bike race at the front and a leisure ride at the back.
Cosmo the Kitty again.
I just uploaded about 30 photos at once, because I just had a "project" to finish for holiday gifts. Many are family photos from over the last few months and shots that slipped through the cracks somehow.
Latest , Best of the Past Year, Most Interesting, Best and Random Sets.
Definitely NOT squinching ;-) www.youtube.com/watch?v=ff7nltdBCHs
Strobist info: shot with Fujifilm x100s with ND filter on - one 430EX flash at 1/2 power in shoot thru umbrella top camera left.
... squinting in the morning sun. while standing in the bay. at low tide. waiting... waiting... waiting for the ball to be thrown. again.
Woman squinting her eyes against the sun while enjoying the afternoon at the water and having a juice.
Curious beasts....so fascinating to watch their behaviors. This guy was just hanging out, probably trying to catch a quick nap, but it looks more like he is squinting and thinking, "if I close my eyes, do you think all these crazy people will leave me alone and find something else to gawk at?"
Explored August 4, 2009 - #161
Because some things about Star Wars will always be cool, no matter how much the Prequels and the EU shit all over the franchise.
A little just-for-fun build I did after scoring the 9492 TIE Fighter set on clearance, and figured I'd make a TIE Interceptor MOC out of it to stick on my shelf.
from a few weeks back when my daughter and I met Joanne for an evening meal.
Pity I am squinting I blame the flash :-)
Well most likely wont repeat this until the new year,
I really hope next year is as special as this one has been I have met sooooooo many really lovely people, had more than a few great nights out with the odd day thrown in. and had a great time hanging out with Abby my wonderful friend and daughter.
This baby House Mouse (Mus musculus) is a common frienemy. Adorable, yet it is still feared almost to the point of lunacy by many a person. In the wild, mice will tend to live approximately five months--no wonder they need to reproduce in huge numbers, and that female mice can begin having babies of their own at only two months of age! Their lifespans are typically so short due to predation. I guess that this is a real life example: the squeaky wheel really gets greased...