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One of the old stain glass window's in St Mary's Church, Parnell day two of our trip away to Auckalnd and Northland and the sun may shine! March 2012, New Zealand.
Construction date: 1886-1898 (built in stages) - Architect: Benjamin Mountfort - Architectural style: Carpenter Gothic.
Old St Mary's - as it came to be known (demolished and in 1886) - was replaced by this large wooden church, for which the Foundation Stone was laid in 1886. At more than 50 metres long, it is believed to be the largest wooden Gothic church in the world. Its English born architect Benjamin Mountfort had become one of New Zealand's most eminent architects, responsible for many of the Gothic Revival buildings in Christchurch.
The original intention had been to build the church in stone, but the plan had been rejected as too expensive. Mountfort seems to have ignored the perishable and limited qualities of wood, and built a vast church worthy of the finest stone. St Mary's covers an area of 9000 square feet (800 m²) and has architectural features normally associated only with the great medieval cathedrals of Europe.
Bishop William Garden Cowie instigated the decision to make St Mary's the Cathedral Church during 1887, and the first part of the church, consisting of the Chancel and three bays of the Nave was consecrated and used from 1888. The church was completed to its present state by the addition of the four final bays and consecrated in 1898. It was Mountfort's final large scale work.
Externally the most noticeable architectural features of the long rectangular building are the numerous gables of the mostly single story structure. The gables, often placed above lancet shaped windows, serve to accentuate the Gothic motifs. This is particularly evident on the exterior of the altar tribune where three tall narrow windows rise up into the gables themselves, the tribune itself is three sided, the wooden construction making the traditional Romanesque curve in stone impossible.
The opposing end of the church containing the principal entrance, displays the full height of the building with one large gable, containing not only ground floor windows but two levels of clerestory windows above. The gable here slopes at two angles. The architect's reasoning for this was to increase the height of the gable at the facade's centre, rather than allow it to rise uniformly according to the width of the building. This central steeper roof pitch increased the ceiling height to the central aisle, as would be found over the central aisle of a true Gothic cathedral. However, the resultant effect has been to create a gable which to European eyes appears as though designed to bear the weight of heavy snow falls. In an area where snow does not occur this gives the façade, with its protruding decorated architrave above the first clerestory, an almost whimsical Swiss chalet atmosphere, which adds greatly to the building's individuality. Almost a hundred years later this feature was subtly suggested in the corresponding roof-line of the new Cathedral Nave.
In 1982 St Mary's Church was moved into the precinct of the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, a major feat of engineering when the church was transported
across the road and turned through 90 degrees onto its present site.
Information sourced from Wikipedia: Holy Trinity Cathedral, Auckland -St Mary's Church
The Church of St Michael's is known as St Michael's Without - it being the first church to be found outside Bath's city walls when exiting from the North Gate. The parish itself was known as St Michael's with St Paul's.
Designed and constructed by craftsmen J. Harvey between 1734 and 1742, the structure featured an impressive dome and was half the size of the current Victorian structure.
For More Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Michael%27s_Church,_Bath
My travels around the UK by car for three weeks with my son. June/July 2019 Scotland.
Day Eighteen .. having a look around Glasgow in the morning before heading south to England.
The awe-inspiring building dedicated to St Kentigern, also known as St Mungo, was built in the 1100s and drew countless pilgrims to his shrine. Today, it’s the most complete medieval cathedral on the Scottish mainland, having survived the Protestant Reformation almost intact.
Glasgow Cathedral, also called the High Kirk of Glasgow or St Kentigern's or St Mungo's Cathedral, is the oldest cathedral on mainland Scotland and is the oldest building in Glasgow. Since the Reformation the cathedral continues in public ownership, within the responsibility of Historic Environment Scotland. The congregation is part of the established Church of Scotland's Presbytery of Glasgow and its services and associations are open to all. The cathedral and its kirkyard are at the top of High Street, at Cathedral Street. Immediately neighbouring it are Glasgow Royal Infirmary, opened in 1794, and the elevated Glasgow Necropolis, opened in 1833. Nearby are the Provand's Lordship, Glasgow's oldest house and its herbal medical gardens, the Barony Hall (Barony Church), University of Strathclyde, Cathedral Square, Glasgow Evangelical Church (North Barony Church), and St Mungo Museum.
The history of the cathedral is linked with that of the city, and is allegedly located where the patron saint of Glasgow, Saint Mungo, built his church. The tomb of the saint is in the lower crypt. Walter Scott's novel Rob Roy gives an account of the kirk.
Built before the Reformation from the late 12th century onwards and serving as the seat of the Bishop and later the Archbishop of Glasgow, the building is a superb example of Scottish Gothic architecture. It is also one of the few Scottish medieval churches (and the only medieval cathedral on the Scottish mainland) to have survived the Reformation not unroofed.
For More Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasgow_Cathedral
The Church of the Good Shepherd
NRHP #75001925
Good Shepherd Parish was founded in 1868 by Elizabeth Colt, a wealthy Victorian lady with a vision of a church where the owners, management and laborers at the Colt Armory could worship together. Its church was consecrated, the following year. In 1895, Mrs. Colt built a spacious, three-story parish house to be a community center for the parish and its neighborhood. When she died in 1905, she left a trust fund to help provide for the parish’s continuing maintenance and ministry.
The church was built in memorial to Colonel Samuel Colt and three of his children who died in infancy. The consecration was January 28, 1869. Its architect was Edward Tuckerman Potter of New York. The style was early English / Gothic with Portland freestone and Ohio sandstone.
The basilica is located along the Saint Lawrence River in Québec, 30 kilometres east of Quebec City, It is one of the eight national shrines of Canada. It has been credited by the Catholic Church with many miracles of curing the sick and disabled. It is an important Catholic sanctuary, which receives about a half-million pilgrims each year. Since 1933 they have included members of the Anna Fusco Pilgrimage from Connecticut. The present-day basilica was built in 1926 on the site of the prior church. Architects Maxime Roisin, Louis N. Audet and Joseph-Égilde-Césaire Daoust collaborated on the project from 1923 to 1931. After the end of the Great Depression, work on the interior resumed in 1937, and was finally completed in 1946.
Star of David
NRHP #75001925
Good Shepherd Parish was founded in 1868 by Elizabeth Colt, a wealthy Victorian lady with a vision of a church where the owners, management and laborers at the Colt Armory could worship together. Its church was consecrated, the following year. In 1895, Mrs. Colt built a spacious, three-story parish house to be a community center for the parish and its neighborhood. When she died in 1905, she left a trust fund to help provide for the parish’s continuing maintenance and ministry.
The church was built in memorial to Colonel Samuel Colt and three of his children who died in infancy. The consecration was January 28, 1869. Its architect was Edward Tuckerman Potter of New York. The style was early English / Gothic with Portland freestone and Ohio sandstone.
St Mary's Church, Parnell day two of our trip away to Auckalnd and Northland and the sun may shine! March 2012, New Zealand.
The Left Window: Queen Victoria Maori Girl's School. The sixth from of this diocesan school developed the design for this window in a series of workshops with the artist. The students have gifted the use of the moko chin tattoo and taniko woven bodice design unique to their school.
The window's were designed by Claudia Pond Eyley and were made at the Galssworks Studio, Auckland and the glass used was handblown by St Just in Lyon, France.
(It was around 2003 these stain glass windows were made)
This is a detail of a modern stain glass window in Great Malvern Priory.
It was installed in 2004 and was inspired by Psalm 36
#113 Window/s for 121 pictures in 2021
I will catch up when I can.. thank you very much for all your wonderful comments and stars
Church of St Michael and All Angels.
The raindrops were trying had to fall. I had to full in tow hours between scans to lit the Radiation Dye go around my body. They were looking for a brake in my leg..they did find a creak in my lower femur. I was in plaster for six weeks so no more walking around the city for a while.
November 30, 2015 Christchurch New Zealand.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_St_Michael_and_All_Angels...
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The windows of the cathedral show intense colors that decorate the interior and let in a considerable amount of light. The Cathedral of the Holy Cross has the finest examples of enamel painting on glass in the United States. The Saint Michael Window: In Memory of Margaret and Timothy Mahoney
One of the old stain glass window's in St Mary's Church, Parnell day two of our trip away to Auckalnd and Northland and the sun may shine! March 2012, New Zealand.
Construction date: 1886-1898 (built in stages) - Architect: Benjamin Mountfort - Architectural style: Carpenter Gothic.
Old St Mary's - as it came to be known (demolished and in 1886) - was replaced by this large wooden church, for which the Foundation Stone was laid in 1886. At more than 50 metres long, it is believed to be the largest wooden Gothic church in the world. Its English born architect Benjamin Mountfort had become one of New Zealand's most eminent architects, responsible for many of the Gothic Revival buildings in Christchurch.
The original intention had been to build the church in stone, but the plan had been rejected as too expensive. Mountfort seems to have ignored the perishable and limited qualities of wood, and built a vast church worthy of the finest stone. St Mary's covers an area of 9000 square feet (800 m²) and has architectural features normally associated only with the great medieval cathedrals of Europe.
Bishop William Garden Cowie instigated the decision to make St Mary's the Cathedral Church during 1887, and the first part of the church, consisting of the Chancel and three bays of the Nave was consecrated and used from 1888. The church was completed to its present state by the addition of the four final bays and consecrated in 1898. It was Mountfort's final large scale work.
Externally the most noticeable architectural features of the long rectangular building are the numerous gables of the mostly single story structure. The gables, often placed above lancet shaped windows, serve to accentuate the Gothic motifs. This is particularly evident on the exterior of the altar tribune where three tall narrow windows rise up into the gables themselves, the tribune itself is three sided, the wooden construction making the traditional Romanesque curve in stone impossible.
The opposing end of the church containing the principal entrance, displays the full height of the building with one large gable, containing not only ground floor windows but two levels of clerestory windows above. The gable here slopes at two angles. The architect's reasoning for this was to increase the height of the gable at the facade's centre, rather than allow it to rise uniformly according to the width of the building. This central steeper roof pitch increased the ceiling height to the central aisle, as would be found over the central aisle of a true Gothic cathedral. However, the resultant effect has been to create a gable which to European eyes appears as though designed to bear the weight of heavy snow falls. In an area where snow does not occur this gives the façade, with its protruding decorated architrave above the first clerestory, an almost whimsical Swiss chalet atmosphere, which adds greatly to the building's individuality. Almost a hundred years later this feature was subtly suggested in the corresponding roof-line of the new Cathedral Nave.
In 1982 St Mary's Church was moved into the precinct of the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, a major feat of engineering when the church was transported
across the road and turned through 90 degrees onto its present site.
Information sourced from Wikipedia: Holy Trinity Cathedral, Auckland -St Mary's Church
Reliving my to trip to Europe Sept - Nov 2012.
In the Crypt Museum at All Hallows-by-the-Tower Church in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Oct 22, 2012 England. Day two of our stay in London.. Wish I could have had more as this is where I lived for sixteen years. The weather was overcast and fogy..just about raining.. but it wasn't cold!
The Crypt Museum leads you on a fascinating journey through time, beginning with the Roman tessellated floor of a domestic house in the late 2nd Century and charting the history of the church, its people and the City of London.
The museum is in part of the original Saxon church and contains a collection of Roman and Saxon artefacts, church plate and ancient registers dating back to the 16th century. Their entries record the baptism of William Penn, the marriage of John Quincy-Adams and the burial of Archbishop William Laud amongst many other historic events on Tower Hill.
A model of Talbot House recalls the work of the Rev'd 'Tubby' Clayton, former Vicar of All Hallows and founder of TocH.
All Hallows-by-the-Tower, also previously dedicated to St. Mary the Virgin and sometimes known as All Hallows Barking, is an ancient Anglican church on Byward Street in the City of London, overlooking the Tower of London.
For More Info: www.allhallowsbythetower.org.uk/visiting/crypt-museum/
Feed My Lambs
NRHP #75001925
Good Shepherd Parish was founded in 1868 by Elizabeth Colt, a wealthy Victorian lady with a vision of a church where the owners, management and laborers at the Colt Armory could worship together. Its church was consecrated, the following year. In 1895, Mrs. Colt built a spacious, three-story parish house to be a community center for the parish and its neighborhood. When she died in 1905, she left a trust fund to help provide for the parish’s continuing maintenance and ministry.
The church was built in memorial to Colonel Samuel Colt and three of his children who died in infancy. The consecration was January 28, 1869. Its architect was Edward Tuckerman Potter of New York. The style was early English / Gothic with Portland freestone and Ohio sandstone.
Back to Europe for a while..
These are some more shots of my Tour to Europe in Sept - Nov 2012. I has been a while since I last saw them.. great to be able to catch up on them at last!
This was my last day of the Cosmos Tour Oct 17, 2012 Spain. I took a morning trip to Toledo from Madrid.
The Primate Cathedral of Saint Mary of Toledo (Spanish: Catedral Primada Santa María de Toledo) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Toledo, Spain, see of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Toledo.
The cathedral of Toledo is one of the three 13th-century High Gothic cathedrals in Spain and is considered, in the opinion of some authorities, to be the magnum opus of the Gothic style in Spain. It was begun in 1226 under the rule of Ferdinand III and the last Gothic contributions were made in the 15th century when, in 1493, the vaults of the central nave were finished during the time of the Catholic Monarchs. It was modeled after the Bourges Cathedral, although its five naves plan is a consequence of the constructors' intention to cover all of the sacred space of the former city mosque with the cathedral, and of the former sahn with the cloister. It also combines some characteristics of the Mudéjar style, mainly in the cloister, and with the presence of multifoiled arches in the triforium. The spectacular incorporation of light and the structural achievements of the ambulatory vaults are some of its more remarkable aspects. It is built with white limestone from the quarries of Olihuelas, near Toledo.
It is popularly known as Dives Toletana (meaning The Rich Toledan in Latin).
For More Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral_of_Toledo
Cimetière de Passy
she is so wonderful !!! The chapel was wide open and we could see her from far Annie and me !
We met tourists : they asked us why we were taking pictures of her !!!! Such a beautiful stainglass window....... and they did not see why we were taking pictures and why we were admiring her ! They asked us if she was known and we said we did not know and did not care. Another person in the cemetery asked us why we were taking pictures ! All the parisian cemeteries are opened museums ! They are free with almost no guards in them and you can rob what you want !!! Every year there are robberies ! Many chapels becomes ruins ! But in Passy, it's a little special because it is a very rich cemetery, next to the Tour Eiffel and very high so it is not visible from the street. You have to rise up your head to wonder what are those crosses that you can see. There are treasures in this cemetery : sculptures, funerary monuments, chapels, stainglass window, beautiful graves, statues, crowns of flowers made of china, epitaphs,.......... Many people can afford to take care of their graves.
Back to Europe for a while..
These are some more shots of my Tour to Europe in Sept - Nov 2012. I has been a while since I last saw them.. great to be able to catch up on them at last!
This was my last day of the Cosmos Tour Oct 17, 2012 Spain. I took a morning trip to Toledo from Madrid.
The Primate Cathedral of Saint Mary of Toledo (Spanish: Catedral Primada Santa María de Toledo) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Toledo, Spain, see of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Toledo.
The cathedral of Toledo is one of the three 13th-century High Gothic cathedrals in Spain and is considered, in the opinion of some authorities, to be the magnum opus of the Gothic style in Spain. It was begun in 1226 under the rule of Ferdinand III and the last Gothic contributions were made in the 15th century when, in 1493, the vaults of the central nave were finished during the time of the Catholic Monarchs. It was modeled after the Bourges Cathedral, although its five naves plan is a consequence of the constructors' intention to cover all of the sacred space of the former city mosque with the cathedral, and of the former sahn with the cloister. It also combines some characteristics of the Mudéjar style, mainly in the cloister, and with the presence of multifoiled arches in the triforium. The spectacular incorporation of light and the structural achievements of the ambulatory vaults are some of its more remarkable aspects. It is built with white limestone from the quarries of Olihuelas, near Toledo.
It is popularly known as Dives Toletana (meaning The Rich Toledan in Latin).
For More Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral_of_Toledo
Curtis Memorial Window: They Shall be Mine, Saith the Lord
Window Text: THEY SHALL BE MINE SATH THE LORD OF HOSTS / IN THAT DAY WHEN I MAKE UP MY JEWELS // IN LOVING MEMORY OF MARY GARDINER HORSFORD / WIFE OF BENJAMIN ROBBINS CURTIS / BORN AUGUST 27 1855 DIED JULY 9 1893
These are photos taken on my trip to Europe and the UK with a girl friend in October to November 2012. My camera I had then wasn't good with low light so some of these shots are not great but I have put them as my memories of the trip.
We arrived in late morning in Bath by train from London. Spent one night here and most of the next day.
Bath Abbey is a parish church of the Church of England and former Benedictine monastery in Bath, Somerset, England. Founded in the 7th century, it was reorganised in the 10th century and rebuilt in the 12th and 16th centuries; major restoration work was carried out by Sir George Gilbert Scott in the 1860s. It is one of the largest examples of Perpendicular Gothic architecture in the West Country. The medieval abbey church served as a sometime cathedral of a bishop. After long contention between churchmen in Bath and Wells the seat of the Diocese of Bath and Wells was later consolidated at Wells Cathedral. The Benedictine community was dissolved in 1539 during the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
For More Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bath_Abbey
I will not be putting up many photos after today for a while as I am having a operation .. a Meniscal Repair done on my knee tomorrow, June 20. That is of I am not snowed in as they are predicting a big snow storm for the next few days!
St. John the Baptist's Cathedral Day 10 of our Cosmos tour, October 9, 2012 Lyon France. We did short tour around the city then made our way to Paris.
Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Lyon (English: St. John the Baptist's Cathedral in Lyon) is a Roman Catholic cathedral near the Saone river in Lyon, France, and is the seat of the Archbishop of Lyon.
It was founded by Saint Pothinus and Saint Irenaeus, the first two bishops of Lyon. The cathedral is also known as a "Primatiale" because in 1079 the Pope granted to the archbishop of Lyon the title of Primate of All the Gauls with the legal supremacy over the principal archbishops of the kingdom. It is located in the heart of the old town (Vieux Lyon), less than five minutes away from the banks of the Saone river, with a large plaza in front of it and a metro stop nearby providing easy access to and from the city center.
Begun in the twelfth century on the ruins of a 6th-century church, it was completed in 1476. The building is 80 metres long (internally), 20 metres wide at the choir, and 32.5 metres high in the nave. The cathedral organ was built by Daublaine and Callinet and was installed in 1841 at the end of the apse and had 15 stops. It was rebuilt in 1875 by Merklin-Schütze and given 30 stops, three keyboards of 54 notes and pedals for 27.
Noteworthy are the two crosses to right and left of the altar, preserved since the council of 1274 as a symbol of the union of the churches, and the Bourbon chapel, built by the Cardinal de Bourbon and his brother Pierre de Bourbon, son-in-law of Louis XI, a masterpiece of 15th century sculpture.
The cathedral also has the Lyon Astronomical Clock from the 14th century.
Until the construction of the Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière, it was the pre-eminent church in Lyon.
For More Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cath%C3%A9drale_Saint_Jean-Baptiste
My travels around the UK by car for three weeks with my son. June/July 2019 Scotland.
Day Seventeen .. We have two nights in Glasgow starting at a wonderful airbnb in a two bedroom flat. And we have a washing machine!
The Gallery of Modern Art is the main gallery of contemporary art in Glasgow, Scotland. GoMA offers a programme of temporary exhibitions and workshops. GoMA displays work by local and international artists as well as addressing contemporary social issues through its major biannual projects.
Opened in 1996, the Gallery of Modern Art is housed in a neoclassical building in Royal Exchange Square in the heart of Glasgow city centre. Built in 1778 as the townhouse of William Cunninghame of Lainshaw, a wealthy Glasgow Tobacco Lord who made his fortune through the triangular slave trade, the building has undergone a series of different uses. It was bought in 1817 by the Royal Bank of Scotland who later moved onto Buchanan Street; it then became the Royal Exchange. Reconstruction for this use was undertaken by David Hamilton between 1827 and 1832 and resulted in many additions to the building, namely the Corinthian pillars to the Queen Street facade, the cupola above and the large hall to the rear of the old house.
For More Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallery_of_Modern_Art,_Glasgow
Inside Milan Cathedral, day 6 of our Cosmos tour, October 5, 2012. We arrived late in the afternoon so didn't see all I wanted to see as we left very early the next morning. So not many good shots as it was too late in the day!
Milan Cathedral (Italian: Duomo di Milano; Lombard: Domm de Milan) is the cathedral church of Milan, Italy. Dedicated to Santa Maria Nascente (Saint Mary Nascent), it is the seat of the Archbishop of Milan, currently Cardinal Angelo Scola.
The Gothic cathedral took nearly six centuries to complete. It is the fifth largest cathedral in the world and the largest in the Italian state territory.
Milan's layout, with streets either radiating from the Duomo or circling it, reveals that the Duomo occupies what was the most central site in Roman Mediolanum, that of the public basilica facing the forum. Saint Ambrose's 'New Basilica' was built on this site at the beginning of the 5th century, with an adjoining basilica added in 836. The old baptistery (Battistero Paleocristiano, constructed in 335) still can be visited under the Milan Cathedral, it is one of the oldest Christian buildings in Europe. When a fire damaged the cathedral and basilica in 1075, they were later rebuilt as the Duomo.
The cathedral was built over several hundred years in a number of contrasting styles and the quality of the workmanship varies markedly. Reactions to it have ranged from admiration to disfavour. The Guida d’Italia: Milano 1998 points out that the early Romantics tended to praise it in “the first intense enthusiasms for Gothic.” As the Gothic Revival brought in a purer taste, condemnation was often equally intense.
John Ruskin commented acidly that the cathedral steals "from every style in the world: and every style spoiled. The cathedral is a mixture of Perpendicular with Flamboyant, the latter being peculiarly barbarous and angular, owing to its being engrafted, not on a pure, but a very early penetrative Gothic … The rest of the architecture among which this curious Flamboyant is set is a Perpendicular with horizontal bars across: and with the most detestable crocketing, utterly vile. Not a ray of invention in a single form… Finally the statues all over are of the worst possible common stonemasons’ yard species, and look pinned on for show. The only redeeming character about the whole being the frequent use of the sharp gable … which gives lightness, and the crowding of the spiry pinnacles into the sky.” . The plastered ceiling painted to imitate elaborate tracery carved in stone particularly aroused his contempt as a “gross degradation”.
While appreciating the force of Ruskin’s criticisms, Henry James was more appreciative: “A structure not supremely interesting, not logical, not … commandingly beautiful, but grandly curious and superbly rich. … If it had no other distinction it would still have that of impressive, immeasurable achievement … a supreme embodiment of vigorous effort.”
For More Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milan_Cathedral