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I love this church. A riot of marble. It played a very important part in the story of the emancipation of Roman Catholics in England after the Roman Catholic Relief Act in 1791. This church was founded by the Jesuits, and they still run it today. It has done many good works for the people of Preston and the local area.
The church was designed by Ignatius Scoles and Samuel Joseph Nicholl in neo-classical style and completed in 1794. It is lined with a light yellow veined marble from Molignes, a golden Sienna marble, and has a skirting of Egyptian Green marble. Immediately behind the altar is a mosaic depicting Pentecost, the central figure being St Peter, which dates from c. 1960.
A bit overwhelmed this morning. Time to pause and calm down with some coffee and listening to Radio 3.
There's a recent trend to break the windows on this building. I thought I'd take a picture of this pretty window while it lasts.
A patch of ground on the banks of the River Lune is for sale. Meanwhile it is kept secure with a fence. A bit of a pity because it make a super picnic or play area.
Hooker's inula outside the fire station.
Inula hookeri is native to the Himalayas. Collected by Sir Joseph Hooker in the mid 19th century and brought to the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, of which he later became director.
Pea and mint soup on the last day of meteorological winter.
Peas were mentioned by Aristophanes in his play The Birds.
So, here's part 2 of 2 of cleaning the air fryer. I've run the 'hot cycle' and you can see where I have wiped down the metal parts. Without unscrewing and removing the heating element, I can't get to the fan and the surrounding areas. It's too hot to harbor any microbes (I hope) but it won't let me at any fats that build up. I would say that is a design fault. At least I will know what to check for when I eventually have to replace this one.
Even when the flowers are technically 'over' they have not finished being lovely. Is this the secret to ageing gracefully?
The tourists have gone home and the gates are shut. Time to look at the pretty flowers (Aquilegia vulgaris).
"Fading light dims the sight
And a star gems the sky, gleaming bright
From afar drawing nigh,
Falls the night."
(Taps)
I found this stone on the beach. It fits my palm perfectly. It is strangely reassuring.
The British Soil Classification System would classify this shape as flaky.
Even when the tide's out this place is spectacular. But the tide is about to turn and the win will change; I don't like the look of the cloud bank to the north. Time to move on again.
The thing I love about Italian bikes is that most of them fit me.
My friend is telling me to get another bike. It's been a while since my last one. This would be great but prudence tells me to get a smaller one for a year.
Isn't this gorgeous!
Alliums set seed as spring goes on. There's a kind of music to how the patterns repeat and mesh into each other. A visual gamelan.
Tune:
open.spotify.com/playlist/2UfIXYlRnvLywqFQYWjjdA?si=aqwLI...
We had to draw around two circular objects and then color them in. We had to try to achieve different surface effects, so I chose to stipple the red area, thickly layer the blue bit, and try to get the yellow smooth.
It was fun to push the paint around and see how the drying affected the way it flowed (or didn't).
There's some deeply symbolic stuff going on here which would be way too tedious (and possibly pretentious) to put into words. That's why I prefer pictures to words.
Saint Edmund Arrowsmith SJ was a Jesuit priest who was executed after being convicted for being a Catholic Priest in Lancaster on 28 August 1628. He was canonized in 1970 and is included in the list of Forty English Catholic Martyrs.
This window is at Lancaster Cathedral.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Arrowsmith
Windows at the cathedral were mainly done by Shrigley & Hunt of Lancaster, and Hardman's of Birmingham. I don't know who made this one for certain.
Caton Court is student accommodation comprising single and 'cluster' apartments, gym, cinema, study areas and a 'sky lounge' with views across the surrounding area.
A reasonably expensive bicycle, securely attached with an Abus jointed bike lock to a tubular bike restraint. This morning it stands minus its wheels. A sad reminder to remove all your quick-release fasteners and replace them with something awkward, if you intend to park your bike for more than a few minutes, even in a busy street.
Do listen to this recording by Florrie Ford, made in 1909.
The pollen count is very high today so I'm going to where there aren't any trees; Morecambe Bay. What a lovely day it was.
I saw this boat (ketch? schooner? Someone might tell me!) while visiting Weymouth. It was a long way away so I zoomed my phone to the max, and run the result through some bits of software to get this odd result. Purists will say it's rubbish, but it reminds me of a pleasant day in a county that I love.
The image shows "The Wave," a public art installation in St John's Square, Blackpool, Lancashire, UK. The sculpture was designed by artist Lucy Glendinning and installed in 2009.
AI overview
This building on three storeys with a good basement was an hotel for the Temperance Society. Located between the castle and Judges Lodgings. Now residential. Lancaster is renowned for embracing religious reform. An ancestor of mine established a number of Temperance centers in New Zealand where road builders were paid in rum rather than money. The world baffles me most of the time.
The last edition of Pears Cyclopædia appeared in 2017. The Internet and falling sales, and the retirement of the editor, Dr Chris Cook (after 40 years) caused publication to cease.
The soap is renowned for its purity and transparency.
In the window can be seen the iconic Magis Me Too Puppy chair, designed by Eero Arnio and manufactured in Italy.
Unlike Thomas Sheraton's outstanding furniture, of which no original examples survive, these will be around for a very long time, having been made from polyethylene.
They look fun though.