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Read that this month's 2009/365 theme was THROUGH THE WINDOWS AND DOORS OF OUR LIVES so just pointed camera at the window to show what I see when I sit at my desk!
Not just any oriel window but the oriel window, in the south gallery at Lacock Abbey.
One of the major reasons for dragging the children to this place was an excuse for to pootle around the Fox Talbot museum and see where Henry Fox Talbot took what is considered the first modern photograph.
Fox-Talbot was an extraordinary fella; gentleman, classical scholar, politician, social activist, inventor, scientist, mathematician. A true Victorian polymath the likes of which is practically impossible in modern times.
The original taken in August 1835 was in fact a negative and only the size of a large stamp. The tiny 'mousetrap' camera (on the table in the foreground) required a 30 minute exposure, balanced on the mantelpiece opposite this window. The original negative is still in existence but has largely faded as it was fixed in an unstable way but copies were made.
Although he pondered making prints, this wasn't possible for another 20 years. The word 'negative' was similarly invented much later.
I found all this absolutely fascinating and drank it all in. Naturally, the kids were not in the slightest interested but to their credit, vaguely feigned interest to keep their dad happy.
Memorial Window dedicated to Catharine Bird who died in 1940 and Elsie Olive Hubbard who died in 1946
This is the shop front, as it were, for the local flatbread bakery - if you read the signs you'll know which window is for you :-) The bread is baked on site at particular times of the day and people line up at these counters to buy it straight from the oven - delicious!
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Ascension of Christ by Theodora Salusbury in the north aisle at Narborough. This stunning window was created in 1929 and exhibits the artist's penchant for bold design and exquisitely streaky glass, where several shades are captured in a single piece, showing the care which she lavished on selecting the best materials. The only thing missing is her usual signature emblem, a peacock, though the inscription at the base appears to have been renewed since, suggested it may have been lost when this occurred.
All Saints church in Narborough is an impressive building on a fairly large scale. The tower dates back to the 14th century but the rest of the building was heavily restored and partially rebuilt in Victorian times.
The interior is also impressively grand but largely the creation of 19th century restoration and 'improvement', and the furnishings are nearly all from this time (except for the medieval font). The full complement of stained glass windows is also very much Victorian, except for the most notable piece, a beautiful Arts & Crafts Ascension in the north aisle by noted local glass artist Theodora Salusbury.
The church is normally locked outside of services.