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The east window by Heaton, Butler & Bayne 1907.
The church of St John the Evangelist at Shobdon is quite simply unique, and deservedly renowned. The picturesque setting on high ground near the remaining parts of Shobdon Court requires some seeking out via a long leafy drive, very much the private estate church but happily open to all. At first glance it appears to be a medieval building as the old square tower still stands proud, but the nave windows beyond it betray Georgian Gothick rebuilding. Nothing however prepares the visitor for the icing-sugar fantasy of the interior that lies within.
Shobdon church was originally a 12th century Norman building adorned with much fine carving, the austere tower we see today was a later addition from the 14th century. Everything changed in 1749 when John 2nd Viscount Bateman decided to demolish the body of the church and rebuild it in an extraordinary 18th century Rococco version of Gothic (influenced by Horace Walpole's 'Strawberry Hill') with a plastered interior finished in white and a subtle shade of blue, the very epitome of architectural confectionary! The church has remained virtually unaltered ever since work finished in 1752.
Whilst the new church is a real gem and something quite unique the loss of its Norman predecessor is a tragedy. The carvings however were reused in a nearby folly (now known as the 'Shobdon Arches') which incorporated the old chancel arch and both the north and south doorways along with their tympana. Alas their more exposed relocation along with softness of the sandstone led to these carvings becoming disastrously eroded in the last two centuries so that the carvings are now barely even a shadow of their former state. The old font with carved lions around the stem remains in the rebuilt church.
Shobdon church is something special and rewards the visitor with its delicate interior. The arches too should be seen even in their current sorry state to understand the story of the site. Both are normally open on a daily basis.
A collapsing barn near Corson, South Dakota. Right behind this.
Taken by Cory Funk.
Tenuous link: Bug with 4 wings.
East rose window of 1925, probably by Benjamin Warren, one of the Birmingham School of Art trained Arts & Crafts artists.
The red brick church of St Barnabas at Franche was built c1870-1 by Martin & Chamberlain and is a fairly typical example of Victorian Gothic. The exterior however suffers from the lack of the original spire over the south porch, which though never a large structure was damaged by a gale in the 1930s and replaced by the rather mean, half-hearted tower we see today.
Inside the church appears more spacious than expected, the well proportioned nave giving way to a more slender chancel beyond. The most significant features is the diverse collection of stained glass windows, ranging from Arts & Crafts in the chancel to more modern work on the south side of the nave, an intriguing mixture.
St Barnabas's is happily normally kept open and welcoming to visitors.
www.worcesteranddudleyhistoricchurches.org.uk/index.php?p...
Ascension window
This use to be one of the most breathtaking windows when the full sun hit it back before that building on the south side was erected. Now it lives in a perpetual deep shadow and is difficult to get a good photograph of it.
The old Germans attention to detail is incredible. These are not just stain glass or junks of colored glass but translucent paintings where the paint has been fired on the glass to form a age resistant master piece. Mayer & .Co. is still in business in Munich Germany.
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4.4.2011 ~ Day 94 of 365
And another Monday bites the dust! Wasn't a bad day, per se, but I'm glad to be home none the less. I'm also glad that I've cleaned up the house a bit, had dinner, am settling in for the evening and it's still light outside! The plants are diggin' it, too ~ fingers crossed I can keep them alive now that there's some quality window time on the horizon ;)
July 2015 first photo! Playing with my HDR skills ... this is a mess but I love it. Every reflection in the world shows up! I can't help myself, I love it!
Windows by Florence Camm c1918 in the sanctuary of the former St Andrew's church at Darlaston. The lower part of the central lights are plain, presumably these parts were originally concealed by a reredos. The painting is beautifully executed and typical of Camm's consistently high standards.
The glass has since been removed and remounted in artificially lit units at Darlaston Town Hall, these photos being the very last ever taken of the windows in their original setting with natural light.
The redundant and derelict St Andrew's church in Darlaston (built in 1893; also known as St Andrew's, Kingshill, Wednesbury) closed in 2009 and was sold for redevelopment a couple of years ago (it is likely to be demolished, assuming it hasn't gone already).
Luckily there was interest in saving the high quality Arts & Crafts windows from the apse which are the work of Florence Camm. The windows (which were dedicated to the fallen of the War) were rescued in 2013 and have since been remounted in Darlaston Town Hall.
www.blackcountrybugle.co.uk/5-historic-stained-glass-wind...
Lifelike large doll in a clothing storefront window at dusk. She startled me as I walked past on the sidewalk. Vintage portable record player • January 2015 • Lakewood Cleveland northeast Ohio USA
iPhone 4s, no flash, vividHDR camera app (Dramatic setting) > Perfectly Clear app • Photoshop Elements with DxO ViewPoint 2, Anthropics' Smart Photo Editor and Topaz Labs' Clarity & Clean plug-ins
The nights have been consistently below zero for the last week or so, and at church this morning I found this single pane glass window with the most unbelievable feather frost I've ever seen.
This is just one of the many jaw-dropping pictures I took of the frost patterns. I'm dumbstruck at the intricate beauty of these natural formations. I can't imagine how they are formed, and I can even scarce believe my eyes themselves as I look at these pictures!
I've uploaded these in full resolution so that you can see them in full detail. Be sure to view "All Sizes" to see the highest resolution version, and spend some time scanning around the frame. The structure is beyond awesome. It leaves me speechless.
It was a great party. All kind of magic was around.
Imagine the bottle inside and the drinking outside.
She managed a ful glass . . . How?
Great magic!
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Taken at Durham Cathedral. This is a slightly different version to a one I have already uploaded.
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Found a small access window in the fence where I could shoot unimpeded at the VW Autocross at RFK Stadium in DC Here the #27 RMR Hyundai,driven by New Zealander Emma Gilmour comes by on her way down to the final turn 10.
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