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furtho.bsky.social @furtho.bsky.social · 1d

Christ of the Trades and St Christopher wall paintings at St Breaca's church, Breage, Cornwall

Wall painting depicting St Christopher carrying the Christ child across the river. Note mermaid looking at herself in the mirror at the bottom.

furtho.bsky.social @furtho.bsky.social · 2d

Three paintings from the exhibition Lamorna Birch: A Painter Laureate at Penlee House Gallery & Museum, Penzance #LamornaBirch #NewlynSchool #Penzance #Cornwall

Lamorna Woods aka Through Copse Clad Valley, 1903

furtho.bsky.social @furtho.bsky.social · 3d

Depicting Christ of the Trades and George killing the dragon, two wall paintings at St Just's church in the village of St Just, Penwith, Cornwall #StJust #Cornwall #WallPaintings

Christ of the Trades functions as a warning against work on the Sabbath

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furtho.bsky.social @furtho.bsky.social · 4d

Ernest Procter's panels depicting Celtic saints, on the pulpit at St Hilary's church in the village of St Hilary, near Penzance, Cornwall #ErnestProcter #NewlynSchool #Cornwall

St Neot preaching to crows who are raiding his villagers’ corn

St Kevin, in whose hands birds built their nests while he prayed

St Mawes, who used a ram to carry his breviary (book of prayers, hymns, psalms & readings)

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furtho.bsky.social @furtho.bsky.social · 5d

The window, which dates to 1917 and was produced by Lowndes & Drury, commemorates the life of Lt William Torquill Macleod Bolitho. It was restored in 2018, "to confirm our commitment to tolerance and peace."

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furtho.bsky.social @furtho.bsky.social · 5d

St Pol de Leon's also features an Arts & Crafts east window by the artist and designer Robert Anning Bell. #ArtsAndCrafts #RobertAnningBell #StainedGlass

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furtho.bsky.social @furtho.bsky.social · 5d

St Pol de Leon's church, in the village of Paul, up the hill from Mousehole in Cornwall. The wall of the churchyard features a memorial to Dolly Pentreath, one of the last native speakers of Cornish, who lived in Mousehole and died in 1777 #StPolDeLeon #Paul #Mousehole #DollyPentreath #Cornish

Dolly Pentreath memorial in the foreground, church tower in the background

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furtho.bsky.social @furtho.bsky.social · 16d

Factory Floor at the Village Underground in Shoreditch #FactoryFloor #VillageUnderground

Lights illuminating the audience and populating the space with lines, angles and shadows. The band are not visible

Large single light over the stage; the audience are in darkness, two members of the band are visible on stage

furtho.bsky.social @furtho.bsky.social · 16d

Live dance music may be of assistance as an accessible source of collective joy.

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Ned Richardson-Little @historyned.bsky.social · 22d

35 years ago today, the German Democratic Republic ceased to exist and its territory was absorbed into the Federal Republic. If you want to learn more about the rise and fall of the GDR on this auspicious #TagderEinheit, you can check out my new book: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/german-de...

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furtho.bsky.social @furtho.bsky.social · Sep 25

Yes, that Banzai Corinthians one is especially striking. I think Buriram United is the only one I actually know, but then I am old and out of touch

furtho.bsky.social @furtho.bsky.social · Sep 25

God knows there must be a story of sorts behind each of those stickers, Dan...

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furtho.bsky.social @furtho.bsky.social · Sep 21

I absolutely have to get there.

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furtho.bsky.social @furtho.bsky.social · Sep 21

Banana leaf

Dead leaf from a banana plant, naturally curled into the shape of a letter P, pictured against a textured background.

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furtho.bsky.social @furtho.bsky.social · Sep 21

What an extraordinary place that church is. Opening the door and walking in to encounter the Karl Parsons St Cecilia window...

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Uniformbooks @uniformbooks.bsky.social · Sep 20

David Tremlett, "On 12.11.1970 this happened".

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furtho.bsky.social @furtho.bsky.social · Sep 17

"Troubling"?

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furtho.bsky.social @furtho.bsky.social · Sep 15

Dom Charles Norris' early 60s dalle-de-verre stained glass at the Church of Our Lady, Lillington, Leamington Spa #DomCharlesNorris #StainedGlass #Warwickshire