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Medieval Churches, paintings, carvings, stained glass, gravestones, Cathedral, Priory, Abbey, Church traveller/crawler whenever possible - Blog: https://church-travellers.eu/

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Pacoulmag @pacoulmag.bsky.social · 7h

#31DaysOfGraves
Day 15: Damaged
Sir Nicholas Montgomery, 1492, dressed as a knight, feet resting on his pet, but missing his legs,
St Andrew, Great Cubley, #Derbyshire

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Scotland's Churches Trust @scotchurchestrust.bsky.social · 19h

Day 14 of #31DaysOfGraves - Inside

Here are just two monuments from the extraordinary assemblage of 14th-15th century graveslabs that are now housed within the reroofed former Prior's house within the ruins of the Augustinian priory on the island of Oronsay.

These were most likely MacDuffie chiefs

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Pacoulmag @pacoulmag.bsky.social · 1d

#31DaysOfGraves
Day 14: Inside
Hooded or Canopied tomb, sometimes bones, or skulls carved inside, 17th C
St Bridget, Dyserth, #Denbighshire

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@dianeechambers @dianeechambers.bsky.social · 1d

#31daysofgraves
Day 13 Skeleton
Painswick, Gloucestershire

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Alison Spring @acspring.bsky.social · 2d

The obverse of a stone in Meigle churchyard (Perthshire). The dedication on the principal side is to Janet Edward, who died in 1737, age 49. Her husband was James Lesly. #31DaysofGraves #Day13 #Skeleton

This gravestone depicts a winged soul above a skeleton that stands between two trumpeting angels and holds an hourglass and an arrow. Other symbols on the stone are tools and a bell.

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Nancy Johnston @jeelyeater1.bsky.social · 2d

#31DaysOfGraves Day 13: Skeleton. In Port of Menteith kirkyard, Stirlingshire.

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St Magnus Cathedral, Orkney @stmagnuscathedral.bsky.social · 6d

Day 9 of #31DaysofGraves - and the prompt is ‘hand’! Here’s a little prototype emoji from the 1600s - a hand pointing towards a Bible. This stone commemorates Kirk Minister Thomas Baikie, who died aged 42.

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St Magnus Cathedral, Orkney @stmagnuscathedral.bsky.social · 1d

Squeezing this in before the end of the day! #31DaysofGraves - Day 13, Skeleton. Of course, it had to be this cheery and dynamic fellow from the gravestone of Kirkwall merchant Patrick Prince.

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Pacoulmag @pacoulmag.bsky.social · 2d

#31daysofgraves #MementoMoriMonday
Day 13: Skeleton
Skeleton, no name, warm and cozy for winter in his coffin, and capped with his winged hourglass,
Elie Churchyard, Elie and Earlsferry, #Fife

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Steve @portaspeciosa.bsky.social · 3d

A C13 stoup by the South door at East Wellow, Hants. Paintwork thought to be of the same period. Bowl modern.

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Pacoulmag @pacoulmag.bsky.social · 2d

#31DaysOfGraves
Day 12: Notable Woman
The courageous Mary Plomer, who died in 1605 at the age of 30 after giving birth to her 11th child. In her arms a chrisom child.
All Saints, Radwell, #Hertfordshire

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Simon Knott @simoninsuffolk.bsky.social · 2d

Glass by Hendra & Harper, 1950 at Stoke-on-Trent Minster, in a vaguely uncomfortable Expressionist style. On the right, Christ heals the lepers in a scene from today's Gospel. On the left, Christ in the house of Martha and Mary, the two scenes flanking the Good Shepherd. #StainedGlassSunday

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Kevin Wilbraham @kpw1453.bsky.social · 3d

Some well worn medieval faces from Durham Cathedral. 📸 My own. #StoneworkSunday #DurhamCathedral

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Pacoulmag @pacoulmag.bsky.social · May 28

#WindowsOnWednesday
Beautiful stained glass window, St John the Baptist,
Madingley, St Mary Magdalene church, #Cambridgeshire

Pacoulmag @pacoulmag.bsky.social · May 27

#TongOutTuesday
Crowned lion on the roof timber, all sorts of animals adorn the roof structure inside the church
St Neots, St Mary, Church, #Cambridgeshire

Pacoulmag @pacoulmag.bsky.social · May 25

#SundayStoneWork
#MementoMori
A large collection of angels,
West Stourmouth, All Saints Church, #Kent

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Pacoulmag @pacoulmag.bsky.social · May 25

#StainedGlassSunday
Interesting fragments of medieval stained glass,
West Stourmouth, All Saints Church, #Kent

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Pacoulmag @pacoulmag.bsky.social · May 24

#SteepleSaturday
St Peter church Newenden, #Kent
We're starting the "church crawling" today, waiting wisely for the rain to stop.

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Pacoulmag @pacoulmag.bsky.social · May 21

St Mary Salome and St Mary Magdalene, very fine medieval stained glass, from
All Souls College, #Oxford

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Pacoulmag @pacoulmag.bsky.social · May 21

#WoodensDay
A very sad greenman, misericord,
Norwich Cathedral

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Pacoulmag @pacoulmag.bsky.social · May 20

#TilesOnTuesday
Medieval tiles in the ruins of the Cistercian Byland Abbey, #NorthYorkshire

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Pacoulmag @pacoulmag.bsky.social · May 18

Very strange glass. I seem to have discussed a while ago on another network the fact that her mouth is twisted and she seems to be wearing her left arm, perhaps a sign of left paralysis. Sorry, professional reflex.

Pacoulmag @pacoulmag.bsky.social · May 18

Perhaps to avoid attracting thieves...

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Rosemary Griggs @ragriggsauthor.bsky.social · May 18

Beautiful blues in this window dated 1523 at All Hallows, Broadwood Kelly, Devon. The two figures on the right are thought to be donors. She wears a gable hood.

#StainedGlassSunday #tudor #historicalcostume

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Pacoulmag @pacoulmag.bsky.social · May 18

#SundayStonework
Detail of the "Moridic stone", "found in 1852, built into a window of the former Llanhamlach rectory".
I really like the earrings,
St Peter and St Illtyd, #Llanhamlach, #Powys

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