Twelfth century church for Evie's littles

[revanne]

Holy%20Cross%20westward%20through%20screen[1] by revanne2june, on Flickr


Holy%20Cross%20through%20Rood%20screen[1] by revanne2june, on Flickr


Holy%20Cross%20eastward%20from%20Nave[1] by revanne2june, on Flickr


Holy%20Cross%20Chancel%202[1] by revanne2june, on Flickr


Holy%20Cross%20Chancel[1] by revanne2june, on Flickr

[revanne]

well it only took me two months to be brave enough to try to follow Evie's brilliant instructions for Flickr. I have a very weird mentality which allows me to do some quite scary things (including amongst others take a full military funeral) and then go into complete meltdown when faced with technology.

Enjoy the pictures - I'll try to get some better ones over Easter.

The oldest part of the church, now the chancel, dates from the 12th century - just about right to be newly consecrated in time for Duncan to celebrate Mass at the altar.

yes to Evie - it should be Rev Anne - complete failure of my imagination when it came to choosing a user name!

[DesertRose]

That is gorgeous!  Thank you for sharing! 

[Evie]

Oh, very nice, revanne!!!  Gorgeous church!  <3

[Laurna]

Beautiful alter and windows. Is this in England?  Thank you for sharing.

[revanne]

Hi Laurna,

Yes it's in northern England in a place called Woodchurch on the edge of Birkenhead, just across the river Mersey from Liverpool. A Church is mentioned here in Domesday Book (compiled in 1086) but was probably wooden. The oldest part of the present stone church was built sometime in the twelfth century. It's a beautiful building and I feel very privileged to minister in it. The village was tiny up until after the second world war when a large social housing estate was built with all sorts of socio-economic problems so a challenging place to be. But the Church feels very much like a sanctuary.

[Aerlys]

yes to Evie - it should be Rev Anne - complete failure of my imagination when it came to choosing a user name!

Ah, I was wondering about that. "Revanne" looks like a feminization of "Revan," and I rather like it. It is also quite similar to my second daughter's name, if one switched a couple letters around, so it always catches my eye.

[revanne]

Hadn't thought of it as a feminisation of revan although am happy now that Aerlys has pointed out the connection.