religion

Out of the way places from Usksider ^Pro 54 days old

A little while ago I posted a short piece about churches built in out-of-the-way places and thought I'd add an image here to further illustrate the point. Llanfihangel ...

St Mary the Virgin from Usksider ^Pro 85 days old

Since a few people asked about the church behind the tower picture I posted this morning I thought I'd add a little detail. The church of Saint Mary ...

Abandoned... from Usksider ^Pro 86 days old

Abandon hope all ye who enter here looks to me as though hope has already been abandoned

A prickly subject from Usksider ^Pro 329 days old

No, not cacti or mother-in-law's tongue, although they can be prickly enough in their own right of course. No I'm actually thinking about religion ...

A little added detail from Usksider ^Pro 477 days old

Just a few more images from Hailes Abbey View through an arched doorway A couple of examples of masonry bosses

The history behind Hailes Abbey from Usksider ^Pro 478 days old

The year is 1246 and Richard, Earl of Cornwall (brother of Henry III) is suffering as his ship is tossed in one the worst storms ever recorded at sea. Richard ...

Hailes Abbey from Usksider ^Pro 478 days old

Managed to escape for a couple of hours on Thursday afternoon with the apprentice photographer, otherwise known as the daughter. We'd talked a couple ...

Threesome anyone? from Usksider ^Pro 478 days old

Here's another great lump of stone but who stole the rest of the house?

What a brick! from Usksider ^Pro 478 days old

Windows within Windows... from Usksider ^Pro 483 days old

No, this has absolutely nothing to do with Uncle Bill's Evil Empire it's much more aesthetic than that. This is the last image I'll be posting ...