tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post6199821633678843371..comments2024-03-23T16:18:34.397+00:00Comments on Where Five Valleys Meet: Deerhurst Saxon Priory - now St. Mary's Parish ChurchRosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-25204133463858051032015-03-13T10:58:00.613+00:002015-03-13T10:58:00.613+00:00I am pleased that you enjoyed seeing this lovely S...I am pleased that you enjoyed seeing this lovely Saxon church Perpetua, and I am sure that you are right about reusing the stone from the Roman building, much like Wroxeter which we visited last year.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-22999709408726046042015-03-12T23:04:57.414+00:002015-03-12T23:04:57.414+00:00Another glorious church to add to my must-visit li...Another glorious church to add to my must-visit list, Rosemary. I love the austere simplicity of its light-filled interior and the wonderful Saxon details. Looking at the ancient stonework in the NW corner of the nave, it seems highly likely that some of those stones were reused from the Roman building which first stood on the site. Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-64589435150278683762015-03-08T14:12:22.824+00:002015-03-08T14:12:22.824+00:00The patterns also remind me of Japanese gravel gar...The patterns also remind me of Japanese gravel gardens which often have similar spirals raked into themRosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-43233129184516050842015-03-08T13:51:55.829+00:002015-03-08T13:51:55.829+00:00Hello again, Rosemary. Nice to know such a fascina...Hello again, Rosemary. Nice to know such a fascinating church is well preserved. The countryside is also beautiful. Spiral pattern is seen on the bell-shaped bronze vessels of ancient times starting in 2 to 3rd century in my country and seem to have magico-religious meaning. The possible reason behind the spiral pattern (evil’s only moving straight) in your culture is interesting. <br /><br />Yoko<br />stardusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10684501661629146087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-63549575043032312292015-03-07T01:25:07.105+00:002015-03-07T01:25:07.105+00:00Thanks Giga - Lovely to hear from you Thanks Giga - Lovely to hear from you Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-23320512644222328632015-03-06T23:10:39.794+00:002015-03-06T23:10:39.794+00:00You get to know the history of their country. It&#...You get to know the history of their country. It's appreciated. Great opisłaś church and very interesting pictures dodałaś. Regards.Gigahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08706670738884178087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-35521367956821079972015-03-06T21:31:47.720+00:002015-03-06T21:31:47.720+00:00I enjoyed discovering the history on our lovely da...I enjoyed discovering the history on our lovely day out Titti - I am pleased that you enjoyed seeing the pictures.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-36819224075504583942015-03-06T21:30:05.707+00:002015-03-06T21:30:05.707+00:00Dear Britta - Glad you can pronounce Worcester Bri...Dear Britta - Glad you can pronounce Worcester Britta - I suspect that the many idiosyncratic peculiarities in English hold many pitfalls for the language student. I remember being in Madeira when our guide pointed out a Christmas street nativity scene - she said 'look it has goats and sheeps in it.' Her remark was logical of course, I wonder why we do not have sheeps?Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-51575655016116239352015-03-06T19:08:05.772+00:002015-03-06T19:08:05.772+00:00Interesting and really great pictures Rosemary! A ...Interesting and really great pictures Rosemary! A tour in history...<br />Love,<br />TittiHWIT BLOGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06851355663006106726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-21596237221157246002015-03-06T18:57:18.785+00:002015-03-06T18:57:18.785+00:00Dear Rosemary, the Anglo-Saxon sculptures and buil...Dear Rosemary, the Anglo-Saxon sculptures and buildings are very impressing - I always feel they go right to the heart, as that Angel. Love it! <br />And of course the lovely snowdrops on the peacefull cemetry. The last photo of the church looks like the prototype of an English church that every BBC drama shows. And: thank you for teaching me something about Worcester (afterI learned years ago how to pronounce it :-) Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-52024973780301568312015-03-06T12:05:28.770+00:002015-03-06T12:05:28.770+00:00Thank you Jane - it is a very fortunate survival.Thank you Jane - it is a very fortunate survival.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-18658298017774774892015-03-06T10:54:27.731+00:002015-03-06T10:54:27.731+00:00Amazing how well preserved all this is . A beautif...Amazing how well preserved all this is . A beautiful step back in time thanks to your photos. Wish you a nice weekend.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06592451071109351862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-60507367502946337332015-03-06T09:54:14.552+00:002015-03-06T09:54:14.552+00:00Most of very our old parish churches have Saxon fo...Most of very our old parish churches have Saxon foundations and bits of from that era still remain in many of them, but it is very unusual to still find almost the complete church, so Odd's chapel and the Priory are quite special. The invaders, known by historians as Anglo-Saxons were a mixture of Saxon, Angles, and Jutes. They were people from north Germany, northern Holland, and Denmark. My personal opinion is that their creative and artist stone sculpture is still prevalent today in Scandinavian design.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-34643857009725402102015-03-06T09:27:59.742+00:002015-03-06T09:27:59.742+00:00Thank you, I appreciate your commentThank you, I appreciate your commentRosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-85369935851308727592015-03-06T09:27:31.673+00:002015-03-06T09:27:31.673+00:00I had never heard of St. Alphege before Nilly, let...I had never heard of St. Alphege before Nilly, let alone the fact that he was an early English Archbishop of Canterbury and a martyr too .Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-8606300128542928712015-03-06T05:28:52.958+00:002015-03-06T05:28:52.958+00:00What a wonderful place to explore Rosemary. On my...What a wonderful place to explore Rosemary. On my brief visits to England I was mainly aware of Tudor/gothic history, and don't remember anything from the Saxon era. It amazes me to think these things are still there in situ to be admired, and I absolutely love the Virgin and Child with the sweet little feet, the font (an incredibly lucky story of survival), the dragons, and the very unusual Saxon triangular double window. Another one to go on the list if we ever go back to the UK. Thank you for sharing it all.Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685403215601517267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-64866237584372025112015-03-06T03:19:49.224+00:002015-03-06T03:19:49.224+00:00great pictures
i really likedgreat pictures<br />i really likedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-25052613856567738202015-03-05T23:31:16.786+00:002015-03-05T23:31:16.786+00:00A fascinating church with interesting early treasu...A fascinating church with interesting early treasures, now on my "must see" list! St Alphege is a familiar name - my school classroom once looked out on St Alphege Road and I must admit I daydreamed about his strange name & who he might be when lessons were boring!nillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09733433402466612700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-47839103475973754142015-03-05T22:29:48.025+00:002015-03-05T22:29:48.025+00:00Thanks Jan - I must admit that the morning was so ...Thanks Jan - I must admit that the morning was so lovely that we just dropped everything, made a picnic and went out to make the most of the day.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-78156581204046101252015-03-05T22:25:45.511+00:002015-03-05T22:25:45.511+00:00I enjoyed my visit and reading your post about thi...I enjoyed my visit and reading your post about this interesting place, the weather was kind to you.<br /><br />All the best JanLowcarb team memberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07961199165290289611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-1358919331595894802015-03-05T22:00:43.036+00:002015-03-05T22:00:43.036+00:00I agree about the angel Amy, and how wonderful to ...I agree about the angel Amy, and how wonderful to think that it is about 1200 years oldRosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-46831551546125435062015-03-05T21:10:24.619+00:002015-03-05T21:10:24.619+00:00What an incredible church with so many amazing det...What an incredible church with so many amazing details. The angel is incredibly beautiful I think, and those triangular windows are so unusual aren't they!! Wow! xxAmy at love made my homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17111180584250029433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-47683486357603645692015-03-05T19:00:34.857+00:002015-03-05T19:00:34.857+00:00Hello Jim - the same thought crossed through mind ...Hello Jim - the same thought crossed through mind too. It is only in recent history that the world has become so small. The dragons must have looked very different when they still had their paintwork, but the carved details are very good considering how old they are.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-39098234298956684992015-03-05T18:50:42.197+00:002015-03-05T18:50:42.197+00:00It is quite difficult to grasp just how old these ...It is quite difficult to grasp just how old these pieces are.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-3911705812122330372015-03-05T18:47:22.863+00:002015-03-05T18:47:22.863+00:00Dear Mark - This is the legend of the Deerhurst dr...Dear Mark - This is the legend of the Deerhurst dragon.<br />The dragon was covered in impenetrable scales and fed on livestock. It killed villagers with its deadly breath. It was finally slain by a local labourer, the exotically named John Smith.<br />John set out a trough of milk for the dragon who greedily drank the lot. After its meal, the creature stretched out to sleep. Whilst sleeping, the dragon ruffled up its scales in the manner of a bird fluffing its feathers. Seeing his chance John took up an axe and struck between the beast’s scales, hacking off the monster’s head.<br />Whether there is any luck connected with touching the dragons snout I am not too sure, but I expect that people over the centuries must think there is.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.com