Muscular Norman
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other c11 bits in the Abbey (from the undercroft, not normally accessible to the public)
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Those are c13, but as I understand there are a few earlier tiles, from the c11, that remain in there. This one, with a simple geometrical pattern is supposedly one
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Here are some from the Pyx Chamber at the Abbey - spot the knight
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This rose window design is copied from the c13 ones at Westminster Abbey Chapter House. I must go back a photograph them, now that’s permitted!
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And then off to Apedale Museum to peruse their extensive collection of bricks… The perfect Sunday?
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actually visited to see the big ol’ west window by Lenny Walker (to his mates) 1936
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Off to Holy Trinity, Hartshill (Stoke) today burial place of Herbert Minton (d.1858)
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Out on a Manchester church crawl this morning St Richard of Chichester, Peel Hall Road by Gordon Thorne (1969) Hmmm… one hopes this one is top-lit…
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Sutton Coldfield really does punch well above its weight in terms of churches…
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And reredos painting by him too (design by CE Bateman)
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Sidney Meteyard glass at St Peter, Maney (Sutton Coldfield) Undated but poss. late 1930s?
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Little algorithm-busting #Caterday plug for my upcoming #onlinetalks all about the #ArtsandCrafts Movement in #Birmingham & #Worcestershire on Jan 12 & Feb 9: if you see this, pop it a share if you can! By Florence Camm, 1910 @BM_AG Every little helps... https://t.co/RWGxMi03mI
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Anrep also responsible for several floor schemes at the nearby National Gallery Bertrand Russell & a Christmas pudding amongst the varied subjects…
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during the restoration of the Cocteau murals in 2012 a Nativity mosaic by Russian artist Boris Anrep was found on the altar (it had been covered by a painted panel). Permanently on show now
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church is most famous for the murals in the Lady Chapel, painted by Jean Cocteau between 3 and 11 November 1959.
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