Well, technically, I am not there now. But my daughter and I took a two-week trip over the “pond” and visited London, England, Edinburg, Scotland, and ended in Dublin, Ireland. It was a wonderful trip, and I thought I would share some of the 600 pictures I took.
On day 1, we went to All Saints Church on Market Street. When we went to New York last year and visited many of the ancient churches, I kind of knew what we would see, but this beauty is something you can’t describe; you have to see it. So, I will share my sightings with you.
The foundation stone for this house of God was laid on All Saints’ Day by Dr Edward Bouverie Pusey in 1850. Dr. Pusey was one of the leaders of the Oxford Movement, which was responsible for the Catholic revival in the Church of England. This site was previously occupied by the 18th century Margaret Chapel.
The front entrance and the overall building amazed me, knowing what tools they did not have to create such beauty.
Once you got inside, the quiet beauty made you stop and just look. William Butterfield was the architect and the designer of many of the beautiful inlaid tiled walls and murals.
The pulpit had beautiful paintings and sculptures with gold embellished ironwork. The side of the pulpit had intricate stone and woodwork around the windows. The multi-arched ceiling above the pulpit was amazing.
The great West Window, created by Alexander Gibbs in 1877, was beautiful. It depicted several Old Testament scenes. A window depicting many of the prophets is in the northwest corner of the church. The ceiling’s main arch ran the length of the church to the pulpit.
There was another pulpit-type structure, which I assumed from the literature was the baptistry. But I am not sure. I noticed that many of the churches we went to had several small side chapels, so it may have been that. Regardless, it was beautiful.
After we visited All Saints Church, we went to Kings Crossing Station, famous for the Harry Potter movies. There was a significant line for photos around the half in the wall luggage trolley. Again, the building was impressive and part of the St. Panaras Church building. This is also the church featured in the Harry Potter movies.
The architecture and brickwork of this building were unique and worth the photo opportunity.
This pretty much finishes out day 1 of our trip, as we only had half a day to explore due to our plane’s arrival time. Day 2 was MUCH busier, and my legs felt it. I may have to break it into two posts due to how much we saw that day.
For now, I leave you with a reminder to always be kind. Kindness has a power that can change a situation if it is allowed the opportunity.
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