CathyLoweBerkshire
Enthusiast. Churches and cathedrals, Modernist architecture, music especially Mozart, birding especially swans. My son is a hospital doctor; I once worked in the NHS in health education/public health.
- It was a Tale of Two Eagle Lecterns in Harris Manchester College's chapel, in Oxford. Walking in one was met by the Greeting Eagle, left, & on proceeding to the chancel, the Preaching Eagle (right) pounced upon a person. Truly a chapel with lavish lectern provision! 🪶🦅@notpodium.bsky.social
- @jshellyer.bsky.social I visited Harris Manchester College chapel to see the stained glass, with a slight nervous apprehension in case late C19th Morris & Co glass might be a tiny bit lacklustre. However, jewel like pinks & blues shone brightly & I was very interested in how the tracery was used.
- Harris Manchester College, Oxford, gave us a most hospitable welcome, when we arrived to see the Chapel. I was quite bowled over by the wood carving & Morris & Co stained glass, 1895-9, by Henry Dearle. Hammerbeam roof & gorgeous light fittings shown here as well. @stroudstory.bsky.social
- At last! The new Botley bridge in Oxford is being installed after the old one was dismantled. It was really exciting to see the construction in progress and to find out how accomplished was the handling of the railway closure.
- Taking classes on the Decorated Gothic style of architecture, one becomes so easily obsessed by ballflowers. I see some angry faces at the top! #WallsOnWedneday at Gloucester cathedral. @chartresfi.bsky.social
- Reposted by CathyLoweBerkshireBrilliant. I can’t recall these at all, but then again it’s all a bit overwhelming in there (in a good way, of course). Those capitals look a bit like they used to, or perhaps at one time were destined to, have columns attached to the bottom? Anyway - here is another Oxford owl, in return
- #OwlishMonday These lovely owls welcome visitors in to the Oxford Museum (of natural history) left. Far right, a squirrel appears to be about to over-indulge in luscious bunches of grapes! Inside, a forest of capitals dazzles the visitor with their floral & leafy brilliance @iangrebe.bsky.social
- #Candlemas remembered via the superb candlesticks & reredos in St Andrew's chapel, Westminster Cathedral. @horatioforever.bsky.social
- #SundayStonework The Oxford Museum's stone carving is some of the finest that I have ever seen. The botanical carvings in the Central Court prompt awe at the skill of the craftspeople & are both decorative and educational. The arcading & striped arches are full of energy!
- #SpringFever Herons are nesting, and frogs will soon be, well, dancing with gay abandon! Poster on the right, Clifford & Rosemary Ellis, c 1945. @everyheron.bsky.social
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- #Caturday with a bonus red cardinal. Gorgeous! 🧡
- Rainwater goods in the country and in the city. Left, doves perch prettily by the gutter at St Peter's, Drayton; while in Oxford, I was much taken by this high level ensemble facing Parks Road from the Gate Tower of Wadham College.
