Tag: religion

  • Abstract Abbey

    Abstract Abbey

    Here’s an unusual shot of Glastonbury Abbey, looking straight up between some of the highest parts of the ruined abbey. I could go on at great length about Glastonbury Abbey and Henry VIII’s dissolution of the monasteries, but to be honest many other people have written about it before me (and in far more eloquent…

  • St Martin-in-the-Fields

    St Martin-in-the-Fields

    This is the very top of St-Martin-in-the-Fields, perhaps one of the most prominent and recognisable churches in London (it helps that it stands on the edge of Trafalgar Square). There has a been a church in one form another on this location since medieval times. The church is dedicated to St Martin of Tours, a…

  • The Stone Cross

    The Stone Cross

    I found this cross sitting atop an old church. What did this image teach me? Church architecture can be quite interesting when you start to look at the small, finer details. Historically people put a lot of effort into building these places of worship.