DAYS OUT: Crowland Abbey

What a pile!

After a short delivery shift, around lunch time, I stopped to read a bit in the environs of, and generally admire, Crowland, or ‘Croyland’ Abbey.

Perfect spot to read a bit more of this.

Really enjoying this latest book.

That’s not a dog… that’s a horse!
Looking towards the altar.
Main window.

The main stained-glass window here is pretty spectacular.

A bit o’ detail.
Looking up.
Levitating water carrier.
Fab rood screen.
Moody blues.
Beautifully carved bench end.
Pulpit.
View from the pulpit, I: little modern light.
View from the pulpit, II: restoration work.
Another very fancy light.
Spare, bare, bleak, but beautiful.
Dazzling rainbow stuff…
I love the decorative border here.
Terrific!
What a view!

I came out, into a beautiful sunny day, and sat under a tree, with this terrific view. And there I finished the chapter on St Paul’s, and the fires of 1666 and The Blitz.

What an atmospheric place.

I’m growing to love and appreciate graveyards better, as I visit more and more churches.

The Bloods!
Accidental grass photo!

I took the above shot by accident, as I was putting my iPhone down. I went to delete it, and then thought… no, that’s actually rather lovely.

Such a great spot!

As is so often the case, a visit to an ecclesiastical building proves well worth the effort. Lifting the spirits.

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