thecreativehistorian

Tea addict for my sins, ancient historian for my bigger sins. Frequently snapping old buildings and monuments in the UK and Europe :)

Sunlight on grill window

The Abbey in the Garden. A snap of the ruins of Holyrood Abbey, in the beautiful grounds of the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, Scotland.

cemetery

Stained glass window from Ripon Cathedral, depicting Jesus and the Twelve Disciples

Doorway of York Minster in England

water

Sighting Down A Cannon. Taken at Edinburgh Castle, if you look down the cannon you realise it's pointing at the city!

sculpture

The beautiful medieval building of Selby Abbey in Yorkshire, United Kingdom

The remains of the chapel at Rievaulx Abbey in Yorkshire.

The monastic ruins of Fountains Abbey in Yorkshire

Statue of Africa. A statue depicting the continent of Africa. Taken at the Albert Memorial in Hyde Park, London.

The great medieval York Minster in the U.K.

Stained glass window from Ripon Cathedral in Yorkshire

Selby Abbey in Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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The ceiling of the Chapter House in York Minster, England

Stained glass window from Gloucester Cathedral, in memory of an organist.

Mosaic Apse in Rome. The apse (inside of a dome) of the Basilica of St Paul Beyond the Walls, a mosaic depicting Jesus with three saints

Coggeshall parish church in Essex, England

Gloucester cathedral in England

Saint David Stained Glass. A snap of a pane from a stained glass window. The panel above his head names him as St David, patron saint of Wales

Thriplow Parish Church. A shot of Thriplow Parish church in Cambridgeshire. The tower dates from the 14th century.

Roman Church. The exterior facade of one if Rome's many beautiful churches

Norwich cathedral in England, with blue sky

Tomb Chest. A tomb chest from Lincoln Cathedral with heraldic shields on the side

Part of the screen of the Kings of England at York Minster in England

library

Stained glass window from an Essex church, set up as a memorial to those who died in the First World War.

St Benedict in Rome. The altar in a chapel of St Benedict, located in the Basilica of St Paul Beyond the Walls, Rome.

Headingham Castile in Essex, lurking through the trees.

The church of Holy Trinity in Colchester is the oldest surviving church building in the city, with this tower retaining Anglo-Saxon features

Stained glass window depicting the biblical story of the crowning of Esther, taken at Ely Cathedral in Cambridgeshire.

Statue of St Thomas Fisher from the doorway of the Church of Our Lady and the English Martyrs in Cambridge.

The head/face of an odd-looking gargoyle, found on the wall of Ely Cathedral in Cambridgeshire. I couldn't work out if he was carved without a mouth, or if it had dropped or been knocked off.

Stained glass window depicting Mary and St Elizabeth from Selby Abbey in Yorkshire

Medieval brass effigy of Joanna Peycocke, taken at Coggeshall church in Essex.

A medieval brass memorial to a man who appears to have been a monk, taken at Ely Cathedral in Cambridgeshire.

Stained glass window depicting the Biblical figure of Joshua, from Selby Abbey in Yorkshire.

Royal Artillery. One of the bronze statues that stands at the Royal Artillery Memorial in Hyde Park, London.

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Sunlight on grill window

The Abbey in the Garden. A snap of the ruins of Holyrood Abbey, in the beautiful grounds of the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, Scotland.

cemetery

Stained glass window from Ripon Cathedral, depicting Jesus and the Twelve Disciples

Doorway of York Minster in England

water

Sighting Down A Cannon. Taken at Edinburgh Castle, if you look down the cannon you realise it's pointing at the city!

sculpture

The beautiful medieval building of Selby Abbey in Yorkshire, United Kingdom

The remains of the chapel at Rievaulx Abbey in Yorkshire.

The monastic ruins of Fountains Abbey in Yorkshire

Statue of Africa. A statue depicting the continent of Africa. Taken at the Albert Memorial in Hyde Park, London.

The great medieval York Minster in the U.K.

Stained glass window from Ripon Cathedral in Yorkshire

Selby Abbey in Yorkshire, United Kingdom

church

The ceiling of the Chapter House in York Minster, England

Stained glass window from Gloucester Cathedral, in memory of an organist.

Mosaic Apse in Rome. The apse (inside of a dome) of the Basilica of St Paul Beyond the Walls, a mosaic depicting Jesus with three saints

Coggeshall parish church in Essex, England

Gloucester cathedral in England

Saint David Stained Glass. A snap of a pane from a stained glass window. The panel above his head names him as St David, patron saint of Wales

Thriplow Parish Church. A shot of Thriplow Parish church in Cambridgeshire. The tower dates from the 14th century.

Roman Church. The exterior facade of one if Rome's many beautiful churches

Norwich cathedral in England, with blue sky

Tomb Chest. A tomb chest from Lincoln Cathedral with heraldic shields on the side

Part of the screen of the Kings of England at York Minster in England

library

Stained glass window from an Essex church, set up as a memorial to those who died in the First World War.

St Benedict in Rome. The altar in a chapel of St Benedict, located in the Basilica of St Paul Beyond the Walls, Rome.

Headingham Castile in Essex, lurking through the trees.

The church of Holy Trinity in Colchester is the oldest surviving church building in the city, with this tower retaining Anglo-Saxon features

Stained glass window depicting the biblical story of the crowning of Esther, taken at Ely Cathedral in Cambridgeshire.

Statue of St Thomas Fisher from the doorway of the Church of Our Lady and the English Martyrs in Cambridge.

The head/face of an odd-looking gargoyle, found on the wall of Ely Cathedral in Cambridgeshire. I couldn't work out if he was carved without a mouth, or if it had dropped or been knocked off.

Stained glass window depicting Mary and St Elizabeth from Selby Abbey in Yorkshire

Medieval brass effigy of Joanna Peycocke, taken at Coggeshall church in Essex.

A medieval brass memorial to a man who appears to have been a monk, taken at Ely Cathedral in Cambridgeshire.

Stained glass window depicting the Biblical figure of Joshua, from Selby Abbey in Yorkshire.

Royal Artillery. One of the bronze statues that stands at the Royal Artillery Memorial in Hyde Park, London.

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