The bridge at Lower Lee Wood 3 of 3

The bridge at Lower Lee Wood 3 of 3, originally uploaded by fotofacade.

Fine art rendition of the pathway over the bridge at Lower Lee Wood, Chesham Local Nature Reserve, Bury.

Map of Chesham Local Nature Reserve, Bury, Lancs

Chesham House Wood 2 of 3

Chesham House Wood 2 of 3, originally uploaded by fotofacade.

Fine art rendition of a beautiful spot in the woods during an early autumnal morning. Chesham Local Nature Reserve, Bury

Map of Chesham Local Nature Reserve, Bury, Lancs

Chesham House Wood 1 of 3

Chesham House Wood 1 of 3, originally uploaded by fotofacade.

Fine art rendition of Chesham House Wood in the Chesham Local Nature Reserve, Bury. I am fascinated by pathways and crossways and thus the emphasis in this and the other three photos

Map of Chesham Local Nature Reserve, Bury, Lancs

Lower Lee Wood

Lower Lee Wood, originally uploaded by fotofacade.

I was up with the birds this morning continuing my quest to record my locality. Lower Lee Wood is part of the Chesham Local Nature Reserve in Bury

Map of Chesham Local Nature Reserve, Bury, Lancs

Saint Mary the Virgin, Bury, UK

Saint Mary the Virgin, Bury, UK, originally uploaded by fotofacade.

The glory of the double hammer beam roof looking beyond Giles Gilbert Scott's iron screen towards the west end rose window.

Door Detail, Bury Parish Church

Door Detail, Bury Parish Church, originally uploaded by fotofacade.

Victorian iron work at its very best. Here on the vestry door at Saint Mary the Virgin Bury, Lancashire UK.

Paley and Austin and the Pelican

Pelican, originally uploaded by fotofacade.

Taken with a Canon 5D, manfrotto tripod with geared head, sigma lens.

There's something deeply moving about the Pelican symbol used throughout Christianity. But for me it goes beyond the religious sense of sacrifice. I suppose it's a common understanding any parent would have in protecting and nourishing their own.

And this is how it is for me with my architectural photography. On many levels it is a personal experience drawn to symbols, messages, textures, colours, spaces and structures which touch me.

Here the Pelican is a symbol of Christ - it is feeding its young with its own flesh. More here on the Pelican in Christianity.

The Choir stalls are from Saint Mary the Virgin in Bury Lancashire - a remarkable example of Victorian architecture. Take a look at my flickr set here on this church.

The stalls were designed by Paley and Austin - more here

Taken with a Canon 5D

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REMARKABLE IT IS: THE FLOOR AT SAINT MARY...

Sacred

We often walk past old monuments without taking much notice - but if we stay awhile and ponder and take in what is actually being said; then we can perhaps open up a brief wormhole to the past - and in doing so - realise how close we are to our ancestors in feelings and thoughts.

Check out my latest photostory on flickr to see more..

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The Church Piano

Using the wonders of photography we can highlight elements of our historic architecture to appeal to a new audience, as here at Bury Parish Church Lancs UK

Quatrefoil Angels

I took this image on Friday at Bury Parish Church - beautiful detail. It's often hard with stained glass to get all the detail and my first exposure showed good detail in the angels wings but their faces were washed out. So I stopped down and took a couple more shots. I blended the shots together in photoshop to enable us to see the angels in all their glory.

The stained glass is in the south aisle and is by prolific Victorian stained glass artists, Clayton and Bell.

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My flickr stained glass slideshow

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Remarkable it is the floor at St. Mary....

I produced this image of the floor at Saint Mary the Virgin, Bury Parish Church because I wanted to get across how beautiful and unique it is. Pevsner calls it a 'tour de force'. I think it is a remarkable example of the Victorian vision and and also their will to carry out such a vision.

The aim of the pic is to draw attention to some of the aspects of our historic churches which are undervalued and undervisited. Since posting this image on flickr it has received a lot of attention and comments. I think that's great for our heritage and our churches in general. It shows that there is a 'market' of interest out there which is potential 'capital' for our historic churches. It's great to see historic church architecture combined with cutting edge web 2 services such as flickr; and this is what we need to do to keep our historic churches at the forefront.

If you're interested in the seeing more of the floor you can visit the church!

OR

Take a look at this photo essay at Tabblo which has lots of pics of the floor

OR

Take a look at my flickr photosets on the church, or the floor, or the reredos (another tour de force)

If after all that your'e fascinated with the magic of tiles and ceramics (or you'd like to find a church near you which you can visit) then you can visit the Tiles and Architectural Ceramics Society website

More on tiles and ceramics on my delicious pages

If you have a feature of your church which you think is undervalued and should have more attention then drop me a line - we might be able to feature some images.

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Choir Stall by Austin and Paley, UK

Just one image in many over in my St. Mary Bury Parish Church set on flickr

Check out all my sets here.

Check out just the choir stall images here

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Reredos by Gibbons

The Reredos at Bury Parish Church, Lancs UK, by Gibbons is a remarkable piece of craftsmanship. I have spent several hours over several days just photographing the Reredos. Here's a photo mosaic of some of my images. To view them in a higher resolution go here.

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Miracoli, Venice

I have been reviewing my Venice stock images today, and I came across this image from the facade of Santa Maria dei Miracoli built 1489 to 1491 by Pietro Lombardo Cannaregio.

It reminds me of the Opus Sectile floor (click below) I have been photographing at Bury Parish Church.

Floor or facade both outstanding works of art in worlds far apart

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Top 3 Tabblo's

Here's my top three Tabblo's according to visits on the Tabblo site (click on the image to see the full Tabblo) :-

No 1 - Bury Parish Church 2

No 2 - Fotopromenade

No 3 - Archibling - Saint Mary's Bury

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More Mosaic

Remarkable it is - the texture and colour of the floor at Bury Parish Church, Lancashire UK. What time, skill and effort must have gone into this rich tapestry of tesselation. Stood, hunched over the viewfinder of my camera, it has a hypnotic, kaleidoscopic effect which leaves me tired but remarkably content.

More hypnotic floor to explore here...

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PLAYING THE PIPES

Carved human figure playing musical instrument on the Choir Stalls at Bury Parish Church by Paley and Austin

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Choir Stall detail by Paley and Austin

Image taken as part of Andy Marshall's shoot at Bury Parish Church
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