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The Hunt For Admiral Benbow - Part 2
Oct. 29th, 2011 02:54 pmRight. We have normality again - thank goodness!!
I'm returning now to my Shrewsbury posts, and the next thrilling (!) installment of our hunt for the elusive Admiral Benbow, which took us to a very lovely old church right in the middle of the town, the Church of St Mary The Virgin.
It's not the easiest of churches to photograph, on account of its lofty spire. This was a later addition to the church, added in the late 15th century, and the contrast in masonry is dramatic. Much of the earlier fabric was probably derived from the nearby Roman city at Wroxeter:-
Part of the spire collapsed in 1894, with some superstitious members of the clergy putting the disaster down to an act of God, brought about in retaliation for the publication of Charles Darwin's The Origin of Species, Darwin having been schooled in Shrewsbury...
The medieval origins of the church are unmistakable, with a number of Romanesque features surviving both on the exterior and the interior of the building:-
Inside, the building shows evidence of a long and complex history of use and alteration. Perhaps its most outstanding feature is its magnificent feature is its 15th century timber roof, which is quite stunning, and which my camera refused to photograph. A tiny portion of it can be glimpsed here, through the chancel arch:-
As for Admiral Benbow? Watch this space!!
I'm returning now to my Shrewsbury posts, and the next thrilling (!) installment of our hunt for the elusive Admiral Benbow, which took us to a very lovely old church right in the middle of the town, the Church of St Mary The Virgin.
It's not the easiest of churches to photograph, on account of its lofty spire. This was a later addition to the church, added in the late 15th century, and the contrast in masonry is dramatic. Much of the earlier fabric was probably derived from the nearby Roman city at Wroxeter:-
Part of the spire collapsed in 1894, with some superstitious members of the clergy putting the disaster down to an act of God, brought about in retaliation for the publication of Charles Darwin's The Origin of Species, Darwin having been schooled in Shrewsbury...
The medieval origins of the church are unmistakable, with a number of Romanesque features surviving both on the exterior and the interior of the building:-
Inside, the building shows evidence of a long and complex history of use and alteration. Perhaps its most outstanding feature is its magnificent feature is its 15th century timber roof, which is quite stunning, and which my camera refused to photograph. A tiny portion of it can be glimpsed here, through the chancel arch:-
As for Admiral Benbow? Watch this space!!
