27 days ago by John Hopper

I have just finished this newish biography of Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin, written by Rosemary Hill. Considering that I had reserved it from the local library and had to wait weeks for it to become available, I was a little disappointed. I must admit to being puzzled by the emphasis she put on hi ...

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40 days ago by John Hopper

All of the ceramic tiles shown here were created specifically for ecclesiastical buildings by Minton & Co Ltd in the 1860s. Herbert Minton had always had an interest in original Medieval church tiles and was quick to see the opportunity to produce reproduction designs as well as originals, with the ...

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69 days ago by Philip Wilkinson

The elephant in the gloom Grubbing around in Berkshire looking for a Gothick gatehouse that escaped my searching, I found myself in Wickham. The church looked immediately appealing and I was sure I’d read something about it. But what? Well, I was immediately impressed by the tower, which is Saxon an ...

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82 days ago by John Hopper

Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin won the commission to decorate the interior of the newly rebuilt Palace of Westminster in 1835. The project was still uncompleted at Pugins early death in 1851. What is interesting about the whole scheme, from textiles, to furniture, to wallpapers, is the message that ...

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95 days ago by G. Thomas Fitzpatrick

Because we need more beauty that reflects the great tradition of the Church. Courtesy of Brother Lawrence Lew, OP.

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104 days ago by John Hopper

I must have read this book the first time around in the 1980s when I borrowed it from my local library. I have taken it out repeatedly from different libraries until I got myself a copy for my birthday in July. It is a great reference book. If you are at all interested in Nineteenth and early Twenti ...

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142 days ago by Joshua

Having heard Mass and made my Communion on the way home, I made some dinner (finishing off the last of the shiraz-viognier in the sauce and in a glass) and lit the fire, then settled back to read, with some tokay... Michael got home after that, and ate the rest of the pasta; we had a beer... I read ...

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168 days ago by Marco

Lange habe ich mich geweigert. Ein Update? Wofr? Never change a running system. Seit meiner Neuinstallation des Blogs nutze ich die damals aktuell erhältliche Version 2.3.3 und fahre damit bisher ganz gut. Den auf dem Bild zu sehenden Hinweis am unteren Tellerrand habe ich immer ignoriert - mit Erfo ...

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230 days ago by Matt Doyle

I have written previously about St Chad's Cathedral, the mother church of the huge archdiocese of Birmingham. It was about four years ago that Wendy and I discovered this Cathedral, at a time when we were excitedly discovering the Catholic Faith. Pugin designed this church with grand, sweeping ' Sar ...