The Minster at Beverley is one of the most beautiful ecclesiastical buildings in England
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My lofty ambition to see the ancient roof revealed magical things…
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I found the circle of life in the roof of the Early English transept
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Segmented glass quarries with secrets to reveal
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Charles Hopper
Plumber, May 22 1750
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Such people have been practising their ancient craft for centuries….
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Leaving their mark for all to see. Like footprints in the sand…
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Hidden
in the space above the crossing, they still do it to this day
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The timbers in the roof are gnarled and ancient.
Look closer and you can still see the mark of the adze
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"How
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this is how
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With the creak of the rope…
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before your eyes..
…the roof boss lifts like the lid off a jam jar…
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Beneath
its gilded leaves is a vision below from the giddy heights
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What are these photos about?
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