Andy Marshall's Genius Loci Digest: 21st July 2023
Perhaps, collectively, we should devote more time to seeking out and experiencing awe. It seems that we might find it at the churchyard down the lane.
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Perhaps, collectively, we should devote more time to seeking out and experiencing awe. It seems that we might find it at the churchyard down the lane.
Bosham is a place that perfectly matches the title of this digest. Beyond its organic beauty there is a palpable atmosphere that consists of aftershocks to historic events from the past.
I'm travelling in Woody on the way to a photoshoot beyond London, but I make a detour to see a place that I've been wanting to see for a very long time.
MEMBERS ONLY The majority of this building is perhaps one of the last surviving C7th buildings in the country and might have been the far reaching epicentre of the pomp and glory of Mercian Kings - a building to show that they were equal to that of Rome. 0:00 /0:...
The majority of this building is perhaps one of the last surviving C7th buildings in the country
Emerging from beyond the lime wash is a ghost angel. The faint outline of a face and wings. I’m told that the eye emerged first and then the face and that, as the wash wears away, more might be revealed.
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Stopping and taking time to observe is an act of faith in the material truth that surrounds us. It washes away the fake news, discomfort and confusion of present times and helps me feel rooted.
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