Be there: St. Mary Magdalene, Boveney, ancient interior in glorious VR
The VR is taken inside the oak timber framing of the 'wibbly, wobbly wonder'.
The VR is taken inside the oak timber framing of the 'wibbly, wobbly wonder'.
St. Mary Magdalene, Boveney in Buckinghamshire sits cheek by jowl next to the River Thames just a couple of miles from Windsor. Originating in the C12th, this church has one of the most beautiful and striking settings in the country.
A nod to Banister Fletcher: Church Towers
There's a rap on the door. It's Caroline the architect - I'm still in my orrery. I exit the van via the rear door and hand her a rainbow baton we found earlier in the Orangery - left over from a wedding at the weekend. The tailgate hisses as it rises. I feel like Major Tom exiting an air lock.
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The church at Hillesden has a lot to answer for. It is reputed that George Gilbert Scott, who lived nearby, said that it was this church that inspired his love of Gothic.
I came to Wing in Buckinghamshire to see just one thing: the Anglo Saxon apse to the church. The apse is C10th and is thought to have been built for Aelfgifa, sister-in-law to King Edgar.
The church at Hillesden has a lot to answer for. It is reputed that George Gilbert Scott, who lived nearby, said that it was this church that inspired his love of Gothic.
For me, this is more than just a building. With its classical references it betrays the power of Rome upon the imagination of the Anglo Saxon.