Andy Marshall's Genius Loci Digest: 24 Jan 2025
Walking through it is a wonderfully absorbing experience, akin to wandering through Pompeii or Herculaneum.
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⛫ The Cast Room: The Face on the Prior's Door, Ely Cathedral
Welcome to my virtual Cast Room. On my travels, I've been taking augmented reality casts of things that appeal to me. The Cast Room is inspired by the Cast Courts of the V&A which hold a vast selection of casts taken of great works of art all over the globe. Members Only.
Andy Marshall's Genius Loci Digest: 10 Jan 2025
After we discovered the WWI graffiti we headed back down to the nave in a kind of torch driven half-light. When we reached the bottom of the stairs in the nave, John tapped me on the shoulder and told me a secret.
Be there: Amongst the angels at St. Wendreda, March, Cambridgeshire.
The roof features 120 angels alongside 19 canopied depictions of saints and martyrs. The intricate woodwork was crafted by the Rollesbury brothers in Bacton, Norfolk, between 1523 and 1526.
Aerial Video of St. Andrew, Bolam, Northumberland
St. Andrew’s Church in Bolam, Northumberland, is a striking example of borderland heritage, featuring an 11th-century Saxon tower with narrow windows and sturdy stonework.
Video of Coanwood, Northumberland
A short video showing the beautiful Quaker meeting house at Coanwood in Northumberland.
Be there: St. Michael & All Angels, Stewkley, Bucks in Glorious VR
Remarkably, the church has survived largely unaltered through the centuries, making it one of England’s finest Norman churches and a rare window into medieval ecclesiastical design.
Andy Marshall's Genius Loci Digest: 27 September 2024
Relief washes over me—something new to explore, a welcome distraction from the mental clutter of the morning’s news.
Andy Marshall's Genius Loci Digest: 20 September 2024
And there are rumours that the synchronicity that sprang from the Roman temple inspired the medieval scholar Alcuin to build the Alma Sophia (Holy Wisdom) here.