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'.
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Treasured places, layered in history
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Be there: St. Mary Magdalene, Boveney and the River Thames in glorious VR
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.
⛫ The Cast Room: Saxon Door at Brigstock.
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: 13 Oct 2023
"I find it hard to think how anything like this can survive the perils of our times."
Comperandum - Church Towers
A nod to Banister Fletcher: Church Towers
Be there: St. Mary the Virgin, St. Mary in the Marsh, Kent in glorious VR
This is one of those iconic churches that never disappoints. St. Mary is lodged within a bucolic landscape neighboured by the Star Inn pub.
Andy Marshall's Genius Loci Digest: 1 Sep 2023
I stand and watch the Kentish rag rise up from the dull nights refrain and prick out lines and glyphs that are older than the church itself.
Art Nouveau Hidden Gem is open for Heritage Open Days
What I've discovered about this building is that it keeps on telling. It speaks of an architect who was inspired by his own town and community to create a building in harmony with the spaces around it.
Andy Marshall's Genius Loci Digest: 23 June 2023
It feels like there is a kind of aesthetic gravity at play - that I am being drawn into a celestial whirlpool of beautiful things, flying through the cosmic dust of our historic environment only to be sucked into the divine detritus that adorns our churches.