Andy Marshall's Genius Loci Digest: 24 July 2026
The steadfast presence of this humble church has held up a mirror to the significant changes in me.
The steadfast presence of this humble church has held up a mirror to the significant changes in me.
A hidden gem in Derbyshire in VR
As I follow each cursive curve and incision, I begin to sense the song of the person who etched it into the metal surface. The plate ceases to be an artefact pinned beneath history and becomes something warmer and more immediate
In glorious VR.
Amidst the medieval ridge and furrow are lumps and bumps that mark events from the past, reverberating through this place. It was at Repton that a great Viking army wintered in 873 AD under the leadership of Ivar the Boneless. The lumps and bumps are the boundaries of their camp.
The weight of history here is a press. I am so taken in by what I see that I sit down on the cold slab to absorb it. This is a place that has held fast in the eddying tides and swells of chaotic times.
One of the most remarkable churches in England.
An opportunity to own an original piece from my A4 sketchbook: an ink and watercolour drawing of the Anglo-Saxon crypt at Repton painted on 225gsm paper.
What I’d discovered was the source of my creativity, my leitmotif, my creative colostrum.
✨ Wondering why I ask for support?
An Anxiety of Memberships