Andy Marshall's Genius Loci Digest: 28 Nov 2025
When I walk back up into the nave, the visitor is there at the top of the steps, sat in a chair - as if he knew of the tenderness that was taking place beneath and was unable to enter in upon it.
When I walk back up into the nave, the visitor is there at the top of the steps, sat in a chair - as if he knew of the tenderness that was taking place beneath and was unable to enter in upon it.
Join me as we enter the church at St. Mary's Lastingham.
St. Mary, Lastingham Interior and Exterior
I think of it all - all that richness - and breathe deeply. These interventions make the place feel alive, as if the street itself is a mix of nutrients that nourish us as individuals and as communities.
The standing stone before me has occupied this spot for around 4,500 years.
Bridlington Priory Interior
This is how the masons who built this place would have seen it – and now this realm of rarified air, this dwelling place of angels, is soon to be joined by a humbled human being.
Beverley Minster in glorious VR
Here’s my chance to have parity with the generations that might listen to the final note of Longplayer in 975 years’ time. Here’s my chance to look down upon a thousand-year thread of time and try to comprehend what this building means to me.
✨ Wondering why I ask for support?
An Anxiety of Memberships