The Cricketer (rightly, surely) includes Trent Bridge in its list of the best grounds to watch Test Cricket that features in its latest edition. But (although I admire his use of the semicolon) I’m unsure about the explanation provided for its inclusion by Sambit Bal of Cricinfo – “Lovely walk to the ground; the openness; the swing; the multiculturalism.” [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Church of England’
A Wayside Pulpit (On The Way To Trent Bridge)
Posted in Church of England, Cricket, Religion, Sport, This England, tagged Church of England, Cricket, Graffiti, Love, Nottingham, Trent Bridge on April 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Inexplicable Splendour : City Churches At Christmas
Posted in Architecture, Arts, Church of England, Religion, tagged Charles Dickens, Christmas, Church of England, Churches, City of London, London, T.S. Eliot on December 20, 2011 | 2 Comments »
In the first week of December I spent a free afternoon walking from the heart of the City of London (and it does have such a thing) to Trafalgar Square. I’ve always felt that this is the part of Christmas-time when London is at its most attractive (assuming that you aren’t completely broke, in which case it’s [...]
“We Cannot Always Stand Upright” (and George Winston’s January Stars)
Posted in Arts, Church of England, Music, Religion, tagged Church of England, George Winston, Music, Winter on January 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Let us say farewell to the month of January with the collect for the fourth Sunday after Epiphany – “O God, who knowest us to be set in the midst of so many and great dangers, that by reason of the frailty of our nature we cannot always stand upright : Grant to us such [...]
Evening Prayer : Darkness Visible
Posted in Arts, Church of England, Crime, Religion, Sculpture, tagged Church of England, Darkness, Evensong, Light, Little Bowden, Peterborough, River Jordan on January 23, 2011 | 1 Comment »
“The people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, and for those who sat in the region and shadow of death light has dawned” (Matthew 4.16) I’m afraid words seem to be failing me slightly today, so here are a couple more images of Lights in the Darkness. I have noticed, looking back [...]
In the Gloom, the Gold Gathers the Light Against It
Posted in Arts, Church of England, Poetry, Religion, Sculpture, tagged Church of England, Crucifixion, Ezra Pound, Frank Roper, Gloom, Light, Peterborough Cathedral, Sculpture, Winter on January 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I’m either a little late for this, or a little early, but I understand that either the Monday just past, or next Monday, is meant to be the gloomiest day of the year. This Monday certainly felt thoroughly gloomy to me, though I feel things have brightened up slightly since then and the (dread phrase!) “direction [...]
Three Canopied Niches : J.L. Carr and Kettering Parish Church
Posted in Arts, Church of England, Religion, Sculpture, This England, tagged Church of England, J.L. Carr, Kettering, Northamptonshire, Sculpture on December 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A few days ago (El Salvador, Nerja) we witnessed the despoliation of many Spanish churches during the period of the Civil War. We have, of course, been through a similar process ourselves (albeit for different reasons), during the Reformation and then again during our own Civil War. But here is evidence of a small attempt to [...]
White Buildings … in Little Bowden
Posted in Architecture, Arts, Church of England, Religion, tagged Church of England, Churches, Little Bowden, Snow, St Nicholas, Winter on December 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“In the snow all buildings are white” – old Czech proverb. St Nicholas, Little Bowden in the snow. ( This image is available for use on Christmas cards etc.)
Cloud and Majesty and Awe : Advent Sunday with Sufjan Stevens
Posted in Arts, Church of England, Music, Religion, tagged Advent, Christmas, Church of England, Music, Sufjan Stevens on November 28, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Advent Sunday : “O my God, in thee have I trusted, let me not be confounded ; neither let mine enemies triumph over me …”. Amen to that. The C of E doesn’t often do “cloud and majesty and awe“, but I think the humblest congregation can aspire to a sense of the numinous with a [...]
Sufjan Stevens : the Transfiguration
Posted in Arts, Church of England, Music, Religion, tagged Church of England, Little Bowden, Music, Sufjan Stevens, Transfiguration on August 8, 2010 | 6 Comments »
Friday (6th August) was the Feast of the Transfiguration. Although it is a significant day in the Anglican calendar, it has never attracted much in the way of popular feasts and celebrations. I suppose there is little need of them at this time of year, and it is hard to make any connection between the events of [...]
A photograph for Easter
Posted in Arts, Church of England, Photography, Religion, Sculpture, tagged Church of England, Crucifixion, Easter, Little Bowden, Market Harborough, New Testament, Photography, St. Hugh's, Statues on April 4, 2010 | 2 Comments »
“And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness all over the earth until the ninth hour. And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst. And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my [...]
