Astbury

[poliphilo]

On our way back from Mow Cop we stopped at Astbury. The bellringers were at it like a poltergeist among the fire irons. 

The church is really odd- with a tall spire that seems to have come adrift from the main building. There's a collection of  wonderfully grotesque medieval gargoyles, a 1000 year old yew tree and- very unusual- a  set of high-status medieval tombs that have been erected outside, in the churchyard and are now more or less reduced to featureless lumps. 

Comments

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

There was probably originally a piece of lead pipe sticking out of the hole, making the little fellow even more graphically offensive.

Don't you just love the Middle Ages?

[oakmouse]

Actually, I do. They were so matter-of-fact about ordinary life, and they had no fear of laughing at themselves.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

That's right.

I feel at home around medieval things.