Southwell Minster

[poliphilo]

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[strange-complex.livejournal.com]

Gosh, that's quite a strange-looking building. There is something about the shape of the roofs on the two spires which makes it look unreal - almost like a wooden-block church in a child's toy village or something. Any ideas about its architectural history?

[karenkay.livejournal.com]

Did you take one of the side doorway in full? I'd like to see that one if you did.

I love the roofs. Rooves. Whatever. Shiny! I bet they set someone back a pretty penny. It's a lovely church, though.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Well, it's a romanesque building, but those twin west towers (which I love) are certainly unusual. My guide book says they're typical of the Rhineland. How they came to be here- on the edge of Sherwood forest- is anybody's guess.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Yes, I've got one of the side door. I'll post it for you:)

[seraphimsigrist.livejournal.com]

I understand the crosses on the lawn to
mark of course some of the departed but what are
those square items ? but I suppose they are
also grave markers...still it has a pleasantly
higgledly-piggledy look rather like markers
for some cosmic giant slalom perhaps one imagines
angels and elementals etc weaving between them

[strange-complex.livejournal.com]

Ah, no wonder I thought it looked like a toy church, then. It evokes the land of the gingerbread / picture-postcard / little model village extraordinaire. How curious.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Yes, those are also grave markers- rather grand ones. Generally speaking the rectangular "table tombs" are earlier than the crosses- 18th and early 19th century rather than Victorian.

[pondhopper.livejournal.com]

It has rather clean lines doesn't it? Rather tidy and German in a way. It's lovely.
And I saw the side door photo...that's fantastic!

We'll be doing a short tour up north in Zamora in a couple of weeks. That's the city with the most Romanesque architecture in all of Europe.

[oakmouse]

What a lovely church! Thank you for posting these. I don't always comment but I do always enjoy.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

German, yes! My guide book says those rather plain, twin towers are typical of the Rhineland.

I'll look forward to your pictures from Zamora.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I've been wanting to go to Southwell for ages. I wasn't disappointed.