Feb 13th, 2012 at 2:00PM: The church of St Mary the Virgin in the little village of Lakenheath, Suffolk, England, contains a treasure trove of medieval church paintings. They were discovered 130 years ago when Victorian workmen were cleaning off centuries of grime and lime wash from the walls.
What they found was a series of detailed paintings of religious subjects painted from c.1220-c.1610. The church was repainted ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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New trail for medieval church paintings in England
Feb 13th, 2012 at 2:00PM: The church of St Mary the Virgin in the little village of Lakenheath, Suffolk, England, contains a treasure trove of medieval church paintings. They were discovered 130 years ago when Victorian workmen were cleaning off centuries of grime and lime wash from the walls.
What they found was a series of detailed paintings of religious subjects painted from c.1220-c.1610. The church was repainted ...Bench 2.0: the strangest seat in Bury St. Edmunds
Jun 19th, 2009 at 4:00PM: In 2001, sleepy Bury St. Edmunds, England received an interesting gift, ultimately from Microsoft CEO Bill Gates. In the Abbey Garden, the town's centerpiece, is what the locals claim to be the world's first internet-enabled bench. Sponsored by MSN.co.uk, the seat contains jacks for internet cables and is said to provide direct access to the web. Unfortunately, the development has been rendered ...
