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Time-traveller. Exploring history & heritage through churches, religious monuments & landscapes.
Unique VIKING CROSSES & RAGNAROK - hidden meanings at St. Andrews, Middleton, N. Yorkshire
Dating from the c10th AD, the collection of Viking Crosses in St. Andrews Church comprise three complete crosses and two cross fragments, incorporating carvings of VIKING WARRIORS, hunting scenes and serpentine monsters, with possible references to RAGNAROK , YGGDRASIL and JORMUNGANDR incorporated into the Christian tradition of the stones.
00:00 Intro
01:07 The Anglian Tower
02:46 Inside the C12th Nave
04:13 The Viking Crosses
06:45 Jelling Style
07:26 Cross A - The Hunt
09:45 Cross B - The Warrior
11:10 The Armour of God
12:45 Ragnarok & Yggdrasil
14:24 The Heliand
15:03 Jelling beasts - Jormungandr or Nidhogg
17:40 Cross C - The VIne
19:33 Cross Fragments D & E
20:30 The Bearded Misericord
21:46 Outro
#viking #ragnarok #jormungandr #nidhogg #yggdrasill #paganism #vikings #darkages #history #christianity #archaeology #church #christian #dragons #cross #history #heritage #myth #mythology #norsemyth #vikingmyth #thor #paganism #pagan
00:00 Intro
01:07 The Anglian Tower
02:46 Inside the C12th Nave
04:13 The Viking Crosses
06:45 Jelling Style
07:26 Cross A - The Hunt
09:45 Cross B - The Warrior
11:10 The Armour of God
12:45 Ragnarok & Yggdrasil
14:24 The Heliand
15:03 Jelling beasts - Jormungandr or Nidhogg
17:40 Cross C - The VIne
19:33 Cross Fragments D & E
20:30 The Bearded Misericord
21:46 Outro
#viking #ragnarok #jormungandr #nidhogg #yggdrasill #paganism #vikings #darkages #history #christianity #archaeology #church #christian #dragons #cross #history #heritage #myth #mythology #norsemyth #vikingmyth #thor #paganism #pagan
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Oldest surviving BRIDGE CHAPEL & BATTLE OF WAKEFIELD, 30th DEC 1460 - Chapel of St. Mary the Virgin
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Built between 1342 and 1356, the Chantry Chapel of St. Mary the Virgin is one of only six surviving Medieval BRIDGE CHAPELS in Britain and most elaborately decorated. The Bridge also played a part in the BATTLE OF WAKEFIELD, fought on 30th December 1460, between Richard the Duke of York and Margaret of Anjou during the WARS OF THE ROSES, and was where Edmund, the Earl Of Rutland was slain while...
Monumental ANGLO SAXON church in Yorkshire - MARTYRS & MURALS - St John the Baptist, Kirk Hammerton
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Said to be the MOST COMPLETE ANGLO SAXON CHURCH in Yorkshire, ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST'S in KIRK HAMMERTON is constructed from monumental blocks of reused ROMAN masonry from the nearby settlement of EBORACUM (YORK). Formerly dedicated to the early Christian Martyr SAINT QUENTIN, the church interior was redecorated in the Victorian period in the PRE-RAPHAELITE style, with murals of local Saints and ...
Rare VIKING door, NORMAN doorway & MEDIEVAL knight - St. Helen's, Stillingfleet, North Yorkshire
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St Helen's c12th church, Stillingfleet has one of the oldest, most important historic doors in the country, thought to date form the c10th, and decorated with Christian Iconography and a Viking Longship. The door itself is housed in one of the best preserved Norman, Romanesque arches in the country, consisting of five orders of elaborate carvings and elaborate columns incorporating Wyvern. The ...
King EDWARD III, The GUNPOWDER PLOT & the Ingilbys of RIPLEY CASTLE - All Saints, Ripley, N. Yorks
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The church of ALL SAINTS in RIPLEY, N. YORKSHIRE is the historic church associated with the INGILBY FAMILY of Ripley Castle, whose patriarch, Thomas rescued KING EDWARD III from a WILD BOAR, and whose other descendants have links to the GUNPOWDER PLOT of 1605 and the ENGLISH CIVIL WAR, 1644, with holes from musket balls from the execution of Parliamentarian prisoners, and the only known survivi...
England's Oldest Collection of Ghost Stories - 1400AD - Byland Abbey, N. Yorkshire
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Founded on ALL HALLOWS EVE, 31st Oct 1177, BYLAND ABBEY became one of the leading lights of Northern English Monasticism until its dissolution in 1538. c1400AD, a Monk there recorded a collection of 12 ghost stories - thought to be the earliest collection of its kind. They are further unique in that the vast majority of the stories occur locally, in the villages around Byland, featuring a cast ...
c15th CAVE CHAPEL of Our Lady of the Crag & c13th St. Robert's Cave - Knaresborough, N. Yorkshire
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Walking to the rare c15th CHAPEL OF OUR LADY OF THE CRAG, carved out of the cliffs after a miraculous rock fall, from the c13th hermitage of ST. ROBERT'S CAVE, from whose tomb was said to seep a miraculous healing unction, via the site of the medieval PRIORY OF THE HOLY TRINITY, ST. ROBERT & THE RELIEF OF HOSTAGES IN THE HOLY LAND. DONATE here to the CHAPEL OF OUR LADY OF THE CRAG : www.ourlady...
BATTLE OF BYLAND 1322 - ROBERT THE BRUCE defeats KING EDWARD II - Rievaulx, Byland & John Bunting
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We walk the battlefield of the BATTLE OF BYLAND in North Yorkshire, where ROBERT THE BRUCE defeated KING EDWARD II on 14th October 1322, incorporating the ruined abbeys at RIEVAULX, BYLAND and particularly JOHN BUNTING'S beautiful war memorial CHAPEL at SCOTCH CORNER, where the Scottish highlanders mounted a daring flanking manoeuvre, as well as the KILBURN WHITE HORSE and YORKSHIRE GLIDING CLU...
Extraordinary ANGLO-NORSE PREACHING CROSS ft. SIGURD & JUDGEMENT DAY ARCH - Nunburnholme, E. Yorks
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Discover the remarkable depictions of the horrors of JUDGEMENT DAY on the Norman CHANCEL ARCH of St. James' church, Nunburnholme, as well as the multi-period PREACHING CROSS - incorporating Anglo Saxon artistry, Viking myth and Norman motifs. 00:00 Intro 00:52 Nunburnholme & St. James' church 02:09 Judgement Day - Norman chancel arch 05:26 The Nunburnholme preaching cross 06:59 Celtic Christian...
LILLA CROSS - OLDEST STANDING CHRISTIAN MEMORIAL in N. England, including Mauley Cross & Malo Cross
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We go in search of LILLA CROSS - the oldest standing Christian memorial in Northern England, erected in memory of Lilla, thane of King Edwin - who sacrificed himself to stop an assassin with a poisoned dagger in 625 AD. Hiking through thick fog and purple heather high on the North York Moors, we also visit MAULEY CROSS - a medieval wayside cross, and MALO CROSS - a medieval boundary marker, pas...
BATTLE OF FLODDEN & ST PAUL'S CHURCH, BRANXTON, Northumberland.
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Explore the battlefield at FLODDEN FIELD where the armies of James IV of Scotland and Catherine of Aragon fought on 9th September 1513. The largest battle ever fought between England and Scotland, up to 15,000 were killed, including KING JAMES IV of Scotland, who was laid to rest overnight in the historic church of St PAUL in BRANXTON. To leave a DONATION for St. Paul's church, go to: www.stpau...
ALL SAINTS, ROOS - Tolkien's inspiration for the Ballad of Beren & Luthien
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Visit the churchyard and it's woodland grove of wild flowers where JRR Tolkien watched his wife, Edith, dance and sing amongst the Cow Parsley, inspiring him to write the Ballad of Beren and Luthien, where Beren first sees Luthien dancing in a Hemlock Grove. In East Yorkshire with the Royal Signal Corps during the First World War, Edith and Tolkien lived in the area for several years following ...
THE BALLAD OF BEREN & LUTHIEN - J.R.R.Tolkien
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In 1917, a young J.R.R TOLKIEN watched his wife, Edith, dance and sing amongst the Cow Parsley in the woodland of Dents Garth and All Saints church, Roos - inspiring him to write the ballad of Beren and Luthien wherein Beren falls in love watching Luthien dance amongst the Hemlock grove. Here , I recite the poem as told by Strider in The Fellowship of The Ring, filmed on location in the churchy...
James Herriot, Rood Loft, Mousey Thompson & J.B. Priestley - ST. MICHAEL & ALL ANGELS, HUBBERHOLME
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James Herriot, Rood Loft, Mousey Thompson & J.B. Priestley - ST. MICHAEL & ALL ANGELS, HUBBERHOLME
The PILGRIMAGE OF GRACE, dissolution of the monasteries and JERVAULX ABBEY - N. Yorks
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The PILGRIMAGE OF GRACE, dissolution of the monasteries and JERVAULX ABBEY - N. Yorks
James Herriot, The Battle of Flodden & The Water Babies - ST OSWALD's, ARNCLIFFE
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James Herriot, The Battle of Flodden & The Water Babies - ST OSWALD's, ARNCLIFFE
PRE-CHRISTIAN origins, SAXON font, NORMAN architecture -All Hallows Church, Goodmanham
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PRE-CHRISTIAN origins, SAXON font, NORMAN architecture -All Hallows Church, Goodmanham
SHAROW CROSS, THE PIAZZI SMYTH PYRAMID & ST. SWITHIN'S WELL - St. Swithin's Well Walk part 3/3
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SHAROW CROSS, THE PIAZZI SMYTH PYRAMID & ST. SWITHIN'S WELL - St. Swithin's Well Walk part 3/3
ST. MARY MAGDALEN LEPER CHAPEL, RIPON - St. Swithin's Well Walk part 2/3.
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ST. MARY MAGDALEN LEPER CHAPEL, RIPON - St. Swithin's Well Walk part 2/3.
UK'S OLDEST CRYPT 672AD, ST WILFRID'S SAXON ABBEY, RIPON CATHEDRAL - St Swithin's Well Walk part 1/3
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UK'S OLDEST CRYPT 672AD, ST WILFRID'S SAXON ABBEY, RIPON CATHEDRAL - St Swithin's Well Walk part 1/3
CIVIL WAR GRAFFITI, MARSTON MOOR C12th CHURCH & SAXON CROSS - ST HELEN'S - Bilton-in-Aintsy N. Yorks
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CIVIL WAR GRAFFITI, MARSTON MOOR C12th CHURCH & SAXON CROSS - ST HELEN'S - Bilton-in-Aintsy N. Yorks
Good to hear that you still refer to AD, when so many academics talk about the Common Era. It's good to maintain our traditional terms of reference. By the way, we have some famous hogback stones in Govan Old Parish church, in Glasgow, which I have seen several times.
Thanks! I think CE was just starting to creep in when I was at Uni, but I largely missed out on it. There's quite a bit of variation between Yorkshire and Cumbrian hogbacks, would be interesting to know what yours are like!
Appreciate the detailed breakdown! Just a quick off-topic question: My OKX wallet holds some USDT, and I have the seed phrase. (mistake turkey blossom warfare blade until bachelor fall squeeze today flee guitar). How can I transfer them to Binance?
Another interpretation of the Middle- prefix is a signifier of the mid-point on a route between important sites.
Would be interesting to know where these crosses all were originally - wayside crosses, memorials or boundary markers as per Lilla, Malo & Mauley crosses - not far from Middleton as the crow flies.
@Church_Searcher You know, some forensic techniques might be up to solving that puzzle. I hope you consider Ralph's Cross on your travels, which is wreathed in legend. Please continue in whatever vein, these Talks are superbly illuminating.
Very very nice vlog agian, I love vikings and medievel England. Keep it up m8 ⛪️👍🏻
Good stuff - more coming your way over the next few videos if the weather holds!
Absolutely fascinating! The carving of the warrior with the pointed cap is an ancestor that both the Vikings and the Scot would defer to--a Scythian. The Scythians are the key shared ancestors of Europeans. Beautiful presentation. Thank you.
Interesting , thanks - more to research!
Hello Chris: Great vlog; absolutely fascinating and very well produced. There's alot of dross out there and quite often I give up after a few minutes but with you I feel that I am in the company of someone who has properly researched his subject matter. Thank you for taking me to so many fascinating places. Pete Glyde
Thanks Peter, there was a lot to get through in this one! A good read is Tree of Salvation, Yggdrasil - The Cross in the North by G Ronald Murphy
Great history lesson and lovely music. cheers
Thanks Lawrie, War of the Roses is a tricky one to explain! All the best for 2025, thanks for all of the support
Hello Church Searcher; Excellent account of Wakefield Bridge Chapel; there are a number of vlogs on the subject but yours is by far the best. Pete Glyde
Ah great, very kind - it's a beautiful place and I was very lucky that the volunteers allowed me to film inside - they do a great job keeping it going
We have got one in Coventry but it is just a ruin now like our old Cathedral.
Shame, there are the remnants of a few around - the one in Exeter seems to be the oldest surviving, albeit in ruins too.
Another great video! Hope you had a great chistmas🌲. Keep it up Chris!👍🏰
Thanks, bit of a weird one to edit sporadically over chrimbo- sound problems with wind, traffic and weirs, and lots of info to retain and pretty chilly! Glad I found the original facade though. Apparently there's a monument to Rutland that I couldn't track down.
Enjoyed the video and combining it with quotes from Shakespeare. Lovely to see our industrial cities in Yorkshire given unbiased coverage. Incidentally: you can fit two bridge chapels in on one day as there is another in Rotherham which is't too far to travel. The one in Rotherham was built in 1483. The Rotherham one is very close to both the bus station and the railway station. As he says there are only six still around, Yorkshire is fortunate to have two so close to each other. Wakefield and Rotherham are less than 23 miles apart).
Thanks, Rotherham is on my list too - interested to see how they compare
Really interesting, Thank you.
Cheers, seasons greetings!
I crawled through the hole in the crypt when I was a schoolboy, on a school trip. Another interesting place in this locality is Markenfield Hall. I believe the Rising in the North started there. Great video. Keep up the good work.
Ha! Lots of discolouration from where people have squeezed through the needle, no doubt kicking their heels! I love Markenfield, beautiful chapel there, unfortunately they don't open to the public so much anymore.
I have always wanted to do this roundabout walk, but now have many more destinations and knowledge about the route! Awesome job and Thank you!
@@RolftheRed well I just made it up myself, so it's just a case of there and back again, but I'm sure there's a way of making a loop out of it!
@Church_Searcher Ah sorry roundabout is the wrong word and language. I forget you use english, actually. In my Native Texan it is used as "Round there" or "Round yonder" and roundabout is just meandering path generally (subject to distractions). No circular motion needed, as we Texan's are experts at random circular behaviors, and it goes with out saying we excel at chasing our tails often. (HUGE grin - from a loopy internet commenter)
Outstanding. Thank you.
Many thanks!
Just discovered you're channel.By far the most informative and best produced on this important subject. It should be shown in schools. Thanks again.
@@David-hl6mr thanks so much, very kind!
These places are ripe for vandalism look at the the state of England today
truly beautiful, Thank you!
Thanks, yes - stunning church
Nice to hear of possibly one of my ancestors being given a mention as I have always wondered where the family fortune went to. I enjoyed this very much,. Peel Castle must be very nearby that also I believe, had a connection to the Hamerton family and had the three hammers as a family crest.
Wow amazing, thanks for sharing! Hellifield Peel is about 40miles west on the A65 - about half way between Skipton & Settle. I think there was a Grand Designs programme on it!
The pews in the nave will all be removed shortly. You'll have to revisit.
@@churchcrawling interesting, I go there quite a bit, will have to check it out in the New Year!
Marvellous - Thank You. i have just subscribed
Thank you!
Simply wonderful Im so glad i came across your channel,you have your work cut out as there are 16,000 churches in England and after watching your brilliant video i will be following 👍🎄👏
@@freespiritnufc5661 thanks, I might not make it to all of them!
Could I please respectfully say the music is too loud when it is supposed to be in the background whilst you are talking. A little off putting.
Thanks, will give it a look
Absolutely stunning. Thank you
@@debsbennett5632 Thank you!
I’m so glad that the iconoclasts from the times of Henry VIII, Edward VI, and during the Commonwealth didn’t completely destroy the tomb, the rood screen and other religious artworks within this church.
@@monicacall7532 Yes, it's extraordinary that they've all survived so long. An amazing , tangible connection to our collective past.
Thanks for these interesting videos. I lived in Boston Spa for a number of years, and have always been interested in history. I now live in New Zealand, but am learning more about my native Yorkshire than when I lived there. Keep up the good work.
Thanks, will try to get you some Boston Spa adjacent / relevant content! Kia Ora!
Worked around this place for years and never realised how ancient the church was. I always thought that Kirkdale Minster was the oldest church around.. Thanks for the great description
Thanks, I'll be getting out to explore more of Ryedale hopefully, we have some epic remains to share with the world!
Thanks for explaining the etymology of the word Stillingfleet and the symbolism of the carvings. I enjoy learning such details because they give added meaning to the building and its surroundings. The Norman arch plus the Viking door and the columns are glorious! The Medieval stonemasons certainly had a great sense of humor. It’s fun to see the little “extras” in this church.
Thanks so much, I'll keep at it!
It’s a cold, rainy day, and I just discovered your channel. Talk about a serendipitous surprise! Although I’m American I LOVE old English churches and other kinds of buildings. ”Old” in the US is 400 years old, whereas in the UK it can be 1000 years old. My interests definitely lie in older buildings, especially ones that have been lovingly preserved and/or restored. Thanks so much!👏 PS. The Pre-Raphaelite artwork in the Lady Chapel is exquisite. Some of the patterned wall decor looks almost like the style of William Morris (a big favorite of mine!) blended with Medieval motifs. Stunning!
@@monicacall7532 Great! Well I've just been out filming today - very cold ,but sunnyish, with a date around c12th, and a battle around c15th - pretty amazing chapel, video will be out twixt Chrimbo & New Year!
@@monicacall7532 I used to work as a Deputy Custodian at Mount Grace Priory in Yorkshire, UK - where some of the interiors had the tattered remnants of William Morris wallpaper - I've ever since been a lifelong fan of his principals & practice, especially as our end of school General Studies 'A Level' exam, (pre university) at the age of 17, started with the question "Look at these images - who designed this wallpaper?" - and it was a load of wavy flowers, and I had never seen anything like that in my life before, never mind considered that people might actually be responsible for designing wallpaper! Anyways - William Morris - big love! I once visited Red House and it was so overwhelming, I did have a little cry.
@ I’m so jealous of you for being able to visit the Red House! When I first saw Morris’s work for the first time I instantly fell in love with it plus the whole Arts and Crafts movement. I also enjoy the works of the Pre Raphaelite Brotherhood. Seeing that style of art decorating that lovely church really spoke to my soul. Many thanks. 🙏
Excellent video
Thank you for an informative and entertaining video
@@smorkeyyy9845 cheers, more to come!
I’m an archaeologist and, although a prehistorian, I have a broad knowledge of other periods including monasteries, churches etc. What I like about watching your videos is that I’m always thinking “I didn’t know that”. It is obvious that you have well-researched your visits and your commentary is both enjoyable and informative. Thanks
Many thanks, well I read my undergraduate degree in Archaeology & Ancient History and I'm literally saying "I didn't know that" to myself every week!
Agreed. Each video is jam packed with so many interesting details.
@@monicacall7532Thanks, I try and research as much as I can, but then just summarise - glad it seems to be working!
I really don’t like Henry VIII
I visited Jervaulx many years ago when I was quite young and have only vague memories of it. So thanks for the “revisit” CS.
It's a beautiful, pretty unique place, especially when the flowers are out and the lambs are ambling!
Just wondering what a hermit needed 4 servants for🤔
@@JohnDoe-px4ko Apparently he was very much in demand by pilgrims, so I think they looked after that side of things, along with the chapel that was built. But aye, does seem a bit odd
A very enjoyable and informative video! I briefly visited the church last summer on my way to the nearby civil war battlefield at Marston Moor. I wonder what activity the church witnessed on that fateful day in July 1644?
Thanks! Apparently there are mass burials in the graveyard from the battle in the churchyard - not sure if they're locals or general combatants. The first video that I made back in July is on the church at Bilton in Aintsy and its connection to Marston Moor.
@ Thanks, I'll check that one out too!
What is the large book you carry with you ?
It's the Penguin Classics edition of the Domesday Book!
Getting in the car right now! ❤🎉
I live down the road from here and do wish the whole world didn’t now know about this precious little church !🤦🏼♀️😱😱🤷🏼♀️🇬🇧🤨
There were a good number of visitors during the time I was there, which was surprising for a winter's day. Beautiful church, long been a favourite.
nice video . my family were farmers from a bit further north . a kind of malton/helmsley/easingwold triangle . i am of anglosaxon descent . we could have easily worshipped in churches like this one ...maybe stonegrave minster which was saxon too but rebuilt by the normans :)
Thanks! Plenty of beautiful historic churches around that area, I'll be getting to some around there in the New Year hopefully!
lovely looking church . them anglo saxons knew how to rob stones back in the day :)
It's a pretty arresting sight - the masonry is almost Cyclopodean in form
There's a farmhouse called Hammerton Hall near Slaidburn in Lancashire. Slaidburn church and the local landowners were very much involved in the Pilgrimage of Grace, being proximate to Clitheroe and Whalley. I wonder if it was a branch of the same family? Thanks, l've watched a number of your videos, and agree with the comments. They're really good
Thanks for the kind words - I'll add Slaidburn to the research pile, many thanks!
All Pre-Raphaelite women look the same. Long straight nose, pursed lips, strong chin and dreamy eyes. They seem to be rather bored. Beautiful church nonetheless.
Another great video, much enjoyd waching it👍. Keep up the great content. 🕌 edit: I had to say that is an absolutly beautyful saxon church. And btw you dutch is very good 👍🏻🇳🇱
Cheers, much appreciated!
No Saxons here in Northumbria thank you! Surely it is an Anglian church as the Saxon areas were 200 miles away.
Aye, I should really say Anglo Saxon as per the video title, slip of the tongue, a lot of the published literature refers to it as Saxon, including the church’s own! I keep meaning to mention Bede’s anecdote of Pope Gregory’s “Not Angles but angels” statement in one of my videos of the period, as everything is strictly speaking Angle in the area. Interestingly, subsequent to the Vikings taking York from the Angles in 867, Æthelstan had managed to annex Northumbrian York in 927 and had been victorious at Brunanburh - but by the time Edmund and Eadred inherited the throne it had reverted back to the Vikings - around the time that the tower was built at Kirk Hammerton - it would be interesting to find out the context of the tower being added, and under which Thegn or Jarl. I tried researching what was going on at the time, but it was a bit unclear. Anyway, thanks again, will try and be mindful of this kind of thing in future!
Nice one, cheers!
Glad you liked it, thanks!
I just found your channel, and have subscribed. Wonderfully researched content, and beautifully presented in a calm, and may I say, reverential voice. Your love of these buildings is clearly evident. Our family left England for Connecticut in 1640, but we have retained a love for the 'Old Country" through the intervening centuries. Thanks, and warm wishes from the beautiful Hudson Valley!
Thanks for your kind words - just starting out, so it's good to hear that I'm striking the correct tone. Hope to explore some Hudson Valley churches one day!