tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post2943300079741744377..comments2024-03-18T08:16:03.846+00:00Comments on A Shropshire Patch: Buildwas AbbeyMrs Tiggywinklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18262841220840086776noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-90948116130975380812017-08-20T13:28:45.132+01:002017-08-20T13:28:45.132+01:00I've never been to Fountains Abbey but I'v...I've never been to Fountains Abbey but I've looked at pictures and although I think it's much bigger than Buildwas, they date from the same period and the roofless columns are very similar. I once said to my mother that I felt I ought to visit Tintern Abbey, which isn't far from where she lives, and she said that I didn't need to because I have Buildwas! xMrs Tiggywinklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18262841220840086776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-175617493968204722017-08-16T22:44:12.558+01:002017-08-16T22:44:12.558+01:00I loved this post. There are so many beautiful ab...I loved this post. There are so many beautiful abbeys to see and I miss visiting such places. I've never been to Buildwas Abbey, but it reminds me a lot of Fountains Abbey, which is close to where I used to live. Maybe one day I will have a chance to revisit. Enjoy this beautiful piece of English Heritage. Marie xCandytuft Cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13522342667927356588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-5272733828619344222017-08-12T13:50:23.829+01:002017-08-12T13:50:23.829+01:00Thanks Linda, it's lovely to see you here. I ...Thanks Linda, it's lovely to see you here. I do feel blessed to have found this part of the world to live in, although the sky is not always so blue! xMrs Tiggywinklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18262841220840086776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-47745502410994532332017-08-12T04:37:55.991+01:002017-08-12T04:37:55.991+01:00What a beautiful location and the sky is sooo blue...What a beautiful location and the sky is sooo blue. You live in a lovely part of the world. How fun to visit via your blog.Lady Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18120033316991383283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-86931475157380117822017-08-11T19:31:27.706+01:002017-08-11T19:31:27.706+01:00Welcome, it's lovely to see you here. I think ...Welcome, it's lovely to see you here. I think I could spend days there, too. xMrs Tiggywinklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18262841220840086776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-23886215126856426102017-08-11T19:30:56.424+01:002017-08-11T19:30:56.424+01:00That's interesting Rosie because everyone I kn...That's interesting Rosie because everyone I know who has been there regards it as one of their favourite places. Perhaps it casts a spell?! x<br />Mrs Tiggywinklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18262841220840086776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-34851569883239024402017-08-11T19:29:22.608+01:002017-08-11T19:29:22.608+01:00I love to visit them too Janet, they are always so...I love to visit them too Janet, they are always so beautifully situated. I once watched an artist painting at Llanthony Priory and he told me that the monks weren't daft and chose special places. xMrs Tiggywinklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18262841220840086776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-76038565757116061282017-08-11T19:28:06.328+01:002017-08-11T19:28:06.328+01:00They are lovely tiles, and protected by rope so th...They are lovely tiles, and protected by rope so that people don't walk on them, although you can walk all around them. xMrs Tiggywinklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18262841220840086776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-26260615890177800482017-08-11T19:25:08.009+01:002017-08-11T19:25:08.009+01:00I think the tiles have been gathered together from...I think the tiles have been gathered together from all over the site and were set in the floor in the Chapter House in modern times. They have recently been cleaned so we saw them at their best. It's amazing to me that this medieval encaustic style was still being produced in Victorian times - I have some 19th century fragments which I dug up in my garden. x Mrs Tiggywinklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18262841220840086776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-27438183570926837662017-08-11T19:09:18.046+01:002017-08-11T19:09:18.046+01:00Wow! What an amazing place! I could spend days upo...Wow! What an amazing place! I could spend days upon days there.. Thanks for sharing this!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-80020961073755792402017-08-11T08:48:11.727+01:002017-08-11T08:48:11.727+01:00Lovely, one of my favourite places. Sounds like a...Lovely, one of my favourite places. Sounds like an idyllic afternoon, no wonder you weren't in a hurry to move on:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-62971434979666110372017-08-11T00:02:26.568+01:002017-08-11T00:02:26.568+01:00The old Abbeys are beautiful, always try and fit o...The old Abbeys are beautiful, always try and fit one in when we visit England.Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-19291349159965337732017-08-10T21:52:11.810+01:002017-08-10T21:52:11.810+01:00I rather like those tiles too, a beautiful place o...I rather like those tiles too, a beautiful place on a glorious day, ignoring the rain. xCrimson Kettlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13701829170555353323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-30526998277288799212017-08-10T18:59:07.713+01:002017-08-10T18:59:07.713+01:00Such a beautiful place and I can well understand w...Such a beautiful place and I can well understand why you stayed there all afternoon. Love the tiles and the arched doorways. B xCoastal Rippleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13355914194686166834noreply@blogger.com