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St Helen's, Barmby on the Marsh overlooks flood meadows in the East Riding; these wetlands are an important habitat for snipe, teal and wigeons. On the edge of this dramatic landscape are the massive cooling towers of Drax power station. 
The oldest part of the church is the nave of c1489 which might have started life as a tithe barn! The distinctive tower, built with home-made red bricks and topped with a copper copola, replaced a medieval tower in 1773, and the chancel was added during the restoration of 1854.
Highlights of this eclectic building include a medieval parish chest — dug out of a single tree trunk, opulent Victorian stained glass, a coffin-shaped grave board, an eccentric timber-based 17th century font and charming Georgian trompe l'oeil 'panelling' on the north door.
A couple of Regency shop fronts deep in beige painted cloaks. #AdoorableThursday Chelsea.
The Mall is utterly heaving, already 4/10 deep all the way down.
This beautiful door is in the Tuscan-inspired Arts & Crafts church of St Mark's, Brithdir, Gwynedd — built at the end of the 19th century.
It’s inlaid with teak and ebony woods, and with mother of pearl from abalone shells.
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It’s inlaid with teak and ebony woods, and with mother of pearl from abalone shells.
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Mother of pearl, or nacre, is produced by some molluscs to build their inner shell layer.
It's formed of octagonal platelets of aragonite, whose thickness is close to the wavelength of visible light.
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It's formed of octagonal platelets of aragonite, whose thickness is close to the wavelength of visible light.
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When viewed from different angles, the lightwaves are disrupted, giving it its colourful and lustrous iridescence.
(that’s the simple version — I’m no physicist! - Clare)
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(that’s the simple version — I’m no physicist! - Clare)
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Winter sunlight spills from St Helen's, Barmby on the Marsh. It glints off the fine recycled 18th-century doors.
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On these doors, trompe l’oeil painting imitates panelling on inner face. Even the heavy iron strap-hinges have been grained to imitate timber!
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The outer face is full-blooded panelling. We recently removed the peeling plastic paint and revealed a veritable alphabet of initials etched into the surface. The earliest graffiti we found dates to 1782.
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