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Writer, heritage lover and environmentalist. Long live the hedgerows. IG: englishpilgrim
Aug 29 11 tweets 5 min read
I was handed the giant key to a medieval priory cared for by the @LandmarkTrust last weekend

What is it like to stay in such a building? Here’s what I found…at Woodspring Priory, Somerset: Image This former Augustinian priory is remarkable in that it still looks like a religious building… Image
May 20, 2023 11 tweets 4 min read
Top 10 English church doorways from my travels - a thread.

1. Church of St Mary and St David, Kilpeck, Herefordshire. A riot of Norman carving. Dragons, grotesques, angels, a phoenix, beakheads, a basilisk, a lion. A writhing phantasmagoria of the 12th century imagination: Image 2. St Edward’s, Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire. Visitors come from far and wide to see the famous yew lined door of this church, said to have inspired J.R.R Tolkein’s “Doors of Durin” as featured in The Lord of the Rings trilogy: Image