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  • Christ Church Living,  History & Architecture,  News,  The House

    Unusual Things video

    6th June 2023 /

    We have been featured on the YouTube channel ‘Unusual Things’, which focuses on finding famous graves and other quirky, unusual things. The channel’s creator, Paul, came to Welshpool in search of actor Gary Holton’s final resting place in Maesgwasted Cemetery, and keen to explore further, he wandered in during one of our open afternoons. It’s an interesting video from the…

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    Photoshoot

    7th September 2021 /

    We recently had the pleasure of being the location for a photoshoot for Bardo Jewellery. Cath of Bardo Jewellery has created a new collection called ‘Forget Me Not’ and wanted an atmospheric church setting to compliment her work for a series of syled images for her website and Instagram page. Photographer Vix of Pix by Vix did a fabulous job…

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  • Nature Notes,  Victor's Wonderful Wildlife

    The FINAL Victor’s Wonderful Wildlife

    26th July 2020 /

    Here is a video compilation of the wildlife I’ve seen in the last week of Victor’s Wonderful Wildlife. Look out for the shot of the woodpecker on the birdtable! Thank you for all the support. XD Victor’s Wonderful Wildlife: part 18. We are so proud of Victor for completing 18 weeks of nature notes as part of his ‘home schooling’…

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  • Christ Church Living,  Restoration

    Repair work

    23rd April 2018 /

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  • History & Architecture,  Restoration

    Restoring the Apse

    26th October 2017 /

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    Christ Church Living,  Nature Notes

    Image of the Week #225

    2nd May 2017 /

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  • arial view of christ church east end
    History & Architecture

    Image of the Week #222

    12th March 2017 /

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  • Lady Violet of Powis Castle memorial pew
    History & Architecture

    Image of the Week #221

    5th March 2017 /

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  • News

    Weatherman Walking

    3rd February 2017 /

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  • History & Architecture,  Nature Notes

    Image of the Week #206

    30th October 2016 /

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As thoughts start to turn towards the approaching As thoughts start to turn towards the approaching festive season, Christmas cards are available from our shop. 'Holly and the Ivy' and 'Under the Mistletoe' are prints of an original watercolour by Natalie. Link in bio.
The ivy in the churchyard is humming with the soun The ivy in the churchyard is humming with the sound of bees and fluttering butterflies feasting on the last of the summer nectar. #redadmiral
Gathering rosehips for the annual syrup making to Gathering rosehips for the annual syrup making to help us through the winter. An abundance of them in the churchyard this year.
This week we mourn the loss of the great ash tree This week we mourn the loss of the great ash tree in the churchyard. It has had a fortunate life growing from a sappling amongst the graves, to a mighty mature tree. It had become quite a feature in the churchyard and dominated the view from our kitchen window. However in recent years it became very sick with ash dieback and was frequently dropping branches, making it quite a hazard. On the positive side, it's removal has really opened up the churchyard and our kitchen is now flooded with light. The squirrels are looking a little perplexed though, as it was one of their favourite trees. #churchyard #victorianchurchyard #ashdieback
It has been a very emotional time for all of us, a It has been a very emotional time for all of us, as last week Fred moved to America to study at university. His passion for cycling has resulted in him being awarded a cycling scholarship by Marian University in Indianapolis, in the state of Indiana. He is so thrilled to finally have amazing cycling facilities, such as an outdoor velodrome, on his doorstep, and is looking forward to competing throughout America with the university team. A very exciting opportunity for him, even though we are already missing him terribly!
20 years! This week we mark 20 years of Christ Chu 20 years! This week we mark 20 years of Christ Church living. It is hard to believe that is has really been that long, especially when it feels like we still have so much to do. However during those 20 years, we have halted the deterioration of Christ Church and re-opened it for public access. We have built a family home and enlarged our family to three sons; one of whom, Owen has flown the nest and is now doing up his own house in Leeds. Our middle son, Fred, is about to leave to study in America, so we are preparing for a lot of change in the next few weeks. Whilst it has been 20 years of hard work, and there really is still so much to do, we are thriving. Christ Church has been very good to us, for which we are very grateful.
Our William Gray pipe organ has been undergoing re Our William Gray pipe organ has been undergoing restoration for several years now, and the pipes lying on the top of pews after being cleaned and painted have almost become a permanent feature. Last week we welcomed Philip and Karen of Cartwright Pipe Organ Builders to install the pipes back to where they belong. After a long day of sorting, cleaning and lifting, a lot of progress was made. More work is needed before the organ is singing again, but having such knowledgeable and hardworking people on board to help us piece it back together, it shouldn't be too long before it will be heard.
Nestled in fresh foliage and blossom. Love this ti Nestled in fresh foliage and blossom. Love this time of year.

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