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      A glimpse of the town while cleaning the central stained glass window in the Apse. One of the perks of high level work is seeing the views that only past builders and craftsmen have seen (actually that is the only perk!). Image of the Week #175

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    February in Pictures

      :: skirting completes the landing : tidying the garden : half term adventures :: :: apse restoration begins : before cleaning the stained glass : (too) high up ::  :: ‘champing’ : installing the loft ladder : spring comes to the churchyard ::

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       ‘Brilliance’ Gently cleaning the stained glass in the Apse. (While standing precariously on a ledge, harnessed to a pillar, and concentrating very hard not to fall off. The slightly terrifying side of Christ Church Living!) It looks brilliant though! Image of the Week #173

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      Admiring the decorative detail of the Apse, while preparing to erect scaffolding and begin the internal restoration of this area (though leaving these panels and stonework well alone!). Image of the Week #172

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      Featuring some of the angles, arches and decorative features of the church.  Image of the Week #170

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      Reunited A mother and daughter in the churchyard. I hadn’t noticed this detailing before. How lovely. Image of the Week #169

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      The texture of the chisel marks on the sandstone pillars in the nave. Image of the Week #163

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      The Wyvern Vert of the Powis family crest – holding a ‘sinister hand’. Featured on Percy, Viscount Clive’s memorial window. Image of the Week #162