{"id":11793,"date":"2024-02-14T21:19:11","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T21:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=11793"},"modified":"2024-02-14T21:19:11","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T21:19:11","slug":"days-out-st-botolphs-longthorpe-tower-peterboro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=11793","title":{"rendered":"DAYS OUT: St Botolph\u2019s & Longthorpe Tower, Peterboro\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
St Botolph\u2019s, from the rear\/car park side.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

After work, and after the sojourn at the Sue Ryder Hospice, I spotted St Botolph\u2019s, and nearby, Longthorpe Tower. The church was open. The tower wasn\u2019t. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

New built annexe, housing rood screen.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Ye font, etc.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Note chairs, not pews.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Strange church this. Feels like it\u2019s been looked after. Possibly a bit too much? Very mixed bag, stained glass wise. some of which is blocked (e.g. below), so it isn\u2019t illuminated by any light, natural or otherwise. Odd!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blocked stained glass \u2018lights\u2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Partially blocked, but at least \u2018lit\u2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The above is the best of the stained glass windows. Very Pre-Raphaelite! Loved the flowers – lilies? – so zoomed in on \u2018em:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bootiful!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Lots of varied sized windows. From the big to the cutely small. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dinky little window in massively thick wall.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Another of the semi-blocked stained glasses.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Some of the stained glass windows are totally blocked, light-wise. Others just partially so. Such as the one above. At least enough light gets through you get an idea of it. And another close up, this time winged cherubic heads!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bonkers, eh!?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Crap blurred pic of interesting alcove.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

And from St. Botolph\u2019s, to Longthorpe Tower\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sadly closed, at present. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This tower is apparently famed for some wall paintings it contains. Must go back and check it out when it\u2019s open. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Back on April Fool\u2019s Day, perhaps?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After work, and after the sojourn at the Sue Ryder Hospice, I spotted St Botolph\u2019s, and nearby, Longthorpe Tower. The church was open. The tower wasn\u2019t. Strange church this. Feels like it\u2019s been looked after. Possibly a bit too much? Very mixed bag, stained glass wise. some of which is blocked (e.g. below), so it … <\/p>\n

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