St. Lawrence, Whitwell

Whitwell's church of St. Lawrence is a very quiet and calm sanctuary, curiously austere with its whitewashed walls, dominated by a truly gorgeous Romanesque chancel arch.

vaulting and arch

delightful solidity

just. perfect.

a scraped transept

used to be a staircase, perhaps to a rood screen

Worksop Priory

Worksop Priory is a former Romanesque Abbey now made into a priory.

very weathered gatehouse

former abbey gatehouse

truly massive Romanesque scale

a fine Romanesque entrance

Nottingham

St. Nic's

the interior rooms are actually in the caves that are in the stone forming the castle foundation

St. Mary's

St. Mary's is the first religious structure built in Nottingham and is the city's largest medieval building.

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the stone is a bit weatherworn

some fine carving

truly unusual bronze porch doors

rood and quire

view from the quire

some surviving glass set alone

modern boy scout window!

a view into the archaeology