hilts
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Wherever I go I search out historical buildings especially churches and cathedrals. Modern stuff leaves me cold. Just said to the wife it's been 20 yrs since we visited London(except Wembley) we need to get down there soon.
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There's a lot to be said for a flying buttressPeople think I'm weird for loving visiting cathedrals even though I'm not religious in the slightest. I love the architecture and the history behind them
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The Abbey is an absolutely awesome feat of architecture.Wherever I go I search out historical buildings especially churches and cathedrals. Modern stuff leaves me cold. Just said to the wife it's been 20 yrs since we visited London(except Wembley) we need to get down there soon.
Its acoustic is better than any modern concert hall.
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The coffin is really small, tiny lady but a huge person
hilts
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Thats longer than the roadworks on the M62 possiblyThere's been a church on that site from around 900AD
Henry III rebuilt what we know as Westminster Abbey in the 13th century. He almost bankrupt the county building it. Around £2M and it took 27 years to build
I agree mate . Carried my mum and dad and other uncles and auntie. Ands it’s frightening but to do it in front of the world is on another level . God bless you lads .I’ve been unfortunate enough to carry coffins before, I was beyond nervous and there were only 100 people there.
Imagine being one of those guards doing it in front of millions, possibly more, and it being the Queen.
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I actually lolled.Thats longer than the roadworks on the M62 possibly
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I remember my dad dragging me out of bed on a school night to watch moon landing 650 million watched that, there's now 4 billion more people 2.5 billion in the commonwealth and a damn site more tvs.Why not? It was estimated that 3.5b people watched the last World Cup final.
Would have 3 to 4 billions is a conservative estimate.
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Yeah same mateWherever I go I search out historical buildings especially churches and cathedrals. Modern stuff leaves me cold. Just said to the wife it's been 20 yrs since we visited London(except Wembley) we need to get down there soon.
My mate is a builder he's holidays a spent looking at historical buildings..sends the Mrs shopping;)Wherever I go I search out historical buildings especially churches and cathedrals. Modern stuff leaves me cold. Just said to the wife it's been 20 yrs since we visited London(except Wembley) we need to get down there soon.
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I’m not a very religious person, but the Church of England has a very distinct beauty which I haven’t seen in all my travels and research. I cannot put my finger on it. It seems almost “royal” in itself.
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It is really. It was made up by Henry VIII and he put himself at its head.I’m not a very religious person, but the Church of England has a very distinct beauty which I haven’t seen in all my travels and research. I cannot put my finger on it. It seems almost “royal” in itself.
The site is older than England.There's been a church on that site from around 900AD
Henry III rebuilt what we know as Westminster Abbey in the 13th century. He almost bankrupt the county building it. Around £2M and it took 27 years to build
Astonishing when you think about it.
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bet those young choirboys cant wait to get outside of a fag and beer !
I’m quite small so I didn’t have the full weight of my mum and dad but when we buried my uncle in wales we had to lower him down aswell with the velvet ropes and that was nerve wracking. I think it’s the greatest honour to do .It’s horrible but then you feel like you’re ducking out of it if you say no.
Hopefully I won’t have to do it again and som other unlucky people will have to carry mine next.
Ignoring the other stuff he did, you know like beheading wives and his best mate… that was one of the positive things he did in the long run, albeit not with good intentions.It is really. It was made up by Henry VIII and he put himself at its head.
The country has been better for being detached from Rome.
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They will be knackered. They will have been rehearsing non-stop for 10 days. They may well have had to get back from holiday early, wherever they were in the world.bet those young choirboys cant wait to get outside of a fag and beer !
They all have to sign the commitment to do that in the event of the monarch’s death.
It‘s the same for the choir at St George’s, Windsor too.
I’m Roman Catholic but we all follow one god .Ignoring the other stuff he did, you know like beheading wives and his best mate… that was one of the positive things he did in the long run, albeit not with good intentions.
The country has been better for being detached from Rome.
I’ve got Catholic family so nothing against you mate.I’m Roman Catholic but we all follow one god .
I’m talking more of a political sense as I’m not religious.