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cygnusx1 said:
Brixworth in Northamptonshire is one of England's oldest churches, and the biggest Saxon church north of the Alps.
The Tudor era saw one important change; it was under the influence of Elizabeth I that preaching long sermons became popular. And by long, I mean loonnnnng - 2 to 4 hours was not uncommon. This meant that the victims, ... er ...church attendees, needed to sit to listen, so pews became standard in the naves. The preacher needed a lectern, and more often, a pulpit. So the pulpit was added to the nave also. Most of the pulpits you see in parish churches today date from the Tudor period, or later.
http://www.britainexpress.com/History/english-parish-churches.htm
One other early Saxon building of note is the church at Brixworth, Northamptonshire (c.676). Interestingly, it was built re-using old Roman bricks. It is also unusual for its length; at nearly 100 feet long Brixworth is large compared to other early Saxon churches.
Surprisingly few large churches remain from the later period of Saxon building (900-1050). The larger buildings, particularly the monasteries, were generally rebuilt in the Norman period, and little Saxon work remains above ground. The smaller churches are extremely simple in layout; basically a simple nave divided from a rectangular chancel by a narrow arch. Examples include St. Lawrence, Bradford-on-Avon, and Boarhunt, Hampshire.
http://www.britainexpress.com/architecture/saxon.htm
Speaking of Birds , there are Three birds that always move me ,
The Swan (a protected bird of the Crown in the UK)
The Robin , I saw two 2 days ago , I think I know what there game was ...
and
The Woodpecker..... there colours are amazing.
Two birds I have seen while driving my truck that made my heart skip a beat ....... a Falcon , it just sat on a post next to the motorWay , it looked supreme (these are birds of Prey as you will know)
and,
an Owl , yes an Owl , it was late one night , maybe even morning , perhaps 1:00 AM , no vehicles anywhere and I looked up through the fog where the street lamps were , an Owl , a Barn Owl took to flight , and I seem to remember it was a full ,moon , because it was surreal as I manouvered my truck it went in my direction for 10-20 seconds or so , and I could clearly see it , kinda like those amazing wildlife programs in slow motion .....
I love the PEREGRINE falcon so much...but all the falcons and the hawks too are great to observe...I usually do associate spotting them as a message of coincidence myself...
Its sounds like excellent timing for spotting an owl....How cool!!!
It does sound kind of moving...kind of like the cry of warning warriors use in battle...( I'm right in the middle of Rebel territory myself---right on the Mason-Dixon Line where the south met the north in our Civil War...I've had a few watermen use the local rebel yell on me....that fierce provoking cry that arouses perhaps fear or an adrenlin surge...????)
I love the call of all our owls here on the water of the Bay....They are all unique, the Barn owl can be pretty maniacal and startling, but if you have the ears to hear...they are greatly intelligent night creatures...I like our Great Horned Owl here, which might resemble your Eagle Owl over there....The females of the bird of prey species are usually larger than the males:
You have a great birding page from a Nature park in Glouchester there:
THIS IS AN EAGLE OWL:
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