The Bell Tower in Evesham, England was once part of the Evesham Abbey, dissolved by Henry VIII in 1539. The tower stands on the grounds of the former Benedictine abbey, near Saint Lawrence's Church and All Saints' Church, the parish church of Evesham (pictured in the background). The latter has been in continuous use since it was built in the 12th-century.
Besides its resounding bell, The Bell Tower houses a carillon mechanism, which plays different music daily at 9 a.m., noon, 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. In 2002, a new carillon was installed, capable of playing over 50 tunes. When my husband and I visited The Bell Tower, the bells rang out with a lovely rendition of Amazing Grace.
I was amused by these needlepoint prayer cushions at All Saints' Church in Evesham, produced especially for Queen Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee in 1977.
I can't wait to see it myself.
And I enjoyed the poem. It takes me a few days to get back here, but I am always glad for the read.
Till next time.
Posted by: GoGo | 31 August 2006 at 03:24
What a lovely bell tower! I bet Amazing Grace sounded just amazing!
Posted by: boliyou | 30 August 2006 at 03:48
What a lovely church. I love visiting churches in England and the cemeteries which often lie along side them.
Posted by: Linda | 29 August 2006 at 19:24
I like that the bells were playing Amazing Grace... for, the grace of time left this edifice still standing... and perhaps the grace of the Divine drew you to stand and see it, hear its chimes.
Posted by: L.L. Barkat | 29 August 2006 at 18:58
I agree that the clock looks out of place - and I am a bit sad to read of the "mechanism" that plays fifty tunes - in the Cathedral here in Christchurch we still have human bellringers!
Oh, but the history in England - we don't have much more than 150 years of European settlement in New Zealand, and about 900 years of Maori settlement but not much evidence of that in terms of buildings etc.
Posted by: Catherine | 29 August 2006 at 06:37
I love the photos. It would be nice to hear the bells. One day...it will happen!!
Posted by: Mike | 29 August 2006 at 02:43
lovely ! but just one thing - I hate the clock - it is too 'new' - ahh well. and those kneeling cushions - what a lot of work!
by the way - that photo of the faery ring on my blog, I didn't even know it was a painting, I just found it on a free faery site. I love it! it reminds me of me :) (in the faery ring)
Posted by: miss*R | 28 August 2006 at 23:28
We just don't have history like this in the US or Canada. I long to again behold and touch things from a simpler time. I must return to Europe soon!
Posted by: Donna | 28 August 2006 at 21:53
I can remember making a prayer cushion for the neighbouring church when I was in primary school. I can't remember what was on it though, I was only 1 and 1/2 in the Jubilee year so it won't have been that! I wonder if it's still there!
Posted by: kamsin | 28 August 2006 at 19:53
I love those cushions too. How homey it makes the church, I'm sure.
Posted by: Rosa | 28 August 2006 at 16:08
Agreeing with abhay; always a treat to return and see what you are sharing today
Posted by: AscenderRisesAbove | 28 August 2006 at 15:48
Dear Tara,
the quality of your posts and the fervor attached to them remains very high.Great pictures and very keen observation!
regards!
Posted by: abhay | 28 August 2006 at 15:31