This is the Roman baths in Bath, England that date back to the time period of the Common Era forward or A.D.
The above photograph is the statues of Roman soldiers watching over the safety of the tranquil spa.
This photograph is of the interior of Dorchester Abbey. This particular picture is in one of the side chapels
of the main Abbey and this is a type of "sacristy" where communion implements are stored in this tall bookshelf looking structure.
This is the actual 12th century Norman abbey constructed so many centuries ago on this site. It is actually a very small building that has now become part of the 21st century Dorchester Abbey. What remains of the original Agoustinian monastary is the very simple three walls of the original building and a table / altar and the frescoes that adorned the chancel of the small worship space.
Another photograph of the original abbey that allows the viewer to see how the congregation has maintained
the historic part of their very old church. As a member of a church choir invited to sing here in Dorchester
Abbey in 1997, we were all treated to a rather panicked bat flying about in the church hoping to free itself
from being a captive audience of sacred music.
This is a doorway in the large labyrinth of buildings and garden walls at Oxford University in Oxford, England.
My reason for showing this picture was for the light coming into the passageway from the other side and the
outline of the tree in the garden beyond this doorway.
This picture was from the interior of Bristol Cathedral in Bristol, England. We had stepped off the bus from
Gatwick Airport and decided to have a warm-up session in the Cathedral's chancel. This picture is of the
windows in the Chapter House inside the church. There are three windows and only one has stained glass and
the stone arch and room had very nice lighting from the windows.
This is another photograph from Bristol Cathedral. This is the same meeting room with an exterior window revealing
some typical bottle glass and wrought iron to protect the window. The smuginess on the exterior stone could
be attributed to earlier times when coal was used to heat homes and buildings.
This is the exterior of Dorchester Abbey and the stone cubicle of the main doorway.
The modern abbey with clock and bell tower, terra cotta roof tiling and granite masonry. This picture was
taken on a beautiful fall day with excellent light.
This was the view we had from the spot the coach parked and let us off for our evening concert and later
dinner in the town. This picture is my favorite because of the trees that lined the path from the street to the
abbey and the grass that had just been cut plus the ruins of the old grave stones in the foreground.