#lichfield cathedral

[allthingseurope]

Lichfield Cathedral, England (by John B)

[famousinuniverse]

Lichfield Cathedral, Lichfield, England: Lichfield Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England, one of only three cathedrals in the United Kingdom with three spires, and the only medieval one of the three. Wikipedia

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[alittlebitbethany]

I went on a lovely girls trip to Lichfield with my Mum recently. Of course we took our dolls including the lovely Olive from @blythe_cocodolls , Olive’s outfit is from @enperfectodesorden_dolls . Image Description: a photo of a customised factory Blythe doll wearing Autumn clothing standing in front of Lichfield cathedral on a sunny day.

[fionamccall]

The smallest feline is a masterpiece

In a Sunday Times article on the history of cats in art, Kathryn Hughes attributes the above quote to Leonarda Da Vinci, who tried, but failed to sneak a cat into his painting of the Madonna and Child. They appear in his drawings but not in his finished paintings. Apparently it was too much to keep both cat and child still enough to paint.

Hughes reckons that cats weren't fully appreciated in the middle ages. But they do appear in church carvings. Here are two from my recent visit to Lichfield Cathedral and the beautiful Norman church of St Michael's and St Mary's, Melbourne, Derbyshire.

Other favourite cats in art include M.C. Escher's white cat; Reginald Brill's hilarious drawings of his black cat Nellie doing all sorts of unlikely things at the Little Hall, Lavenham and Duncan Grant's very grumpy cat at Charleston in Sussex.

Image: Charleston, © Estate of Duncan Grant. https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/the-cat-opussyquinusque-73826

[eddieredmayneargentinablog]

"Poppy Fields 2021 back to Lichfield Cathedral, Nov 6-13"

Excerpt from Lichfield Cathedral website:

"...November is traditionally a time for reflection and remembrance and so by popular request, we are bringing back the profound and evocative sound and light exhibition, Poppy Fields, which was originally created by award winning Luxmuralis in 2016, and revisited in 2018 to mark the centenary of end of the First World War..."

 "...This all- embracing sound and light show will see poppies cascade down the ceiling, walls and floor of our stunning 900 year old Cathedral, calling us to remember all those who have fought so valiantly for our peace and safety. Accompanying the projections will be specially composed music by David Harper and poetry recorded by Oscar-winning actor, Eddie Redmayne..."

Link: Lichfield Cathedral tickets

Remembering when Eddie recorded part of 'Before Action' for Lichfield Cathedral's event commemorating the Somme in August 2016:

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Iemand thuis bij de Lichfield Cathedral. Foto van Andy Marshall.

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Lichfield Cathedral