tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244275961793143825.post4699146546304660002..comments2023-11-25T18:02:19.234+00:00Comments on Seeker: Durham CathedralNancy Wallacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08414597433860002332noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244275961793143825.post-54910820440019990982012-09-22T16:12:37.486+01:002012-09-22T16:12:37.486+01:00I did find it powerful Ray and am left with a stra...I did find it powerful Ray and am left with a strange mix of contradictory images, which being me I need to ponder. I did take photos, but not allowed to do so inside - I was told off by our pilgrim guide when I got out my camera!Nancy Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08414597433860002332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244275961793143825.post-27167569223443218112012-09-22T16:09:20.936+01:002012-09-22T16:09:20.936+01:00Margaret - I wasn't disappointed, except by no...Margaret - I wasn't disappointed, except by not having long enough to wander about as the conference had a very full program. Yes, I saw the line behind which women stood - but how wondeful that it is in that area that St Bede's remains are entombed. I'm too Protestant to think much of shrines, so I was surprised to find myself crying with joy at the shrine of St Cuthbert.Nancy Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08414597433860002332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244275961793143825.post-45904071709892535792012-09-19T16:09:31.003+01:002012-09-19T16:09:31.003+01:00It is a wonderful Cathedral, ranking in my mind wi...It is a wonderful Cathedral, ranking in my mind with Canterbury and Winchester, yet with even earlier history.<br />Slightly dark, and more than a little sinister in places, yet it has a really powerful atmosphere.<br />Enjoy. (and photograph please)Ray Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09209429097744326143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244275961793143825.post-83605930950046025602012-09-19T08:33:31.472+01:002012-09-19T08:33:31.472+01:00you won't be disappointed. I visited a few ye...you won't be disappointed. I visited a few years ago and still talk about it. Wonderful place with a wonderful feeling about it. Note the line behind which the women stood! the font and the columns, Oh the columns. Enjoy Nancy! <br />Margaret Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com