#bath abbey

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Angels descending and climbing the Jacob's ladder.

Built in 1611

📍Bath Abbey, Bath, UK.

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Interior of the Bath Abbey - ENGLAND

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Bath Abbey, Bath, England: The Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, commonly known as Bath Abbey, is a parish church of the Church of England and former Benedictine monastery in Bath, Somerset, England. Wikipedia

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Bath Abbey

The Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, commonly known as Bath Abbey, is a parish church of the Church of England and former Benedictine monastery in Bath, Somerset, England. Founded in the 7th century, it was reorganised in the 10th century and rebuilt in the 12th and 16th centuries; major restoration work was carried out by Sir George Gilbert Scott in the 1860s. It is one of the largest examples of Perpendicular Gothic architecture in the West Country. The medieval abbey church served as a sometime cathedral of a bishop. After long contention between churchmen in Bath and Wells the seat of the Diocese of Bath and Wells was later consolidated at Wells Cathedral. The Benedictine community was dissolved in 1539 during the Dissolution of the Monasteries.

The church architecture is cruciform in plan and can seat up to 1,200 patrons. An active place of worship, it also hosts civic ceremonies, concerts and lectures. There is a heritage museum in the cellars.

The abbey is a Grade I listed building, particularly noted for its fan vaulting. It contains war memorials for the local population and monuments to several notable people, in the form of wall and floor plaques and commemorative stained glass. The church has two organs and a peal of ten bells. The west front includes sculptures of angels climbing to heaven on two stone ladders, representing Jacob's Ladder.

The Abbey is in the centre of Bath and adjacent to the famous Roman Baths where the hot water springs emerge...

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Fitzjames' grandfather

They never met, because Admiral James Gambier died in 1789 in Bath, where he was buried in Bath Abbey. On the wall is a memorial for him. The Gambier heraldic eagle has lost its head and a wing.

Portrait of Admiral James Gambier by John Singleton Copley, 1773. © Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

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Visited Bath yesterday. After The Roman Baths, we had a wander around Bath to soak in some of the sites. We have the Pulteney Bridge (Georgian, one of 4 bridges across the world to have shops across full span on both sides), Bath Abbey, The Circus (Georgian - historic ring of large townhouses), Sally Lunn's Historic Eating House & Museum (Oldest house in Bath - 1483) and The Royal Crescent (Georgian - sweeping crescent of 30 houses)

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BATH ABBEY; A GREAT MEDIEVAL CHURCH

1/ The Great East Window

In Bath Abbey, the Great East Window portrays 56 scenes in the life of Christ. This masterpiece was completely restored after it suffered damage during World War II. The windows, made by Clayton & Bell, portray very graphically the entry into Jerusalem, Cleansing the Temple, and Raising of Lazarus among many incidents in Jesus' life.

2/ Fan Vaulted Ceiling

The fan vaulted ceiling was magnificently crafted in the 1500s by the king's master masons with stone vaults forming fan shapes to draw visitors up towards God. The original ceiling was replicated and finished in sections until the 1860s, with variations easily distinguishable today between the original and the 1860s copy.

3/ Klais Organ

The magnificent Klais Organ at Bath Abbey holds more than 4,000 pipes. Rebuilt in the year 1997, this organ has a magnificent sound and very beautiful tonal qualities. In fact, to reach this instrument, the organist has to ascend a spiral staircase-all adding to the mystique of the instrument and rich musical heritage of the Abbey.

4/ Birde Chapel

The 16th-century Birde Chapel was originally built as Prior William Birde's upper chantry chapel. Today, it is used as a place for private prayer. The letter and bird stone carvings and inside serenity make for a quiet area to be used for contemplation and reflection.

5/ Wall Memorials

The Wall Memorials inside Bath commemorate over 600 people from the 16th until the 20th centuries. As poignantly evocative obituaries of lives both lived and lost, these inevitably provide quite a lot of information about the social history of the church, and its raw connection with the British Empire, colonialism.

6/ Jacob's Ladder

Jacob's Ladder is the peculiar architectural feature of the West Front of Bath Abbey and symbolizes the Christian ascent through the earth to heaven. The ladder and angels are inspired by the dream of Bishop Oliver King, which is based upon the biblical account of Jacob's dream. By its magics, this design increases the Appeal of this highly mystical and historical church.

7/ The Waller Tomb

One of the finest 17th-century monuments in Bath Abbey is the Waller Tomb, dedicated to the memory of Sir William Waller's first wife, Jane Waller, who died in 1633. There are effigies of Sir William and Lady Jane lying together. Parts of it are defaced, probably deliberately by Royalists during the English Civil War.

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Bath Abbey Angels

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"The self is a patchwork of the felt and the unfelt, of presences and absences, of navigable channels around the walled-off numbnesses. Perhaps it’s impossible for anyone short of an enlightened being to carry the weight of all suffering, even to recognize and embrace it, but we make ourselves large or small, here or there, in our empathies." - Rebecca Solnit, from “Wound,” The Faraway Nearby

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Bath Abbey (Explore) by Roy Llowarch Via Flickr: Bath Abbey is a parish church of the Church of England and former Benedictine monastery in Bath, Somerset, England. Founded in the 7th century, it was reorganised in the 10th century and rebuilt in the 12th and 16th centuries; major restoration work was carried out by Sir George Gilbert Scott in the 1860s. It is one of the largest examples of Perpendicular Gothic architecture in the West Country. The medieval abbey church served as a sometime cathedral of a bishop. After long contention between churchmen in Bath and Wells the seat of the Diocese of Bath and Wells was later consolidated at Wells Cathedral. The Benedictine community was dissolved in 1539 during the Dissolution of the Monasteries. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bath_Abbey

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Fragments of Crosses from Bath, England dated between 900 - 1000 on display at Bath Abbey in Bath, England

These are part of two crosses carved in a typical Germanic stonework style in England. The site of Bath Abbey is thought to have been a site of Christian worship going back to King Osric of Hwicce (modern day Worcestershire and Gloucestershire). Before hand there was the Roman temple to Sulis Minerva a Romano-British goddess.

Photographs taken by myself 2023

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Buying books and fudge in Bath.

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Rather creepy Bath Abbey angels

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Bath Abbey

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