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Visiting Family In Doncaster

ย I was blessed again last weekend to visit Sarahโ€™s family up in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, UK, and be there to celebrate Maddieโ€™sย (my sister in law)18th birthday and also get to meet everyone again. We had a lovely few days spending time and catching up with family.ย 

Maddies 18 cake

ย โ‡ง Maddieโ€™s 18th birthday cake โ‡งย 

Sarah  Maddie

ย โ‡ง Beautiful sisters Sarah & Maddie โ‡งย 

Me  Maddie

ย โ‡ง Me & Maddie โ‡งย 

Me Sarah  Maddie

ย โ‡ง Me, Sarah & Maddie โ‡งย 

Brothers  Sisters

ย โ‡ง Brothers & Sisters Sarah, Maddie, Simon, Marshall & Alfie โ‡งย 

Sarah  Marshall

โ‡ง Sarah with her brother Marshall “”ย 

Marshall

ย โ‡ง My brother in law Marshall โ‡งย 

Me  Sarah

ย โ‡ง Me & my lovely wife Sarah โ‡ง

Sarah  Gran

โ‡ง Sarah & her lovel Gran โ‡ง

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Youโ€™ll Never Believe Thisโ€ฆโ€ฆ.

Youโ€™ll never believe thisโ€ฆโ€ฆSome of my photos have been chosen for Several exhibitions around Italy, starting 4th April in Ancona.

Info taken from website:

5 – 27 April 2014
Openig 5th April 5.30 pm
Museo Tattile Statale Omero, Ancona

The exhibition presents sculptures, paintings in various techniques, bas-reliefs, pictures, installations and video clips realized by 30 blind artists from 6 different countries, as well as full-sensorial fruition works crafted by sighted artists.

Iโ€™m so honoured to be chosen and i still canโ€™t believe it! This firstย Ancona exhibition,ย my photos are presented on a forex panel with 3 photos they chose from the iChristian โ€˜Blind Photographerโ€ pageโ€ฆ.see image below.

Photos on forex panel for Ancona Exhibition

โ‡ง Photos on forex panel for Ancona Exhibitionย โ‡งย 

ย For the final exhibition in Florence, Italy in December, iโ€™ll be sending them 6 mounted & framed images and weโ€™ll be actually going to visit the exhibition and meet the people etc at the museum. As you can imagine iโ€™m really excited! ๐Ÿ™‚ย 

More Info…

I SENSI DELLโ€™ARTE| ART SENSES 2014

AN INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION DEDICATED TO THOSE WHO CANNOT SEE

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The exhibition ART SENSES 2013, dedicated to blind and visually impaired people, starts in Ancona 4th April 2014, and then Tuscany, region in Italy, on October 26th in Massa Marittima, and it ended in Grosseto on December 3rd, with a conference on the occasion of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities

More than sixty works by 28 blind or visually impaired artists – out of them 15 are from other countries – became part of the art exhibition reserved to them, that includes a wide variety of languages and media.

The thirteen Italian artists mixed with the fifteen from England, Estonia, Finland, Israel, Slovenija, thereby showing a community geographically distant, yet close due to the desire to participate and get involved.ย 

Among all the works selected for the exhibition, six artists was chosen by a technical jury, as

Award winners

The aim of this artistic path falls within the overall significance of the event, that of appreciating, producing, living art with our other senses, participating together and closely to the experience of those who just cannot see, especially now that the world is increasingly dominated by visual messages.ย 

ArtSenses starts just from there, and invites everyone to explore “other” ways to experience the creative reality.

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THE TRAVELING EXHIBIT in 2014

The exhibition will then travel to other exhibition halls, as the OMERO Tactile State Museum in Ancona, Italy, from the 4th until the 27th of April 2014 placed into the important Mole Vanvitelliana; in December 2014 the prestigious PALAZZO MEDICI RICCARDI in Florence.ย 

This event thus creates the chance to take the concept also beyond national boundaries and it becomes a source of cultural growth and of social and ethical participation, demonstrating the interest in a project that can be regarded beyond the standard canons of art.

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INVITATION

The UK blind or partially sighted artists are invited to participate to the exhibition from the 3nd until the 15th of December,in FLORENCE, Italy, within the Galleria delle Carrozze of the PALAZZO MEDICI RICCARDI, one of the most famous historical buildings of the city.ย 

The works selected will be exhibited from 3th to 15th December 2014 in the historical centre of Florence, Italy, within the Galleria delle Carrozze of the Palazzo Medici Riccardi.

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Concept and organization

Associazione culturale Art@ltro

in collaboration with

UIC- Italian Blind Union

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Info: ย 

www.artaltro.itย  – facebook: Artaltro Associazione culturale

info@artaltro.itย  – artaltro@gmail.comย 

Visiting Family In Derby

If youโ€™re wondering why iโ€™ve been so quiet for the last few daysโ€ฆ..โ€ฆSarah & i have been visiting family & friends in my hometown of Derby, Derbyshire,

It was amazing to catch up with as many as i could as i donโ€™t get to see them very often, and it was sad not too catch up with my brother Paul. Below are some great memories of my trip. Hope you enjoy! ๐Ÿ™‚

Me stood in our hotel window

โ‡ง Surprised to find this great window in our hotel room! ๐Ÿ™‚ โ‡งย 

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ย โ‡ง Sarah & i had a lovely riverside walk โ‡งย 

Derby Cathedral

ย  โ‡ง Derby Cathedral (i proposed to Sarah inside, 9 years ago โ‡งย 

Me  my 2 sisters Ambber  left  Charlotte

ย โ‡ง Me and my 2 sisters, Ambber (left) & Charlotte โ‡งย 

Ambber Sarah Me Charlotte  Marc

ย โ‡ง From left: Ambber, Sarah, Me, Charlotte & Marc โ‡งย 

A photo of me with my beautiful niece Saira

ย โ‡ง Me with Saira (one of my beautiful nieces) โ‡งย 

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ย โ‡ง Saira โ‡งย 

Saffy (one of my beautful nieces) .jpg

ย โ‡ง Saffy (one of my beautiful nieces) โ‡ง ย 

Taylor (one of my beautiful nieces).jpg

ย โ‡ง Taylor (one of my beautiful nieces) โ‡งย 

Me, Eileen (step mum), my Dad, Sarah, Saira, Saffy & Taylor 1.jpg

ย โ‡ง From back left: My Dad, Eileen (my step mum), Me, Sarah, Saira, Saffy & Taylor “”

Ben  brother in law my Dad Eileen  my step mum Me Saira Saffy  Taylor

ย โ‡ง From back left: Ben (my brother in law), Dad, Eileen, Me, Saira, Saffy & Taylor โ‡งย 

All photos taken with my iPhone 5s

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Abandoned

Castle Rising Castle

Castle Rising main stairs

Castle Rising 2

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Castle Rising 6

Castle Rising 7

Castle Rising 9

My Thoughts ๐Ÿ’ญย 

I thought i would use “Castle Rising Castleโ€ for this weeks Weekly Photo Challenge: Abandoned.

Description

While on holiday at the lighthouse Me, Sarah & Brother Ben took a day trip to Castle Rising castle.ย Iย gave Ben my big Nikon as Sarah &ย Iย were doing an audio described tour provided by the ticket office for ยฃ1. It was a fun tour as the audio description was dramatised!ย Iย still got to get my compact camera out and shoot the shots above! ๐Ÿ˜€


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Daily Prompt: The Outsiders

Abbies Photo

Todayโ€™s daily promptย “Tel us about the experience of being outside, looking in โ€” however youโ€™d like to interpret that. Photographers, artists, poets: show us OUTSIDEโ€

ย Thought iโ€™d use my photo of Abbie taking a photo of big Ben. Iโ€™m on the outside looking in, and weโ€™re both outside too! ๐Ÿ™‚

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Furry Angel

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2 years ago today we said goodbye to Bruce (Furry Angel). We still miss him, his character & his ability to love at all times! We also miss his squeaky toys at Christmas too! ๐Ÿ™‚

Genesis 9:12ย (NIV)

And God said, โ€˜This is the sign of the covenant I am making between me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come:ย 

Thinking Of You Mum

My Mum

My Thoughts ๐Ÿ’ญย 

Today wouldโ€™ve been my Mums 64th birthday. Some of you who have read My Testimony or my About page may remember that she died in the same month i was registered blind 13 years ago. My family & i miss her lots, so iโ€™ve added some of their facebook comments below,

Paul (my brother) Today would have been my mums 64th birthday. Not a single day goes by that I do t miss and think about her but it’s special days like today that still hurt the most. If you see a loved one today tell them you love them cos you never know what the future holds and missing that chance to say how you feel stays with you forever.ย Happy Birthday Mam xxxx

Saira (my niece) RIP nana, happy 64th birthday!! She will be so proud of my mum Ambber Williamson and also laughing at her she’ll me so proud of my uncles Paul Stevensonand Steve Rebus and my auntie Charlotte Karyn Tidmarsh we all love you nana!!โ™ฅ

Amy (my niece) Got my dates confuse yesterday lol…. But would like to wish my nanna a happy birthday… Wish she was here to celebrate but truly know that she is always around… i was told she was one of my guardian angels & know that she was right as a year ago today i found out i was carrying our littlest baby… Lori Valerie-Ann,…. Love you lots Nanna.

Daily Prompt: Eat, Drink, and Be Merryโ€ฆ

The Daily Post Logo DP

Photographers, artists, poets: show us DINNER!ย 

โ€ฆfor tomorrow we die. The world is ending tomorrow! Tell us about your last dinner!

Sicily 3

ย โ‡ง Fillet Steaks โ‡งย 

Sicily 4

โ‡ง Love heart potatoes โ‡ง ย 

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โ‡ง Doughnuts โ‡งย 

Elephant s Foot

โ‡ง Elephantโ€™s Foot โ‡ง ย 

Hot Chocolate

ย โ‡ง Hot Chocolate โ‡ง

My Thoughts ๐Ÿ’ญย 

Lucky iโ€™d be dead tomorrow, as i think iโ€™d die anyway after eating all of this! ๐Ÿ˜€

Weekly Photo Challenge: Infinite

“IN A NEW POST CREATED for THIS CHALLENGE, SHARE A PHOTO THAT SHOWS US A GLIMPSE OF THE INFINITE

Me  Sarah looking out over the sea 2

โ‡งย Sarah & I looking out over the seemingly infiniteย sea โ‡ง

My Thoughts ๐Ÿ’ญย 

This challenge was hard for me, but as both me and Sarah are both registered blind, it doesn’t take much distance for things to seem infinite!!!

Daily Prompt: Party Animals (?)

Photographers, artists, poets: show us PERSONALITY!

Personality from Family & Friends!!

Sarah Sunflower

โ‡งย Sarahs personality shining through!ย โ‡ง

Bruce sprinting face

โ‡งย Bruce’s running face!ย โ‡ง

Martin 1

โ‡งย Martinย โ‡ง
Suzanne Fisheye

โ‡งย Suzanneย โ‡ง

Martin  Suzanne PNG

โ‡งย Martin & Suzanneย โ‡ง

Martin 3

โ‡งย Martin 2ย โ‡ง

Alfie 3

โ‡งย Alfieย โ‡ง

Vini Portrait 6

โ‡งย Viniย โ‡ง

Ella sticking out her tongue

โ‡งย Ella โ‡ง

My 1st Passport!! :D

Passport

My Thoughts ๐Ÿ’ญย 

Yipppeee my 1st passport arrived in the post today!!! ๐Ÿ˜€

It may be a shock to some of you that i’m 38 and never had a passport, but after my interview on Saturday morning at the passport office in Victoria, London to prove face to face that I am me, it finally arrived today.

So, I was wondering if all of you lovely friends could suggest some great places to see and experience?! I’ll finally be able to post some photos from places other than Norfolk! lol.

Me, Sarah, Ben (The Dynamic Force) and Rosie always talk (jokingly but seriously) about a “WordPress World Tour” where we would travel around and maybe meet some of the amazing people who we share our everyday journeys with on here! Is this a crazy dream?! ๐Ÿ˜€

Our 6th Wedding Anniversary

Steve  Sarah Wedding 2

To celebrate our 6th wedding anniversary Sarah & I visited Hunstanton, Norfolk for a few days. We’ve stayed in the ‘Old Hunstanton Lighthouse‘ for our honeymoon and then each year for the next 5 anniversaries, but this year we didn’t have the time to stay for a week, so we stayed in a lovely guest house in the town instead. I didn’t take any cameras with me and only had my iPhone, but I had fun taking photos anyway! ๐Ÿ˜€

The Burleigh Guest House

โ‡งย The Burleigh Guest Houseย โ‡ง

Gideons Bible

โ‡งย England, UK is a secular country so this was a lovely surpriseย โ‡ง

Me and Sarah

โ‡งย Me and my lovely wifeย โ‡ง

The wold trail sign

โ‡งย The wolf trail posts lead you towards the wolf along the cliffsย โ‡ง

Sarah  the wolf

โ‡งย Sarah and the wolfย โ‡ง

Sarah jumping for joy

โ‡งย Sarah jumping for joy!ย โ‡ง

Me on the beach

โ‡งย Me on Old Hunstanton Beachย โ‡ง

Sarah sea 1

Sarah sea 2

Sarah sea 3

Sarah sea 4

โ‡งย Sarah enjoying herself in the seaย โ‡ง

On our last evening we decided to have Sarah’s favourite doughnuts and watch the beautiful sunset from the sea front.ย 

Sunset breakers

Sunset sea front 1

Sunset sea front 2

Sunset 4 people

Suset sea front building

I decided with the image below, that I would combine my love of sunsets with Sarah’s love of doughnuts. It took a few attempts to get the sun in the hole, but I got it in the end! ๐Ÿ™‚

Sunset doughnut

โ‡งย Sarah watching her doughnut shineย โ‡ง

Sarah on the train

โ‡งย Sarah wearing her new top sitting on the train on the way homeย โ‡ง

When we arrived home after a 6 hour journey, we had an hour to get ready and go for our romantic meal at our favourite restaurant. Our friends who own and run Sicily restaurant made it extra special for us.

Sicily 1

โ‡งย They first surprised us with a lovely card and presentย โ‡ง

Sicily 2

โ‡งย Then amazing fillet steaksย โ‡ง

Sicily 3

Sicily 4

โ‡งย Love heart potatoesย โ‡ง

Sicily 5

โ‡งย Vegetables with pine nutsย โ‡ง

Strawberries creamand coconut ice cream and peach

โ‡งย And finally Strawberries & cream with coconut ice cream in a peachย โ‡ง

Now i’m back at my computer with 771 emails, so i’m sure you’ll be hearing from me soon. I’m looking forward to reading your posts! ๐Ÿ˜€

Daily Prompt: From the Gut

Today’s Daily Prompt ~ “Photographers, artists, poets: show us JOYFUL

Psalm 118:24ย (NASB)
This is the day which the Lord has made;
Let us rejoice and be glad in it.

Sarah on Wedding Day PNG

Sarah on wedding day part 2 PNG

โ‡งย Sarah’s joy overflowing on our wedding dayย โ‡งย 

Sarah Joyful

โ‡ง Joyful on our honeymoon too!ย โ‡ง

Steve  Sarah Photo Booth

โ‡งย Joy in our marriage as best friendsย โ‡ง

Sarah Smiling

โ‡งย Joy in the everydayย โ‡ง

Sarah s Gran PNG

โ‡งย Sarah’s joyful Granย โ‡ง

Sarah's Dad

โ‡งย Sarah’s joyful Dadย โ‡ง

Bruce running alone on the beach

โ‡งย Bruce finding joy on an empty beachย โ‡ง

Bruce Jumping with joy

โ‡งย Bruce jumping for joy! โ‡ง

Joy cannot be pursued. It comes from within. It is a state of being. It does not depend on circumstances, but triumphs over circumstances. It produces a gentleness of spirit and a magnetic personality.
Billy Graham

Check out “Steve & Sarah” on the “Weddings” ย page

Daily Prompt: 21st Century Citizen

Today’s Daily Prompt: “Photographers, artists, poets: show us MODERN”

I love the 21st century! As a blind person its never been more accessible. Technology has enabled blind and partially sighted people to interact and be less isolated.
In just the 13 years i’ve been registered blind technology and peoples awareness has improved dramatically, and i’m excited to be apart of whats coming next! ๐Ÿ˜€

Video taken from my older post ~ “The Sound Of My Eyes

Daily Prompt: Person Of The Year

Today’s Daily Prompt: “Person Of The Year!”

Photographers, artists, poets: show us BIG.

Sarah Standing Tall PNG

Bruce Standing Tall

My Thoughts ๐Ÿ’ญย 

I would nominate my lovely wife Sarah for person of the year, she is simply amazing! ๐Ÿ™‚

When I thought of the word ‘Big’, I immediately thought of these two photos I took of Sarah & Bruce with my fisheye lens on holiday in the lighthouse at Hunstanton, Norfolk.

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Daily Prompt: You’ve Got The Power

Today’s Daily Prompt ~ “Photographers, artists, poets: show us RULES”

ย My Thoughts ๐Ÿ’ญย 

I was struggling with today’s prompt, so I asked my wife Sarah and she reminded me of thisโ€ฆ

My lovely wife Sarah happily showing she has the power as a type 1 diabetic to eat anything she likes and whenever she likes, especially when it is a doughnut dunked in lots and lots of sugar! ๐Ÿ˜€

Sarah eating a sugar doughnut

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Daily Prompt: Take Care

Todays Daily Prompt ~ “Photographers, artists, poets: show us HELP!”

My Thoughts ๐Ÿ’ญย 

When you’re unwell, you can decide to focus on the dark clouds that start to surround you. Or you can dance in the storm! ๐Ÿ™‚

Bruce Poorley

โ‡งย Bruce feeling sad after his ear operationย โ‡ง

Bruce dancing

โ‡งย Bruce dancing in the storm! ๐Ÿ˜€ โ‡ง

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Daily Prompt: RSVP

Today’s Daily Prompt ~ “Photographers, artists, poets: show us CELEBRATION”ย ย 

I had to start this post with the best celebration blessing of my life! ๐Ÿ™‚ย 

Steve  Sarah Wedding 1

โ‡งย Me and my lovely wife Sarah on our amazing day!ย โ‡ง

Wedding Cake

โ‡งย Our Wedding Cake! Mmmmmm ๐Ÿ™‚ย โ‡ง

Sarahs Birthday Cake

โ‡งย Sarahs Sunflower Birthday Cakeย โ‡ง

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โ‡ง Sarah returning to the beach (her favourite place!)ย โ‡ง

Word A Week Challenge ~ Metal

Wedding Rings

โ‡ง Precious Metal ~ Our Matching Wedding Ringsย โ‡ง

Fence 2

โ‡งย Metal Fenceย โ‡ง

Me playing my Dean Razorback Rust USA

โ‡งย Me Playing Metalย โ‡ง

Fence

โ‡งย Metal Fence 2 โ‡ง

ย Description

I was inspired to take part in this weeks ‘Word A Week Challenge‘ by Vastlycurious, so here are my images on ‘Metal’.

I took the fence shots while waiting for a sunset in the lighthouse garden where we stay on holiday.

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FX Photo Studio Pro

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๏ฃฟ App 4 2day! ย – ย “FX Photo Studio Pro” for Mac, iPad & iPhone by Macphunย 

Description from the Mac app store:

Description

  • New version. 50% for a limited time! Back to $40 shortly โœฎ
  • Your pictures will never look ordinary
  • FX Photo Studio is a digital powerhouse for your artistic photography. Easily give images stunning new look with hundreds of photo effects, filters, frames and pro editing tools.

Intuitive, inspiring and feature-rich! Here’s what you get:

โ˜… Mind-blowing variety of over 170 photo effects & filters
โ˜… Dozens of photo frames and borders from classic to lomo style
โ˜… PRO image editing tools and color controls
โ˜… Masking with effects and Color splash tool
โ˜… Integration with Aperture, Lightroom, iPhoto, Photoshop
โ˜… Intuitive user interface
โ˜… Sharing via most popular social networks and more

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My Thoughts ๐Ÿ’ญย 

After more amazing comments on my photos I thought I’d share another fantastic app with you. I use this to edit my photos to get some great effects and frames.

This is another great powerful app that is really easy to use and the interface is so clean.

Please have fun , go check it out!

Also please could you let me know what apps or programs you use and/or like, I am just interested and curious to know how you all get your amazing images! ๐Ÿ˜€

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The “ColorStrokes” App

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๏ฃฟ App 4 2day! ย – ย “ColorStrokes” for iMac, iPad & iPhone

Description from iTunes app store:

ColorStrokes makes ordinary images pop with colors. And brings you creative photo tools that no similar app has.

My thoughts…

After some amazing comments on my photos I thought I would share this fantastic app with you. I use this to mess around with some of my photos to get some great effects.ย 

I really find this easy to use as it has a clean and simple interface which is great for me as I have no idea how to use photoshop or lightroom etc! ๐Ÿ˜€

Please have fun , go check it out!

Also please could you let me know what apps or programs you use and/or like, I am just interested and curious to know how you all get your amazing images! ๐Ÿ˜€

Portsmouth Cathedral

Portsmouth Cathedral

Description

I took this photo of Portsmouth Cathedral when we travelled down for our friend Lynda’s ordination.

Theย Cathedral Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, Portsmouth, commonly known asย Portsmouth Cathedral, is theย Church of Englandcathedralย of theย Diocese of Portsmouth,ย Englandย and is located in the heart ofย Old Portsmouth. It is the seat of theย Bishop of Portsmouth.

The Anglican cathedral is one of the two cathedral churches in the city, the other being theย Roman Catholicย Cathedral of St John the Evangelist, Portsmouthย which is located about one mile to the north. (Read more)

Camera usediPhone 4

Shere

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Shere 2

Window

Shere 4

Shere Blacksmiths

Shere 5

Description

We spent a morning visiting the beautiful village of Shere walking around the Church building, blacksmiths & the few shops.

Shereย is a village in theย Guildford districtย ofย Surrey,ย Englandย about 6 miles (9.7ย km) east ofย Guildfordย and 4 miles (6.4ย km) west ofย Dorking, bypassed by theย A25. It is a small village with many traditional English features. It has a small central cluster of old village houses, shops including a blacksmith and trekking shop, tea house, art gallery, two pubs and aย Norman-era church. Shere has a museum which opens most afternoons at weekends. Theย Tillingbourneย stream runs through the centre of the village.

The church is Norman, most being 12th, 13th and 14th century, ofย ironstoneย rubble with sandstone buttresses, restored in 1895 by S. Weatherley. By the north chancel wall there is a 14th century quatrefoil window and squint – belonging to Anchorite Cell. There is 14th century glass in the east window and the chancel fittings were renewed in 1956 by Louis Osmanโ€ฆโ€ฆ.read moreโ€ฆ.

Camera usedSONY Alpha a100

Christ Church Epsom Common

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Christchurch Building

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Description

Photos taken during a walk around the beautiful epsom common.ย 

Quote from website:ย We are a Church of England (Anglican) parish church in a beautiful area of Epsom, Surrey. We are part of theย Guildford Diocese,ย which covers much of Surrey and part of North-east Hampshire. We also have responsibility forย Christ Church on the Wells, our church plant, which meets on a Sunday at the community centre on the Wells estate (the part of Epsom where Epsom Salts once came from!)

We are also part of the Epsom Group Ministry, a confederation of Anglican churches in Epsom, which includes the churches ofย St Martin with St Stephenon the Downs, and St Barnabas. Along with the Group Ministry, we also have a very good relationship withย Epsom Methodist Church, in the centre of Epsom.

Our beautifulย Victorian churchย (do have a look at theย slide showย or theย photo gallery!) has been home for many years to a lively Christian community. We hope that, if you are able to visit us, you will find space here to discover more about God and the Christian faith, time to pray and reflect, and also the opportunity to make new friends.

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