WMF Journal
August 15, 2011
A Visit to the Magnificent Selby Abbey
Posted by Ben Haley, Communications Manager
I arrived at Selby Abbey on a rainy Sunday morning shortly after a sung Eucharist ceremony had begun. The congregation was small and mostly elderly, but it was nice to see the building being used for its original purpose and not simply as a destination for architecture or history enthusiasts. It is, however, a worthy destination for visitors.
Read moreAugust 9, 2011
An Ancient Church Looks to Secure its Future
Posted by Ben Haley, Communications Manager
A visitor passing through an average small, sleepy village in Lincolnshire usually would be safe in assuming that it is virtually indistinguishable from the county’s numerous other small, sleepy villages. If the visitor passed through Stow with this assumption, however, he or she would be wrong and would risk missing St. Mary’s Church, an exceptionally significant treasure.
Read moreAugust 2, 2011
Exploring the Churches of Lesvos
Posted by Alison LaFever, WMF Intern
This summer, three students in Historic Preservation from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation are conducting a conservation study for Moni Perivolis, a historic convent on the island of Lesvos, Greece, and 11 other churches on the same island that were included in the World Monuments Watch in 2008 and 2010.
Read moreJuly 27, 2011
A Sacred Interior
Posted by Sarah Morrison, WMF Intern
This summer, three students in Historic Preservation from Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation are conducting a conservation study for Moni Perivolis, a historic convent on the island of Lesvos, Greece, and 11 other churches on the same island that were included in the World Monuments Watch in 2008 and 2010.
Read moreJuly 23, 2011
Unassuming Church in Tiny Village Shelters Magnificent Monuments
Posted by Ben Haley, Communications Manager
The entry to Exton Church, up a narrow lane from the village of Exton, brings you to a small circular driveway within the grounds of Exton Hall, seat of the Earls of Gainsborough. For centuries members of the family have been interred in this church, set in a picturesque landscape.
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