October 18th, 2017
Titchfield Abbey - Titchfield - Porchester Castle - Porchester
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The Abbey was founded in 1222 for Premonstratensian
Canons. It was closed in 1537 by Henry VIII of England
during the Dissolution of the Monasteries and the building was converted into a mansion by Thomas Wriothesley Titchfield Abbey Church Micro 9170 |
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Grotesque
Titchfield Abbey |
Wicket
Gate Main Entrance
Titchfield Abbey |
Grotesque
Titchfield Abbey |
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St
Peter's Church, Titchfield
Church Micro 1130 DNF |
WW2 Memorial Font
by Charles Upton, 1951 St Peter's Church, Titchfield |
'Christ and the Fisherman'
1888 but reworked in 1952 by students of Portsmouth School of Art St Peter's Church, Titchfield |
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Tomb of 1st
Earl of Southampton, Thomas Wriothesley and his wife Jane Chenie.
A rectangular two-tiered monument with obelisks at the corners, the marble and alabaster tomb was made by the sculptor Gerard Johnson around 1594 St Peter's Church, Titchfield |
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Mural Monument to
William Chamberlayne d.1608, his wife and four children St Peter's Church, Titchfield |
Processional Banner
St Peter's Church, Titchfield |
Triptych of the Crucifixion
by C.E. Kempe, 1889 St Peter's Church, Titchfield |
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1. 'Simeon in the Temple' in Memory of William
O’Bryen Hoare, Caroline his wife
and their three children Harriet Jane, Elizabeth Clotilde and Mary Louisa. Window by Clayton & Bell, 1887 2. 'Christ Walking on Water' in Memory of William O’Bryen Hoare Captain Royal Navy d.1886 and his wife Caroline (née Hornby). Window by Clayton & Bell, 1886 3. 'Pentecost' in Memory of Rev. Walter M. Cosser d.1887, his wife Sophia A.L. Cosser d.1898 and Rev. Francis J. Cosser their son d.1889. Window by Clayton & Bell 4. 'St Cecilia and St George' in Memory of Caroline Hoare d.1891 and Henry Hill Hornby d.1889 5. Window in Memory of Major General Edward Charles Acheson Gorden, Churchwarden d.1909 6. 'Feed my Sheep' in Memory of Rev. Walter Cosser d.1887 St Peter's Church, Titchfield |
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Three out of 356 Tapestry Kneelers
St Peter's Church, Titchfield |
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Gillian at the entrance to Porchester Castle
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The Keep
Porchester Castle |
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Porchester Castle Outer Wall
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Gillian does the Earthcache at Porchester Castle
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Gillian entering Porchester Castle
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Ruins of Porchester Castle
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Prisoners of War Commemorative Sculpture
Porchester Castle |
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View from the top of the Keep
Porchester Castle |
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Carbon fibre M-pipe produced by Magma Global's
ICMM Manufacturing
as viewed from the top of the Keep Porchester Castle |
St
Mary's Church, Porchester
Church Micro 6574 |
Elizabeth I
Royal Coat of Arms, 1577 St Mary's Church, Porchester |
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Theatre inside the Keep of
Porchester Castle |
Theatre inside the Keep of
Porchester Castle |
Porchester Castle and its Pirate History
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Museum displays
Porchester Castle |
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Queen Anne Royal Coat of Arms, 1710
St Mary's Church, Porchester |
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'Crucifixion'
East Window St Mary's Church, Porchester |
'The Good Shepherd' by Kempe and Tower
St Mary's Church, Porchester |
Scroll Decoration
St Mary's Church, Porchester |
Alabaster Wall Monument to Sir Thomas
Cornwallis d.1618 Groom-porter to Queen Elizabeth I
St Mary's Church, Porchester |
Carved Caen Limestone Font with
Garden of Eden designs St Mary's Church, Porchester |
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Gillian visits the site of her maternal grandmothers
ashes at Porchester Crematorium Memorial Gardens
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The Book of Remembrance
Porchester Crematorium Memorial Gardens |
Large Fountain at Porchester Crematorium Memorial
Gardens
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