tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post5064756259347250852..comments2024-03-25T15:10:13.792+00:00Comments on English Buildings: BristolPhilip Wilkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-54793634804864598972017-02-01T10:00:11.333+00:002017-02-01T10:00:11.333+00:00Thank you all for these comments.
Joseph: One sh...Thank you all for these comments. <br /><br />Joseph: One should indeed guard against pigeonholing! I have come across people in Central Europe who think that the Church of England, being not Roman Catholic, must therefore be Protestant and exist in some sort of Calvinist image-starved state. If few other churches are as broad, many embrace differences!<br /><br />David: Yes, chapels often seem to be locked. I wish more were open.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-86384880230795785962017-02-01T09:49:20.172+00:002017-02-01T09:49:20.172+00:00The problem with non-conformist chapels, in my exp...The problem with non-conformist chapels, in my experience, is that they're almost always locked.David Gouldstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01446150522362785974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-76684534507041093902017-01-31T19:03:35.895+00:002017-01-31T19:03:35.895+00:00Methodist churches do come in all shapes and sizes...Methodist churches do come in all shapes and sizes! If you like austerity and woodwork, the New Room is excellent, but you can also feel that the austerity and plainness have become a bit of a cult in themselves. You can hardly argue a fundamental rift in theology between some of the more Gothic confections and e.g. the Bible Christian houses of worship in Cornwall. The latter just seem to have got into a pattern of trying to appeal to those who like everything as nakedly plain as possible. Some of the more voluptuously literary Bible passages and poetry must have provided a marked contrast to the atmosphere in which they were proclaimed ("Gold is mine, and silver is mine, says the Lord"). <br /><br />The term "Nonconformist", of course, has a limited geographical application: some of the large Presbyterian churches in Northern Ireland start giving out a confusing message, because we expect non-Anglican churches to be respectful and conform to one of the patterns we are used to. A camera in, say, Newtownards Road in Belfast might produce some interesting thoughts and reactions.Joseph Biddulph (Publisher)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08655472675410890012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-58340385124776104262017-01-31T13:39:16.707+00:002017-01-31T13:39:16.707+00:00I wonder what Wesley would have made of Central Ha...I wonder what Wesley would have made of Central Hall, Westminster, built to commemorate the anniversary of his death! <br /><b><a href="http://todiscoverice.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> CLICK HERE for Bazza’s fabulous Blog ‘To Discover Ice’</a></b>bazzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794010156639774028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-47003617909437561552017-01-31T08:29:48.397+00:002017-01-31T08:29:48.397+00:00There is a very fine Unitarian meeting house in Bu...There is a very fine Unitarian meeting house in Bury St Edmunds.<br />http://www.ukunitarians.org.uk/burystedmunds/history.htmUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03723346233943897978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-78541713244737017112017-01-30T18:41:53.323+00:002017-01-30T18:41:53.323+00:00Very nice place and very good jobVery nice place and very good jobTrevor McClintockhttp://www.trevormcclintockremovals.com/noreply@blogger.com