In March when I was
visiting the Isle of Wight, I walked to Quarr Abbey Today come I invite you to
come with me on our walk and see what I photographed. It turned out that most of the shots had
fences in them so I am lining this post to GOOD FENCES.
This is the ruins of the old Abbey.
This is Quarr Abbey today and is home to a small group
of Benedictine monks who strive to dedicate their lives to the glory of God,
and whose day is characterised by prayer, work and community life.
I found this is the coffee shop and the name Quarr
has
been beautiful made in tiles.
When I arrived I slipped in while a service was in progress and
took this shot after it was finished. I
talked with this Monk who was pleased I had come to visit Quarr Abbey.
I know there was a small Chapel round the back of the
Abbey and on the way I photographed their graveyard where previously Monks are
buried.
I thought the arches in the small Chapel with subdued
lighting were very beautiful.
On the way home I passed this gateway and thought of
Theresa of Good Fences. Not one that you
would see in Texas but one you will see in the UK.
I
hope you enjoyed our walk and all that we saw on the way.
Many
thanks for visiting and also to all who leave comments.
So glad you took us on a tour of this wonderful Abbey! The shots of the arches are fantastic.
ReplyDeleteHello, Margaret, the photos of the Abbey and chapel are lovely. The horses are my favorite, cute photos.Happy Thursday, enjoy your day!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed my walk immensely Margaret, what a beautiful place. Love your shots. Hug B
ReplyDeleteAlways enjoy visiting places like that.
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful, Margaret ... I love the shots of the Abby, both inside and out and many great fences. I love stone fences so that was probably my favorite. Very nice, indeed :)
ReplyDeleteAndrea @ From The Sol
One part of the UK I've never been to..............
ReplyDeleteThose shots of the Abby are great--- I think you really caught the place.
ReplyDeleteA truly marvelous abbey Margaret, super photos of the horses too.
ReplyDeleteFine tour of the Quarr Abby, and I especially enjoyed your horse photos. They still have the fuzzy winter coats as well as warm blankets. It must still be cold there.
ReplyDeletebeautiful arches/apogees in that church! lovely wooly horses, too. thanks, margaret!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful place to visit. Thanks for taking us along for this lovely photo tour. Love it all!
ReplyDeleteLovely tour of the Quarr Abby. Wonderful images!
ReplyDeleteHow nice to get a chance to speak to the Monk and spend time there. We've really had the horses for good fences today! Hugs!
ReplyDeleteWonderful images! This post really makes me wish I could travel and see such beautiful places.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful walk. The Abbey was lovely. The fences there are quite nice and the horse were fun to see as well.
ReplyDeleteLove the stone wall. That is an impressive gate, too.
ReplyDeletePretty horses! And what a nice old stone building too.
ReplyDeletebeautiful horses, the abby is quite lovely as well!!! looks like a wonderful place to walk around and take pictures!!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful post. The horses are beautiful. I especially like the photos of the Abbey. Such a place of peace and tranquility! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteLove those horses in their sports coats!
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such beautiful photography with wonderful variety of shots ~ love the horses!
ReplyDeleteHappy Weekend to you ~ ^_^
I've very enjoyed your walk to the marvellous old Abbey
ReplyDeleteThe horses seem to have a cold time.
ReplyDeleteLovely photos of Quarr Abbey - a wonderful place to visit :) I spotted a Red Squirrel when we were last there :)
ReplyDeleteThe ponies rugged up take me straight back to my youth! They look so cute.
ReplyDeleteWren x
I love the horses and the arches in the chapel.
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