Was at St James's that the Lincolnshire Rising of 1536 began, precursor to Pilgrimage of Grace http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilgrimage_of_Grace#Lincolnshire_Rising …pic.twitter.com/qvDQpNtuZs
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Was at St James's that the Lincolnshire Rising of 1536 began, precursor to Pilgrimage of Grace http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilgrimage_of_Grace#Lincolnshire_Rising …pic.twitter.com/qvDQpNtuZs
The spire was built 500 yrs ago this year, but church probably descendant of Anglo-Saxon minster church--will post on this at some point :)
Turner's painting of 'The Horse Fair, Louth', c.1827, from a sketch of 1797, w/ engraving 1829 http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/turner-louth-st-jamess-church-seen-from-the-south-east-d00990 …pic.twitter.com/aHlapgQ0HK
Jobs of Old Louth: "The Dog-Whipper", employed by Church to expel stray dogs & ppl who would sleep there, 16thC-19thCpic.twitter.com/5Jmool6O5w
Mawer's Square, Louth--now car park by Wetherspoons, but once an infamous fighting spot! (Also site of 18C barracks)pic.twitter.com/d6qYnonQd7
St Herefrith of Louth, prob last Bishop of Lindsey (d.c.870)+St Æthelheard, abbot of Louth & Archbp Canterbury, d.805pic.twitter.com/bwalchOfRs
Louth is site of an AS minster, prob founded L7thC; parish church prob descends from this, dedicated to St Herefrith until 15thC :)
@caitlinrgreen - terrific pictures of St James' - have another
The Wild Mare © David Vinter http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1191621 pic.twitter.com/s2NWB91xNv
@Geograph_Bob yes, that one's fabulous---was just about to post, in fact! :)
@caitlinrgreen - it's the hair that makes it, I think!
@Geograph_Bob agreed! :)
@caitlinrgreen @Geograph_Bob and what was an Elvis impersonator doing there anyhow?
@lambandflag99 oh, yes, definitely--and those were in turn rebuilds of equally impressive medieval Tudor mansions :)
@lambandflag99 sounds fabulous :) But, yes, exactly--either reclad earlier houses or completely rebuilt :)
@caitlinrgreen majestic :) am I right in thinking its tallest parish church spire in Britain?
@CatherineEsse it is indeed :)
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