This Isle is Full of Noises

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Forgotten Churches: St Mary's, Breamore

Forgotten Churches: St Mary's, Breamore

Anglo Saxon stone writing and the dim fire of faith

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Matt Whiteley
Feb 24, 2025
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Forgotten Churches: St Mary's, Breamore
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In an age in which religion is collapsing and in the UK the church of England’s attendance is in free-fall, strangely one of the clearest places to find a meaningful ecclesiastical connection with a religious feeling is in empty churches.

Most historical places in England are like visiting a zoo or a museum. They are coopted by some heritage organisation…

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