Peter Kershaw
@notthatelderpeter.bsky.social
Scot, high Presbyterian: interested in Scottish ecclesiastical history. Volunteer/trustee for www.powis.scot, cataloguing ecclesiastical buildings and sites in Scotland. Views my own.
Happy Lancashire Day! - a picture from "Real Lancashire" - you can change the admin are but not the county boundaries! Furness is "Lancashire beyond the sands".
November 27, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Happy Lancashire Day! - a picture from "Real Lancashire" - you can change the admin are but not the county boundaries! Furness is "Lancashire beyond the sands".
To Shap Abbey this afternoon: if you wanted to demonstrate how the buildings and outbuildings in an abbey related to each other this would be an ideal place to go. The abbey was obviously not rich enough to add extra buildings or alter the original plan.
September 29, 2025 at 7:10 PM
To Shap Abbey this afternoon: if you wanted to demonstrate how the buildings and outbuildings in an abbey related to each other this would be an ideal place to go. The abbey was obviously not rich enough to add extra buildings or alter the original plan.
A chilly wind this morning, and a very welcome door
September 27, 2025 at 9:29 AM
A chilly wind this morning, and a very welcome door
The light on Blackness Castle was almost enough to make you forget its history as a prison
September 15, 2025 at 6:43 PM
The light on Blackness Castle was almost enough to make you forget its history as a prison
Church closures are really not a new development (although this one is in England not Scotland). This 1906 Primitive Methodist chapel was apparently sold to the Church of Christ in 1925, but is now derelict. The original building (date stamped 1906) wrapped round behind the shop on the right.
August 23, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Church closures are really not a new development (although this one is in England not Scotland). This 1906 Primitive Methodist chapel was apparently sold to the Church of Christ in 1925, but is now derelict. The original building (date stamped 1906) wrapped round behind the shop on the right.
A visit to the wonderful Song School at St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh. An example of how Phoebe Anna Traquair illustrated the Benedicite on a mural surrounding the space. The influence of the Arts and Crafts movement and William Blake is clear.
August 12, 2025 at 4:33 PM
A visit to the wonderful Song School at St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh. An example of how Phoebe Anna Traquair illustrated the Benedicite on a mural surrounding the space. The influence of the Arts and Crafts movement and William Blake is clear.
After Floris, a rainbow
August 4, 2025 at 8:36 PM
After Floris, a rainbow
The lovely and very old St Bega's church on the shores of Bassenthwaite Lake, the oldest church in the Lake District. Nave and chancel date back to Anglo-Saxon times, though much restored in the 19th century.
July 8, 2025 at 4:32 PM
The lovely and very old St Bega's church on the shores of Bassenthwaite Lake, the oldest church in the Lake District. Nave and chancel date back to Anglo-Saxon times, though much restored in the 19th century.
The font (and open work cover) at St Peter's Heysham #FontsonFriday
July 4, 2025 at 7:54 AM
The font (and open work cover) at St Peter's Heysham #FontsonFriday
The blocked doorway from inside the church
July 2, 2025 at 4:56 PM
The blocked doorway from inside the church
Inside St Peter's Heysham is a magnificent hogsback tombstone.
July 2, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Inside St Peter's Heysham is a magnificent hogsback tombstone.
The west side of St Peter's Heysham, with the original Anglo-Saxon doorway now blocked. The narrow window on the south side also appears to be Anglo-Saxon, but must have been moved.
July 2, 2025 at 4:49 PM
The west side of St Peter's Heysham, with the original Anglo-Saxon doorway now blocked. The narrow window on the south side also appears to be Anglo-Saxon, but must have been moved.
Today is apparently nature photography day, so that's an excuse for picture of an avocet at Leighton Moss. #birds #naturephotography
June 15, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Today is apparently nature photography day, so that's an excuse for picture of an avocet at Leighton Moss. #birds #naturephotography
There has to be something appropriate in watching avocets, for a long time the symbol of the RSPB, in the "Eric Morecambe Hide" at RSPB Leighton Moss. And very lucky to see an avocet chick as well.
May 23, 2025 at 9:55 PM
There has to be something appropriate in watching avocets, for a long time the symbol of the RSPB, in the "Eric Morecambe Hide" at RSPB Leighton Moss. And very lucky to see an avocet chick as well.
Good weather and interesting birding - also fortunate
May 23, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Good weather and interesting birding - also fortunate
Habemus pap(aver)am!
May 13, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Habemus pap(aver)am!
With a relief on the reverse
May 3, 2025 at 10:29 AM
With a relief on the reverse
A little late for this year's commemoration, but this is the new memorial for workers in Falkirk
May 3, 2025 at 10:28 AM
A little late for this year's commemoration, but this is the new memorial for workers in Falkirk
Tulips in Holehird Gardens, run by the Northern Horticultural Society
April 24, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Tulips in Holehird Gardens, run by the Northern Horticultural Society
A day in the fresh air birdwatching today, with a bonus of some early ducklings looking cute (as they always do!)
April 23, 2025 at 4:55 PM
A day in the fresh air birdwatching today, with a bonus of some early ducklings looking cute (as they always do!)
Maundy Thursday, early morning light on All Saint's Batley
April 17, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Maundy Thursday, early morning light on All Saint's Batley
Precentor's box (for leading unaccompanied singing in the Scottish tradition) with the pulpit above. From the Tarbat Discovery Centre, in the Old Parish Church at Portmahomack, but placed as they were in the final remodelling of the church in the 1840's. #sermonsonsunday
April 6, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Precentor's box (for leading unaccompanied singing in the Scottish tradition) with the pulpit above. From the Tarbat Discovery Centre, in the Old Parish Church at Portmahomack, but placed as they were in the final remodelling of the church in the 1840's. #sermonsonsunday
#windowsonwednesday Inverallan Parish Church Grantown on Spey, funded by the Countess of Seaforth in memory of her husband and son. Built in 1886. The windows are particularly elaborate - this one uses the letter S for Seaforth as the basis for the pattern
April 2, 2025 at 9:54 AM
#windowsonwednesday Inverallan Parish Church Grantown on Spey, funded by the Countess of Seaforth in memory of her husband and son. Built in 1886. The windows are particularly elaborate - this one uses the letter S for Seaforth as the basis for the pattern
Reflecting on a week on Northern Scotland, we came across the museum at Portmahomack - an exemplary use of a former church as a museum that (apart from the wonderful examples of Pictish stone carving) tells the history of the church in an inventive way. A fabulous place with helpful volunteers.
April 1, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Reflecting on a week on Northern Scotland, we came across the museum at Portmahomack - an exemplary use of a former church as a museum that (apart from the wonderful examples of Pictish stone carving) tells the history of the church in an inventive way. A fabulous place with helpful volunteers.
A walk along the promenade at Silverknowes was enhanced by this group of turnstones.
March 31, 2025 at 4:12 PM
A walk along the promenade at Silverknowes was enhanced by this group of turnstones.