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Simon Harvey
I'm a 46 year old husband, father of two and vicar in the parish of Oadby, Leicestershire. Between Easter and Pentecost in 2009 I walked home from Paris to Oadby - a peculiar kind of pilgrimage.
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ReplyDeletehow interesting that you write of changed contexts and beauty making a bridge or building worth keeping as an attraction when it has outlasted its function. My CCD essay is about the use of church buildings in their historical contexts and I identified with your thoughts - though, like you, I will not risk saying more for fear of putting my foot in it. Suffice to say that I am profoundly grateful that St. Paul's is not listed and, yes, I think that the 20th Century Society are a wonderful institution. Now, about replacing those windows........
Forget about that! As you say, some wonderful countryside beckons and you can admire the housing without having the responsibility of owning it: win win. Trust that the weather is good for you and that you don't run into the British Army deploying those flashing, banging weapons which so captivate the military mind whilst you're in the vicinity of Blandford!
Keep your head down.......
C & A.