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Sacred Places

The UK, with its rich history and varied landscape, boasts a wealth of sacred places, many of them in the care of the National Trust. Some have become centres for pilgrimage for the contemporary visitor: as a focus for the new age understanding of earth mysteries, as a means of experiencing the unique serenity and atmosphere of dedicated buildings and as sites traditionally used as centres of worship. The list is extraordinarily diverse, but what links them is a strong sense that, in addition to their intrinsic beauty - or perhaps because of it - they are also places which seem to hold a special spiritual resonance. This book provides an illustrated guide to some of the most beautiful and atmospheric sacred sites in the care of the National Trust. A general introduction sets the
collection in its wider historical and religious context, along with an understanding of how the Trust's conservation work is preserving them for posterity. The featured sites are illustrated by high-quality photographs and artworks revealing key alignments and underlying structure and design, along with extended captions explaining their particular significance and history.A detailed map shows the distribution of the various sites across the UK and the suggested link between some of them, providing a practical guide for the visitor as well as an inspirational sourcebook. Featured sites include: Avebury; The Fame Islands; Glastonbury Tor; Hailes Abbey; The Lake District; Lavenham Guildhall; Sandham Memorial Chapel; The Giant's Causeway; St Michael's Mount; Sutton Hoo; and White Horse
Hill, Uffington.
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The UK, with its rich history & varied landscape, boasts a wealth of sacred places, many of them in the care of the National Trust. Some have become centres for pilgrimage for the contemporary visitor: as a focus for the new age understanding of earth mysteries, as a means of experiencing the unique serenity & atmosphere of dedicated buildings & as sites traditionally used as centres of worship. The list is extraordinarily diverse, but what links them is a strong sense that, in addition to their intrinsic beauty
- or perhaps because of it
- they are also places which seem to hold a special spiritual resonance. This book provides an illustrated guide to some of the most beautiful & atmospheric sacred sites in the care of the National Trust. A general introduction sets the collection in its wider historical & religious context, along with an understanding of how the Trust's conservation work is preserving them for posterity. The featured sites are illustrated by high-quality photographs & artworks revealing key alignments & underlying structure & design, along with extended captions explaining their particular significance & history.A detailed map shows the distribution of the various sites across the UK & the suggested link between some of them, providing a practical guide for the visitor as well as an inspirational sourcebook. Featured sites include: Avebury; The Fame Islands; Glastonbury Tor; Hailes Abbey; The Lake District; Lavenham Guildhall; Sandham Memorial Chapel; The Giant's Causeway; St Michael's Mount; Sutton Hoo; & White Horse Hill, Uffington.

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Stanfords
Stanfords was established in 1853 and opened their iconic Covent Garden flagship store in 1901. They have become the top retailer of maps, travel books and accessories in the UK and arguably offer the largest selection of maps and travel books worldwide. Famous names such as Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Ranulph Fiennes and Michael Palin have purchased from Stanfords. They now have a shop in Bristol and both stores together with other venues operate a calendar of events including talks, book signings and exhibitions. As a specialist map retailer, the map selection is comprehensive and includes road maps, street maps and walking maps from worldwide destinations, as well as a selection of world atlases and wall maps. Books include travel guides and travel literature. Stanfords also stock globes, from miniatures made of blue marble to magnificent floor-standing globes. The website features a selection of interesting articles on travel topics.
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