The museum part of Iwema Steenhuis has some industrial relics. A roller press:-

Machine for moulding speculaas biscuits:-

Speculaas and jelly moulds + wicker basket and rolling pins:-

A speculaas pressing machine:-

Stained glass and enamels:-

Colourings:-

Tiles and enamel signs:-

Chancel and altar:-

There is a stained glass window in a striking blue:-

More usual kind of stained glass:-

More stained glass. In memory of Eliza Jane Macab:-

And one to the Black Watch:-

An embroidery, “The Stone Ship Rising”:-

A chair in  memory of a former Minister of the Kirk:-

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The Church can be seen in this post on Alcester I made in 2012. We visited the town again on our way back up from Bath. This time we went inside the church.

Chancel and Altar:-

Emrys-Jones Memorial stained glass window:-

Information about the window:-

War Memorial plaque to the men of Alcester and Oversley, erected 1951:-

Individual memorial to Arthur Boobbyer Jephcott who fell at Pozières, 4/8/1916, aged 20:-

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Wells Cathedral has some conventional stained glass:-

The Lady Chapel is an exception – as I mentioned here. Kaleidoscopic glass windows:-

In side chapel off Lady Chapel:-

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Stairs up to the Chapter House in Wells Cathedral. Yes the steps are a bit dodgy:-

View downwards from Chapter House entrance:-

There’s a further set of stairs upwards from the Chapter House entrance:-

Chapter House entrance:-

Supporting column and ceiling:-

Windows and stained glass in Chapter House:-

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Since Bath is known for its Georgian architecture I had not expected to find any Art Deco buildings.

And I didn’t.

But what I did find was that some shops had Art Deco glass, in the door:-

and/or in the upper windows:-

Again here in both:-

The cross motif was repeated above the bakery’s door:

Main entrance door and stained glass window:-

Model and floor plan of cathedral:-

Altar and stained glass:-

Stained glass windows:-

High altar:-

Spode Memorial Window:-

The Lichfield Angel, remnant of sculpture:-

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One of the reasons for our trip to Amsterdam was to visit the Rijksmuseum. Entry isn’t cheap (now it’s €22.50) especially if you’re used to free British Museums but it’s a very good museum indeed.

Building:-

The Great Hall is on the first floor (second floor if you’re USian.)

It has a nicely painted ceiling:-

with illustrations on the areas above the side halls:-

and stained glass windows to the front:-

From Retford we carried on south and stopped at Downham Market in Norfolk.

It has a distinctive clock tower in the market square.

Reeds Homestore has lovely stained glass and rounded windows:-

This building also had stained glass windows:-

Some very traditional buildings:-

I hadn’t planned on stopping there so hadn’t looked up the town’s War Memorial beforehand so as a result we didn’t spot it but there are pictures of it to be found on the internet.

In my previous post about St Augustine’s Church, Dumbarton, I mentioned that I ought to have photographed its fine stained glass west window from inside.

In September, on West Dunbartonshire’s open day, I got the opportunity.

From body of church:-

Closer view:-

There is a smaller set of stained glass windows (at the back of the left-hand aisle as you look at the above):-

And of course there is another set of stained glass wimdows above the altar. Chancel and altar:-

An addition to the church from when I remembered it there has been a new addition, a cross made by artist John Woodcock to commemorate those who have died of addiction:-

Inscription:-

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