It's Friday so I'm joining in with Amy
at Love Made my Home for this week's Five on Friday. Click on the link at
the bottom of this post to find others who are joining in too.
Late on Tuesday afternoon we walked into the town centre and as it was cold, windy and quite damp we popped inside the cathedral to have a look to see what changes had been made since our last visit a couple of years ago. Work was still being carried out but much had been done. Below are five of the photos I took whilst we were there.
The advent candles around the font
View through the West door
The Labyrinth
The lights inside.......
......and the reflections outside where the cathedral was reflected in the windows of BHS opposite.
The next day the sun shone as we said our goodbyes and celebrated the life of a ninety three year old lady, my husband's aunt and godmother, who had done much with her life, loved her family and served her community well; the church was full and the atmosphere was peaceful and reflective with a few chuckles too.
As I mentioned at the end of my last post we had to go to a funeral on Wednesday. We decided to travel the day before and stay overnight close to the little local church in Wakefield where the funeral was to be held and this worked very well.
Late on Tuesday afternoon we walked into the town centre and as it was cold, windy and quite damp we popped inside the cathedral to have a look to see what changes had been made since our last visit a couple of years ago. Work was still being carried out but much had been done. Below are five of the photos I took whilst we were there.
The next day the sun shone as we said our goodbyes and celebrated the life of a ninety three year old lady, my husband's aunt and godmother, who had done much with her life, loved her family and served her community well; the church was full and the atmosphere was peaceful and reflective with a few chuckles too.
Have a lovely weekend everyone.
Interesting church, I liked the labryinth.
ReplyDeleteI wish we could have seen it all but the chairs were out for a school concert:)
DeleteThe cathedral must have offered a lovely place of refuge on a cold and gloomy day. I am glad that the funeral went on OK. It must be easier to know that the deceased had a life well-lived and that they lived to such a grand age. I hope your weekend is filled with happy things Rosie. x
ReplyDeleteYours too, Simone. We also had a cup of tea in the cafe but had eventually to go out in the rain again and by then it was dark too:)
DeleteBeautiful lights in the lovely old building. Funerals can often be sad and gloomy but this one sounded more a celebration of a well loved life. Take care.
ReplyDeletethe lights in the cathedral church were lovely against the gloom outside:)
DeleteLovely photos of such a beautiful church. It does sound like a celebration of life at ninety three. May her memory be eternal. My best to you, Pat
ReplyDeleteThank you Pat - it was a lovely celebration of all she had done in her life:)
DeleteFascinating place. I like the labyrinth.
ReplyDeleteThe labyrinth was fascinating:)
DeleteWhat a beautiful cathedral ... I like the shot with the massive pillars and the delicate lighting. Glad the funeral was not a terribly sad one, but one of celebration for a life well lived. Enjoy your weekend :)
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Thanks, Wendy - hope you too enjoy the weekend:)
DeleteWhat a beautiful cathedral. I have never seen an indoor labyrinth like that before, so that was really interesting for me. I am glad that the funeral went as well as it could, a celebration of a life very well lived by the sound of it. Thank you for joining Five On Friday. I hope that you have a great weekend! xx
ReplyDeleteThanks, Amy - yes it is an unusual labyrinth, I did take a photo of the explanation of it so I must look up its meaning and origins. Hope you have a lovely weekend:)
DeleteAw! That is SO nice, a life well lived. What lovely photos, too! I so enjoyed your post.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Pom Pom - yes it was a 'happy' funeral not sure that is the right word but I'm sure you know what I mean:)
Delete93, that was a great age. So glad she had a good celebration. Lovely photos of the cathedral. :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Karen - yes she had a good innings - as they say:)
DeleteIt is always a blessing when a life can be celebrated after a long and full time on this earth. Xxx
ReplyDeleteIt is isn't it? that is just how it felt - even the sun came out for the service:)
DeleteA beautiful church. A combination of ancient and modern. A love a funeral as a celebration of someone's life.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Elaine The cathedral church still had a lot of work being done to it but it will be spectacular when completed. The funeral was very much a celebration not sad at all:)
DeleteA lovely church, I'm glad the funeral went ok xx
ReplyDeleteThank you Jo, yes it did go well:)
DeleteI remember the television programmes about Wakefield Cathedral and the work being done. The labyrinth sticks out in my mind. It must be a beautiful building. I like the traditional glass door with the etching of the Celtic crosses leading out into the street. I'm glad the funeral of a dear aunt and your visit to Wakefield was an uplifting experience.
ReplyDeleteThanks Linda, yes all was well in a nice kind of way. There are still areas of the Cathedral being worked on but there are peep through areas so you can watch the work in progress. It reminded me of Leicester Cathedral when it was being altered to take Ricahrd III's tomb:)
DeleteWhat you show of the cathedral is magnificent. Sounds like your husband's aunt was a wonderful woman!
ReplyDeleteYes, it is a lovely building, we must go back when all the work is done. My husband's aunt was a well loved member of his family:)
DeleteI am sorry for your loss but thankful you took us along to see such a lovely place of worship! Have a wonderful week!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Bronwyn, hope you too have a wonderful week:)
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