tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544903473762907128.post4190525005718047787..comments2023-09-16T14:07:17.211+01:00Comments on Around British Churches: Blessed Virgin Mary, PenmarkDavid Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05267597015131132571noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544903473762907128.post-69864377341589205002011-12-29T10:50:47.486+00:002011-12-29T10:50:47.486+00:00Despite appearances, I think the tower is contempo...Despite appearances, I think the tower is contemporaneous with the tower arch, around 1400, though it may have replaced an earlier tower. Norman towers in the Vale of Glamorgan tend to be massive and defensive - this is positively slender by comparison!<br /><br />Most altars in country churches are still in the sanctuary, but brought forward enough to enable the celebrant to face the congregation.David Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05267597015131132571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544903473762907128.post-81446395474501616902011-12-29T01:53:01.118+00:002011-12-29T01:53:01.118+00:00A heavy Norman tower with a bit of Gothic. Do mos...A heavy Norman tower with a bit of Gothic. Do most parishes in Wales have free-standing altars? Or tables placed in the nave? Or does the celebrant still face east?Beartoasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07629488754337171368noreply@blogger.com