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Not being a man of the cloth, I can still appreciate the solace of a sacred (for some) building and all the surrounds. I keep on being drawn back to the semi-abandoned beautiful old building of St Peter’s in Alresford, each time finding something new and rare to admire.

And so with the occasion of some visiting friends to Wivenhoe over the weekend, Easter Sunday was spent marching down to the Quay and past the tolling bells of St Mary’s, out towards the Creek and then a round circuit through Alresford and back by Anglesea Road.

Along the route and we took time out to worship at the Easter erieness of St Peter’s. I’m still not buying into the whole black magic myth to explain the burning down of the 700 year-old building back in the early ’70s. It’s a chilling local story, but I suspect plain vandalism is more to blame.

Being able to walk on the ground where the altar stood for more than 700 years, on this very special of special days for Christians, really had an historical thread running through it.

Centuries would have been spent celebrating this day on this exact same spot, yet here I was, walking boots and cut off jeans, stomping around and being able to poke my camera (and audio mic) wherever I wanted.

Much like the whole black magic myth, I have little faith in the whole Resurrection fairy tale. But you need to respect those around you, and so when a family came to lay some flowers upon a grave, we knew that our trespassing time was probably up. The visiting friends were getting a little fed up as well…

Perhaps this is a new religion for non-believers – enjoying historical religious buildings on a sacred day, but through the interested mind of an amateur architectural lover, and a budding audio and image blogger?

Blimey.

Once again – please bare with me whilst I experiment with these audio slideshow formats. The software isn’t perfect – but it is a crude fit to achieve the intended effect. The audio runs in a loop, which you can mute in the top left hand corner.

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