Saturday, June 03, 2006
JUNE 4 2006 - JEREMY PAXMAN
"CHURCH SPIRES ARE THE GREAT PUNCTUATION POINTS OF OUR ENGLISH COUNTRYSIDE, BUT THE RELIGIOUS BUILDINGS OF THIS COUNTRY NOT ONLY TELL US WHERE WE ARE GEOGRAPHICALLY, THEY TELL US WHERE WE'VE COME FROM" (JEREMY PAXMAN)
(Source : "Clergy have a duty to safeguard our heritage", The Jean Calder Column, Argus, June 3 2006)
Personal Note : I will remember this quote each time Lowfield Heath's Church Spire appears through the morning mist at Gatwick. All that remains of this ancient village is St Michael's and All Angels. It is now full of airport warehousing and one hotel. The church has now closed. It is in the way of the proposed new second runway. Only one person lives there now - a 93 year old man on airport land parallel to the runway. He is also in the way...
(Source : "Clergy have a duty to safeguard our heritage", The Jean Calder Column, Argus, June 3 2006)
Personal Note : I will remember this quote each time Lowfield Heath's Church Spire appears through the morning mist at Gatwick. All that remains of this ancient village is St Michael's and All Angels. It is now full of airport warehousing and one hotel. The church has now closed. It is in the way of the proposed new second runway. Only one person lives there now - a 93 year old man on airport land parallel to the runway. He is also in the way...
