The village of Great Tew, Oxfordshire, was famous in the 1630s as a gathering point for intellectuals who, reclining in the comfortable surroundings of Lucius Carey’s estate, debated philosophical matters of the day. The whole place is pretty idyllic today, despite the continual rumours that Rupert Murdoch is about to buy the fallen-then-restored manor house. But my favourite thing about Great Tew are the hands of the marble sculpture in the wide chancel of St Michael’s Church of Mary Boulton née Wilkinson (1795-1829).
Hands and books
Hands and books
Hands and books
The village of Great Tew, Oxfordshire, was famous in the 1630s as a gathering point for intellectuals who, reclining in the comfortable surroundings of Lucius Carey’s estate, debated philosophical matters of the day. The whole place is pretty idyllic today, despite the continual rumours that Rupert Murdoch is about to buy the fallen-then-restored manor house. But my favourite thing about Great Tew are the hands of the marble sculpture in the wide chancel of St Michael’s Church of Mary Boulton née Wilkinson (1795-1829).