Photographer and author, Sue Vincent, takes us on a journey through British history via the architecture of St. Albans. It is in this village where the real influence of the Romans can still be seen. Roman and Victorian building styles collide and create something uniquely British.
Tuesday morning looked promising as we headed out early for St Albans. The beautiful sky soon clouded over, though, leaving us with a chill and persistent rain. We’d been meaning to visit the town for a long time, knowing that the history and stories associated with the place tied in heavily with many areas of our adventures…not least because of St Alban himself.
Recorded as the first British Christian martyr, the saint was beheaded for his faith in Roman Verulamium, now the town of St Albans. There are many versions of his story and we had not really researched them before we left and had only the briefest of outlines. I remembered vaguely that he was a cephalophore, one whose voice had continued after the beheading…and that a spring had welled from the ground where the head had rolled; a common motif in the stories of the saints that seems…
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Thank you for reblogging, Connie. There was so much to see in the Abbey, I will have to write several posts on it I think!
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@Sue–That will be intriguing!
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We only managed a couple of hours too…so we’ll be going back for the rest one of these days 🙂
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Connie! You’re killing me! I’ll never get any homework done now that you’ve introduced a wonderful place to explore! 🙂
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@Shannon–Sue made the introduction. I just offered it to you on a platter. My work here is done.
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