Old Font

This is the tenth century Font in Avebury church. The carving is around a thousand years old

Sometimes I am amazed at the antiquity of ordinary things around us. It is nothing special to see a Tudor doorway, a Saxon arch or 14th century misericords in rural England.



Why is it then, that everything we build these days is torn down in a hundred years or less? What did they know then that we don't know now?

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  1. Maria24 April 2012 at 14:21

    It is really breathtaking. Sometimes simple things can amaze much, especially considering their age. It is good that such antique and medievil fonts are still preserved.

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