Solihull

Solihull

St Alphege chapel alter piece

This afternoon we spent in Solihull- a town with a 700 year old city center and a 12th century cathedral- St. Aplhege. They've done a wonderful job of combining modern stores with very old buildings, in a pedestrian walking setting. The cathedral wasn't one of the most impressive but was very peaceful and pleasant to enter in the middle of a busy day.

Original St Alphege church, now a lower level chapel

Jan and Barb

The stained glass window with the picture of the dog in it is in a chapel that's actually in the "basement" now but was the original church building. I had to take a picture when I saw the dog! They've got it roped off so I couldn't go down to see it all. There's another chapel directly above this one that holds the beautiful alter piece above.
For a bit of British flavor I made Jan and Barb stand for a picture in front of the old style phone booths! It was like pulling teeth to get them to do it, but in the end- success!