Fair enough!

I mean the present Oxford cathedral building may not have been rebuilt since the 1180s but it is a rebuild of an earlier church that burnt down in a massacre. So arguable has been rebuilt?

(Parts of the font date to the 13th century but in this case that is one of the least interesting features)

Beginning to think I might not be entirely neuro typical but hey, 90s kid who was well behaved and top of the class in most subjects so I was never a blip on anyone's radar at school 🤷

It is frankly insulting to refer to Nightingale and Gaskell as "female influencers", and the idea that "woman in the past" = tradwife even if you are *checks notes* a progressive figure and/or not a wife is ridiculous.

I'm not sure I could even achieve that! Mine are definitely the more rustic variant...

This is fabulous! I have immediately ordered one 😆

You might appreciate this one from St Peter Mancroft in Norwich. Not the best photo - it was very hard to fit it all in the image!

Hmm. I am currently reading a book about Accidental Deaths in Tudor England - I am beginning to think some of the more "Darwinian award" examples may have inspired these carvings...

Next to it is the grandson grown from one of the son's acorns as a precaution after the Son of Royal Oak got hit by lightning. At this point they could do with one of those nice elaborate family trees with gilt coats of arms.

Unfortunately, it was a bit of an impromptu visit so I didn't get photos of everything. The current suspended font cover is modern (well by medieval standards) but I seem to have cut it off in my photos - was too taken by the devils and angels! I will have to go back soon for a more leisurely visit