A NEW ‘ROMANESQUE’ ARCH AT ST MARY’S CHURCH, IFFLEY

A NEW ‘ROMANESQUE’ ARCH AT ST MARY’S CHURCH, IFFLEY

The west lawn of Iffley churchyard sprang into life as a stone-carvers’ yard for three days at the end of September. It rang with the…

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What is stone?

What is stone?

Were you horrified to find a large white van parked by the church gate last weekend, and even more horrified to be greeted by a…

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The Creation and Deluge, Iffley's Mystery Play

The Creation and Deluge, Iffley’s Mystery Play

Midsummer at Iffley Church was celebrated with a touch of madness.  The village found itself – somewhat startlingly – embracing the presence of the Holy…

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Creating something with Living Stones

Creating something with Living Stones

Artists Sally Levell and Phil Whiting, together with eighteen eager learners, spent the last Saturday in May drawing Iffley Church. This was the second time…

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Beakheads alive and dead: Rose Hill children explore Iffley

Beakheads alive and dead: Rose Hill children explore Iffley

When the first little boy whirled round the corner and first saw the west front of Iffley Church, he gasped, ‘What the hell?’ Now he…

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Presenting the Banns – The Creation and Deluge: a medieval drama of human folly in Iffley

Presenting the Banns – The Creation and Deluge: a medieval drama of human folly in Iffley

Did you plunge into the high middle ages last Sunday and hear our forebears explaining the Creation of the World? Did you see Lucifer being…

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