"Never give in, never give in, never; never; never; never - in nothing, great or small, large or petty - never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense".
                -- Winston Churchill
« previous next »
Pages: [1]   Go Down

Author Topic: The Temple Church London.  (Read 7294 times)

Sir Gerard de Rodes

  • "Chivalry our Strength, Brotherhood our sword"
  • Knight of the Order
  • Forum Acolyte
  • ****
  • Posts: 816
  • Robor meum Deus
    • The Freemen Of Gwent
The Temple Church London.
« on: 2011-10-30, 23:05:59 »
Lady Joanne and I have recently returned from a trip to London, where we just had to visit the Temple Church, mentioned in Dan Brown`s "The Da Vinci Code", and resting place for the Marshals.
Rather than me tell you the history, here is Wikipedia`s version;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_Church

And there are a few photographs of our visit on our photo bucket page here;
http://s230.photobucket.com/albums/ee200/JOBO_028/Temple%20Church%20London%202011/?action=view&current=DSCF3454.jpg#!oZZ22QQcurrentZZhttp%3A%2F%2Fs230.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fee200%2FJOBO_028%2FTemple%2520Church%2520London%25202011%2F%3Faction%3Dview%26current%3DDSCF3453.jpg

G.
Logged
"War is at first like a beautiful girl with whom all men long to play,but in the end like a repulsive hag whose suitors all weep and ache" Samuel Hanagid (993-1056)

Sir Patrick

  • Knight of the Order
  • Forum Acolyte
  • ****
  • Posts: 1,647
  • Nex pro inhonesto, Deus pro totus.
    • The Order of the Marshal
Re: The Temple Church London.
« Reply #1 on: 2011-10-31, 03:15:45 »
Thanks for posting those.  I'm really jealous of you guys across the pond ;)
Logged
Gules, a chevron argent between three cinquefoils ermine.
"Better to live one day as a lion, than a thousand as a lamb."
Knight, Order of the Marshal

Sir Brian

  • Knight of the Order
  • Forum Veteran
  • ****
  • Posts: 4,735
  • Felix uxor beatam vitam - Happy Wife Happy Life
    • Order of the Marshal
Re: The Temple Church London.
« Reply #2 on: 2011-10-31, 08:19:02 »
Excellent pictures! Thank you for posting them! I actually got chills just looking at the effigy of our Order's namesake!
I couldn't imagine what it would feel like to actually have been there.  :)
Logged
"Chivalry our Strength, Brotherhood our sword"
Vert, on a Chief wavy Argent a Rose Sable,
a Gryphon Segreant Or
[img width=100 height=100]
<a href="http://s221.photobucket.com/user/Tah908/media/LP_Medals_zpsq7zzdvve.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i221.photobucket.

Sir Patrick

  • Knight of the Order
  • Forum Acolyte
  • ****
  • Posts: 1,647
  • Nex pro inhonesto, Deus pro totus.
    • The Order of the Marshal
Re: The Temple Church London.
« Reply #3 on: 2011-10-31, 14:54:46 »
Quote
I couldn't imagine what it would feel like to actually have been there.

I imagine it would have been a mix of awe and unworthiness 8)
Logged
Gules, a chevron argent between three cinquefoils ermine.
"Better to live one day as a lion, than a thousand as a lamb."
Knight, Order of the Marshal

Sir Brian

  • Knight of the Order
  • Forum Veteran
  • ****
  • Posts: 4,735
  • Felix uxor beatam vitam - Happy Wife Happy Life
    • Order of the Marshal
Re: The Temple Church London.
« Reply #4 on: 2011-10-31, 16:09:22 »
Yep that works!  :)
Logged
"Chivalry our Strength, Brotherhood our sword"
Vert, on a Chief wavy Argent a Rose Sable,
a Gryphon Segreant Or
[img width=100 height=100]
<a href="http://s221.photobucket.com/user/Tah908/media/LP_Medals_zpsq7zzdvve.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i221.photobucket.

Sir Gerard de Rodes

  • "Chivalry our Strength, Brotherhood our sword"
  • Knight of the Order
  • Forum Acolyte
  • ****
  • Posts: 816
  • Robor meum Deus
    • The Freemen Of Gwent
Re: The Temple Church London.
« Reply #5 on: 2011-10-31, 21:12:25 »
It truly was quite a moving and humbling experience. I have seen pictures and photographs of these effegies, but to see them in person, in the serene surroundings that were origionaly designed and built by the Templars was fantastic if not a little surreal.
I was more than happy to share this with you.
G.
Logged
"War is at first like a beautiful girl with whom all men long to play,but in the end like a repulsive hag whose suitors all weep and ache" Samuel Hanagid (993-1056)

Sir James A

  • Weapons & Armor addict
  • Knight of the Order
  • Forum Veteran
  • ****
  • Posts: 6,043
Re: The Temple Church London.
« Reply #6 on: 2011-11-01, 03:59:43 »
That's a lot of history in a small place. You're lucky to have such fantastic sites to visit relatively nearby. Thank you for sharing the pictures.
Logged
Knight, Order of the Marshal
Sable, a chevron between three lions statant Argent

ECOX

  • Forum Member
  • **
  • Posts: 55
  • I'm new here
Re: The Temple Church London.
« Reply #7 on: 2011-11-01, 04:15:37 »
Thank you for sharing.
Logged

Sir William

  • Cogito ergo sum
  • Knight of the Order
  • Forum Veteran
  • ****
  • Posts: 7,154
Re: The Temple Church London.
« Reply #8 on: 2011-11-01, 19:27:19 »
I look forward to my own visit to the Temple Church, and other areas...thanks for sharing, Sir Gerard.  I know it was awe-inspiring to look upon his tomb.
Logged
The Black Knight, Order of the Marshal
'Per Pale Azure and Sable, a Chevron counterchanged fimbriated argent.' 
“Pride makes a man, it drives him, it is the shield wall around his reputation.  Men die, but reputation does not.â€
Pages: [1]   Go Up
« previous next »