david hobbs
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All Saints Alton Priors
This is all Saints Church at Alton Priors. Within it's churchyard stand an ancient yew tree planted 1700 years ago. This has been certified and the certificate hangs on a wall inside the church.
The tree has split in two and there is a gap large enough to walk through in between the two halves.
Some say that if you walk through the centre of the tree and stand in a certain spot you will see something. I tried it and saw fire. Don't ask what that means I haven't a clue.
Inside the church under the floor are two ancient stones. This would seem to suggest that the site has been sacred for thousands of years. I have found other churches that have stones left in place and the existing church built around them. Somehow people seem to understand that some things should be left alone. Shame they didn't think that way at Avebury.
Here is Anne standing under the ancient Yew. You only see half of it in this picture.
Anne and Ian looking into the underground pit at the ancient stone.
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Sia
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Thats it David I want you to adopt me :D
Have Tent
Can Travel
Great places to visit Down South, I really should do a tour :D
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Ian Macro
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why not join us, we will be doing some more of these things over the coming months.
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anne
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Strange Dave should pick up on fire at the All Saints Church. Many years ago some friends and I, were caught in a downpour of rain and took shelter inside the porch of the Church, we had never been there before. Three of us upon entering the porch started choking and said we felt as though we were in a fire. The three of us felt as though some people had been caught in the fire and unable to get out. Now whether we were experiencing people caught in the fire in the Church that now stands there, or whether we had gone way back in time to the wooden Church which originally stood there, I dont know. However having "got over" the fire and smoke senario and all six of us huddled up inside the Church [we were really cold] a great ball of gold :light/substance/call it what you may, came from the porch, straight through the Church, between the pews and out through the window at the east end. Now all six of us saw and heard this. Had we, by talking about the fire perhaps unleashed some latent force!! The Church seemed very desolate and we picked some flowers and put on the alter. Now all these years later returning there with Dave and Ian I saw a great vase of flowers. All seemd well and all seemed peaceful in the Church
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Sia
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| Ian Macro wrote: | | why not join us, we will be doing some more of these things over the coming months. |
That would be great, but will have to wait till next year, were going to
Culzean castle (will let you know if we hear the lone piper)
Loch Ness (again if we see the monster you will be the first to know)
and money permitting up to Arsaig , which is my favorite place in the world
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anne
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Yes I walked through the split yew tree and stood on the stone slab. Did I really expect to feel or see anything? Well I did!! I saw a procession of people coming across the field from the South. The women were dressed in long skirts and the men in tight fitting trousers. They all had garlands on their heads of flowers so I presume I was looking at a May day celebration, as the garlands were of may flowers. They came in two's and entered the Church at the now bricked up door. The door was at the south entrance. Ian reckoned by the way I explained how they were dressed that they were probably from the Georgian period. I cant explain this, maybe you can. Anne
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