Apparently it was a couple of Popes who encouraged churches to have weather vanes in the shape of a cockerel, with the oldest surviving weathercock dating back to 820. This one on the steeple of St Mary’s Church in Longstock looks a bit more modern than that.
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Hallo,
just posted my first square photo.
https://wordpress.com/post/wanderlustig2019.wordpress.com/9819
Thank you and have a nice day !
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You have indeed. How wonderful, and a very warm welcome to squares 😀
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Thank you for your wonderful challenge.
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And Steeple posted. https://teepee12.com/2021/01/22/once-upon-a-steeple/
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yay the steeple
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love the bits of history you give us –
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thank you 🙂 I have fun researching
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😊
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So where else would a chicken be I ask you?!
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Exactly!
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Two for the price of ONE! A steeple (for sale, cheap and what a great house it would make) and dawn over our peace of the Blackstone Valley.
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Piece, not peace but maybe I really needed peace.
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Think we all need peace xx
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Interesting factoid. I wonder what the reasoning was. I love your choice for up today. I’m going to start looking for weathervanes now. 🙂 Here’s mine for today. https://underapileofphotos.wordpress.com/2021/01/21/quadruple-trouble/
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Thank you, so glad you liked it and yes a snippet of fascinating history
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I love weather vanes, even if they aren’t cockerel or any other fowl! Nice photo Becky!
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Almost forgot: here’s mine:
https://snapshotsandinsights.wordpress.com/2021/01/21/teacup/
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Glad you didn’t forget 😉
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Thank you, and yes I love all oft hem too. Our neighbours have one on their garage, a pussy cat. I love it
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Interesting about the Pope. I do like the weathered looking rooster up on top! 🙂
Here’s mine:
https://wp.me/p3RE1e-clS
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It is weathered looking this one isn’t it – I wonder how bright it was originally
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I like the weathervane but have no idea why the popes would be interested in the shape of them. Then again, I’m Lutheran, so there are other things I don’t get about what the popes have done as well. 🙂
janet
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Popes are funny things!!
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and not just their hats – hahah
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lol!
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It looks like he was shot at. Terrific photo and closeup. 😀 😀
Here is my twisted up entry for the day.
https://ceenphotography.com/2021/01/21/january-21-squareup-tuesday-photo-challenges-all-twisted-up/
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Loving yours today Cee, some of those squares are like works of art 🙂
and hee hee yes he does look as though he has been shot at.
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Oh, I took a photo of our local cockerel but haven’t used it for the challenge. Not on a church.
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Maybe we should have a cockerel day!
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