St Denys' Church is an Anglican parish church in the English market town
of Sleaford. Churches have existed on the site since at least 1086, but
the date of the present building's construction is unknown. The oldest
parts are the tower and spire, which date back to the late 12th and
early 13th centuries; the stone broach spire is one of the earliest
examples of its kind in England. The Decorated Gothic nave, aisles and
north transept were built in the 14th century. A new north aisle was
added by the local builders Kirk and Parry in 1853, and the tower and
spire were largely rebuilt in 1884 after being struck by lightning.
Built out of Ancaster stone with a lead roof, St Denys' is furnished
with a medieval rood screen and a communion rail, possibly by Sir
Christopher Wren, and has a peal of eight bells, dating to 1796. It
houses several memorials, including two altar tombs for members of the
Carre family, Sleaford's Lords of the Manor. A Grade I listed building,
it is "remembered for the flowing tracery of its windows" according to
the architectural historian Sir Nikolaus Pevsner. Worship services are
still held at St Denys'.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Denys%27_Church,_Sleaford>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1822:
Pedro I was formally crowned the first Emperor of Brazil, seven
weeks after his reign began on his 24th birthday, 12 October.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_I_of_Brazil>
1918:
With the signing of the Act of Union, Denmark recognized the
Kingdom of Iceland as a fully sovereign state in personal union with
Denmark through a common monarch.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Iceland>
1948:
In "one of Australia's most profound mysteries", the body of an
unidentified man was found on Somerton beach in Adelaide, a case which
remains unsolved today.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taman_Shud_Case>
1955:
In a key event in the African-American Civil Rights Movement,
Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a public bus
to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama, sparking the Montgomery Bus
Boycott.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosa_Parks>
1991:
Over 92% of Ukrainian voters approved their country's
independence as declared by the Ukrainian parliament on 24 August.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_independence_referendum,_1991>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
tetchy:
Easily annoyed or irritated; peevish, testy or irascible.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tetchy>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
The only difference between me and most people is that I'm
perfectly aware that all my important decisions are made for me by my
subconscious. My frontal lobes are just kidding themselves that they
decide anything at all. All they do is think up reasons for the
decisions that are already made.
--Rex Stout
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Rex_Stout>