Talking of the past being in the present (see previous post), I had assumed that the blank window in Blithfield Church was either where the church ran out of money to build the twin-piece or some irreparable vandalism.
Actually, it was the latter... in a sense. The blank window is where the original window was blown out by the blasts from enemy bombs landing many miles away.
It stands, unreplaced, as a reminder that even quiet communities far from the front line can still live in terror in war.
Poignant and lovely.
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