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By petespics

The Little Chapel, Guernsey Channel Islands

A bit of a overcast day today. June was working late and I had to find a blip.
There is 2 blippers who have been to Guernsey in the past and one of them had visited the little chapel.
So I thought a blip of it wold be nice to do.
Here is a bit of a blip on it.
The Little Chapel in Guernsey is just five metres by three metres and ?possibly the smallest chapel in the world?.
In 1913 Brother Deodat, a religious refugee from France, saw the location and received a vision of recreating the Lourdes grotto and chapel on the hill.
He actually built it three times, demolishing it twice, the first time as a result of unspecified criticism, the second because the Bishop of Portsmouth hadn?t been able to get through the doorway.
In 1939, he built this version, the smallest of the three attempts.
The chapel is decorated inside and out with seashells and pieces of china.
By the time he had come to the third attempt, his project had become famous and islanders brought him tiles and coloured china from all over the world.
From a distance the colours and design make a pleasing whole, close-up it?s amazing to see all the different pieces used to create the effect.
Best viewed large.
Enjoy our weekend.

As a note. WELL DONE TO HOLLAND ON BEATING BRAZIL!!!!

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