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The Parish of St Martin-on-the-Hill Scarborough

9th February 2015

The Parish of St Martin-on-the-Hill Scarborough is a beautiful church that stands on the South Cliff. The Catholic Church was a new to the area, as previously Scarborough had only experienced Anglican forms of worship.

To provide a church that was beautiful and reflective of the new style of worship, G.F. Bodley was chosen to design the building, he was a new up and coming young architect. For the interior, the company Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co, who had built up a reputation for their glass, ironwork and wood Pre-Raphaelite work.

The church architect Bodley was hugely influenced by the pre Raphaelites, which were spearheaded by Morris, Rossetti and Burne-Jones. St Martin’s is one of the best kept ‘survivor’ churches, as one designed by Morris & Co, all are artistically valuable, but this is one of the most valuable pieces of victorian art.

Our favourite aspect of the church was the west window. It is by Morris, and is of Boaz and Ruth in the harvest field, depicting the good harvest of 1863. The piece is truly beautiful, stand alone it would be worth a visit, but with the rest of the beautiful interior, and indeed exterior, it makes the church a must see!

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Willow Bough Blue is back in stock! ✨ Year-round this design is an incredibly popular one, isn’t it incredible that it was designed by William Morris in 1887 and remains so timeless all these years later! 🩶
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🪡 Restocked!🧵 Our William Morris crafts, quilting and Archive Products Market has had a re stock! 🤎 Be quick though, there’s only one of most items! 🏃🏽‍♀️
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Cosy season is here! 🍂 we’re lighting all the candles and getting the autumnal decor out 🍁 With 100 days to go (sorry to mention but we’d do a year countdown if it were up to us!) there’s some fabulous gifts in our archive and craft sale- that we’ve been secretly restocking every day ☺️ Have you bought any prezzies yet? 🎁 also wait for our future post on how to make these pumpkin napkins! 🎃
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We’ll miss the beautiful summer florals, but also can’t wait for some autumnal flowers and foliage! 🌿
Ft beautiful Strawberry Thief blue 🍓
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Do you have a fave out of these beautiful William Morris florals? 🌿 We could never pick just one 🪻 
Designs top row; Willow Bough Green & Golden Lily 
Designs bottom row; Pimpernel Cream, Pimpernel Green & Compton ✨
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Inspired by nature and designed by William Morris, aren’t they all just such beautifully timeless designs 🫶🏻
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Back in stock alert! 🫧 A firm favourite for many, we absolutely love William Morris Brother Rabbit design, don’t you? 🫶🏻 If you’d like a sample, just send us a message 💌
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Calling all quilters! 🫧 Our 100% cotton fat quarters are now available individually on our website! In all our licensed William Morris designs, they are incredible for quilts 🪡 If you order four, you get one free, so please message us to choose the design of your free fat quarter 🫶🏻
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With so many timeless designs and writings, we think Morris achieved his aim, don’t you? 🫶🏻
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Lazy Sunday mornings 💤 our William Morris Strawberry Thief tablecloths are now back in stock in all sizes if you fancy adding some floral magic to your table ✨ Hope you all have a lovely Sunday! 🩷
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