Enterprising Evenings for Ancient Sites
The National Trust has been creative in its use of evening events at ruined places (probably following the success of enterprising places like the Bolton Abbey estate with their Bonfire and Firework nights.)
Fountains by Floodlight
Fountains Abbey (and Studley Royal and the high walks and low walks round the estate) is fantastic to visit at any time. On selected evenings in the winter, as the sun set over Fountains Abbey, coloured floods and spots reveal the architecture, literally and metaphorically, in a quite different light.
Make we joy now in this fest
Clutching our heated glasses of mulled wine, we listened to the live choir singing carols ancient and new in the cellarium.
Colours of the past
We know from places like Cathédrale Notre-Dame d’Amiens (Amiens Cathedral) and the traces of paint found there that ancient monuments, in their early pomp, would likely have been brightly painted. It is impossible to say whether or not the colours would have been as lurid and varied as the Fountains by Floodlight experience, but it makes the past seem less monochrome and brightens up the chill of winter.
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