Saturday is my last day here in Ripon. The work has been uneven. The gusty weather has bothersome but remarkably free of rain. The church building remains a real puzzle, but I am not the first visitor baffled by the constructional history of this building. The process reminds me that art history mostly trades in speculations offered with varying levels of certainty. Rest assured, I will come away carrying more ideas and information in my brain than I brought with me. Also the church staff, librarians, and passersby have been wonderfully helpful and generous at every turn. My next research destination will be Leeds so I should conclude this leg of my journey with a number of photos from this location. Besides, unstable weather may be bad for fieldwork, but it makes for fun photography and good swing bowling.
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