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I was a little amused when I called at the Roman Catholic Church of St Augustine situated on Burnley’s Lowerhouse Lane. A modern, barn-like construction, neatly tucked away, it evidently draws a congregation from the local area. Upon the gates to the modest carpark are the words:
THOU SHALT NOT
PARK IN FRONT OF
THESE GATES
The Finding of Aesculapius was painted by Giovanni Tognolli between 1822–1839 and hangs at Liverpool. He depicts the classical Greek god as a shimmering baby, being found by a shepherd. Aesculapius was the god of healing, and one of the more salubrious deities of the Greek and Roman pantheon.