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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

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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.

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