Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life…
Filed under Colwall 2017, Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays
The church situated next to Little Malvern Priory is still a house of worship, although now it is Church of England rather than Catholic.
The story of Little Malvern Priory may be said to have started with St. Benedict (A.D. 480-543). He first planted at Subiaco in central Italy the seed from which sprang the Benedictine [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Jul 12th 2017
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Little Malvern Court is a 14th century Prior’s Hall once attached to a 12th century Benedictine Priory with Victorian additions. The house, home to the Berington family by descent since the Dissolution of the Monasteries displays paintings and furniture along with a collection of 18th and 19th century and needlework.
Doubtless, the preservation of this notable [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Jul 11th 2017
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8 Comments CherryPie on Jul 10th 2017
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When the universe is silent we listen with great pleasure to a bird that suddenly sings.
Hong Zicheng
14 Comments CherryPie on Jul 9th 2017
Filed under Anecdotes, Gardens, Out & About
In addition to the weekend shopping chores Mr C and I factored in a lunchtime visit to David Austin Roses where we hoped to find a rose or two for the next stage of our garden project. On arrival we wandered around the sales area to see what roses were available to buy. Then we [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Jul 8th 2017
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4 Comments CherryPie on Jul 7th 2017
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The Moores were drapers and clothiers in this city at the time of Queen Elizabeth I. Their fortunes were laid by “farming out” spinning and weaving with local farmers wives and cottagers, they then died the cloth and sold the finished article. Soon they had business connections in London and with the continent.
This splendid monument [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Jul 6th 2017
