John de Broughton built the house and surrounded it by a moat in around 1300. William of Wykeham, Bishop of Winchester and Chancellor of England, bought the house in 1377 and it has been in continuous ownership by the same family ever since. The licence to crenellate was granted in 1406 allowing the house to [...]
Archive for August, 2017
Filed under Anecdotes, Heritage, Out & About
A Lunchtime Expedition
When I finished work at the end of June I had lots of plans for the summer months, including days out in the sun. The summer didn’t quite happen and there has hardly a day gone by without rain at some point during the day. I have enjoyed my time; having space for myself, clearing [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Aug 22nd 2017
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Little Amsterdam
Little Amsterdam Cafe and Restaurant in Banbury is fully licensed and serves much more than the pancakes I showed you in my previous post. In addition to the pancakes it also serves Omelettes, sandwiches, gelato, tea, coffee, hot chocolate, cakes, muffins, waffles breakfast, main courses, deserts and daily specials.
On the Little Amsterdam website Ilja explains [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Aug 21st 2017
As clouds are blown away by the wind, the thirst for material pleasures will be driven away by the utterance of the Lord’s name.
Sri Sarada Devi
8 Comments CherryPie on Aug 20th 2017
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A Day Trip to Banbury
After a family gathering in Banbury last March we planned to return later in the year to visit Broughton Castle and perhaps sample some pancakes in the Little Amsterdam Cafe. The occasion of Mr C’s birthday was the perfect to occasion to realise our plan.
We arrived in Banbury just in time for lunch and headed [...]
20 Comments CherryPie on Aug 18th 2017
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An Unexpected Gift
Last FridayI asked Mr C to pick up a courgette on the way home from work. In addition to the courgette he presented me with a bunch of flowers. How lovely
14 Comments CherryPie on Aug 17th 2017
