One of the most beautiful homes in England, Adlington Hall, home of the Leghs from 1315 was built on the site of a Hunting Lodge in the Forest of Macclesfield in 1040.
Two oaks, part of the original building, remain rooted in the ground supporting the east end of the Great Hall. Between the trees stands [...]
Archive for July, 2018
Filed under Heritage, Out & About
Adlington Hall
10 Comments CherryPie on Jul 21st 2018
Filed under Anecdotes, Gardens, Science & Nature
Garden Resident Basking in the Sun
4 Comments CherryPie on Jul 19th 2018
As mentioned in my previous post I have been reading a local guide book which inspired me to visit Shropshire Lavender. The author of the book, (Slow Travel – Shropshire) mentions many Shropshire Churches and points out that she doesn’t need to write about the churches in detail because John Leonard has already done this [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Jul 18th 2018
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Shropshire Lavender
Recently I have been reading a local guidebook to give me new inspiration for places to visit in Shropshire. One of the places sounded perfect for the beautiful summer weather that we have been experiencing, so the weekend before last I decided it would be nice to take Mr C out to a mystery location [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Jul 17th 2018
And so, while others miserably pledge themselves to the pursuit of ambition and brief power, I will be stretched out in the shade, singing.
Fray Luis de Leon
10 Comments CherryPie on Jul 16th 2018
Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Kent & Chichester 2018
Kent & Chichester – Day Nine
Because we had packed up the night before, we arrived for breakfast a little earlier than we had on previous days. There was only one other lady in the breakfast room and we wondered if most of the rooms were empty. We learned that this was due to breakfast being served a little bit later [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Jul 15th 2018
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Kent & Chichester – Day Eight
After breakfast we went to the Cathedral to see if we could purchase a guide book because the shop did not open until later in the morning. When we got there the information desk was in the process of being set up ready for the day. Mr C didn’t want to linger so we took [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Jul 14th 2018
