Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life…
Filed under Gardens, Holidays, Winchester 2019
Mottisfont derives its name from a spring:
Fertile land and a plentiful water supply attracted the first settlers. The site’s name comes from a spring (“font”) that is still producing water in the grounds. It was the font around which the local community held its moots or meetings. An Augustinian priory was founded here in 1201 [...]
18 Comments CherryPie on May 29th 2019
Filed under Anecdotes
It was a slow walking day for me on bank holiday monday. No lovely walks just a short shopping trip to the city where I managed to get most of my 10000 steps in.
The reason my walking was slow is that somehow this week I have managed to hurt my back… It played up earlier [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on May 28th 2019
Filed under Out & About
We who walk for pleasure alone must never allow ourselves to think teleologically; our pleasure is in the walking, and in that alone, and we have no need to seek outside the walking for any justification for it.
Bernard Levin
10 Comments CherryPie on May 26th 2019
…on Easter Sunday
The Church of St Swithun upon Kingsgate has been a place of worship for more than 750 years. The church, built in the middle ages is located above the medieval Kingsgate, one of the principle entrances to the city. The church is unusual in that it forms part of the city wall.
From Wikipedia:
The [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on May 26th 2019
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Winchester 2019
During my stay at the Wykeham Arms in Winchester I was intrigued by slots in the dining tables which stated ‘for the cathedral’.
You will notice that the pub has a number of historical themes. Most notably that of Lord Nelson and Winston Churchill. Our long bar as you enter through the iconic curved front doors [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on May 24th 2019
The last few weeks have presented challenges for me. Getting in a daily walk, even a small walk has been difficult to fit in around the challenges…
Yesterday was one of those days. Mr C and I had to make a journey that takes a couple of hours in order to register the death of [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on May 22nd 2019
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Winchester 2019
On our Easter break we stayed in the Wykeham Arms and our allocated room was the ‘Post Box’.
The ‘Post Box’ room is situated above the the old victorian post box which gives the room its name:
Your room ‘The Post Box’ is named after the 1854 Victorian wall letter box over which it sits. As one [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on May 21st 2019
