Archive for October, 2021
Filed under Holidays, Newcastle & Durham 2021
Newcastle at Night
4 Comments CherryPie on Oct 17th 2021
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Newcastle & Durham 2021
Jesmond Dene
It is probable that the steep sided valley we know as Jesmond Dene has always been wooded, but gradually, industries crept in and by the 19th century the Dene was home to watermills, various quarries and pits and an iron foundry. Prior to the mid 1800s the woodland was probably more straggly than today and interspersed with a heavy undergrowth [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Oct 16th 2021
Filed under Anecdotes, Out & About
If You Go Down To The Woods Today…
… you are in for a woolen surprise
4 Comments CherryPie on Oct 13th 2021
Filed under Anecdotes, Out & About
A Local Wander…
… to find where I needed to go for a routine check up (boob squash) later this week.
The booking arrangements had changed since my previous visit (four years ago) and the letter with directions was confusing.
I walked through the hospital grounds to find the testing unit in the same place it has always been so [...]
Comments Off CherryPie on Oct 13th 2021
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A Sunny Sunday Adventure
As I was drifting in and out of sleep Mr C arrived with a morning cup of tea, then a few minutes later he returned, announcing ‘I have news for you. We are going out for the day’.
He had chosen Capesthorne Hall in Cheshire which he had checked to see if it was open. I [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Oct 12th 2021
