Holiday diaries of my recent mini break in Windsor are coming soon. Watch this space…
Archive for October, 2022
Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Windsor Revisited 2022
A Room With a View
8 Comments CherryPie on Oct 13th 2022
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Norfolk 2022
Castle Acre Castle
Castle Acre Castle and town walls are a set of ruined medieval defences built in the village of Castle Acre, Norfolk. The castle was built soon after the Norman Conquest by William de Warenne, the Earl of Surrey, at the intersection of the River Nar and the Peddars Way. William constructed a motte-and-bailey castle during the 1070s, protected by large earthwork ramparts, with a [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Oct 7th 2022
Filed under Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays, Norfolk 2022
Castle Acre Priory
Castle Acre Priory was a Cluniac priory in the village of Castle Acre, Norfolk, England, dedicated to St Mary, St Peter, and St Paul. It is thought to have been founded in 1089 by William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey (the son of the 1st Earl of Surrey who had founded England’s first Cluniac priory at Lewes in 1077). The order originated from Burgundy. Originally the [...]
5 Comments CherryPie on Oct 6th 2022
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Street Art
A commission initiated by Telford & Wrekin Council has transformed an underpass that I regularly walk past into an artwork.
The project saw local graffiti artist ‘Auniqueart’ and community groups transform an underpass and six signal boxes with street art, themed around the new nature area being cleared by Leegomery Community Centre.
The mural, painted by street [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Oct 4th 2022
Filed under Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays, Norfolk 2022
St Peter Mancroft, Norwich
Located in the market place in the heart of the medieval city of Norwich, St Peter Mancroft is the largest of the city’s 31 surviving medieval parish churches and one of the finest perpendicular parish churches in Norfolk. It is known for its medieval stained glass, its collection of medieval and renaissance treasures and its importance [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Oct 3rd 2022
Filed under Anecdotes, Out & About
Jodrell Bank Revisited
One year later (minus a week) we revisited Jodrell Bank in order to see the new First Light Pavilion which is located within the arboretum. It was still under construction on our previous visit.
Inside the First Light Pavilion will be a spectacular exhibition, in which visitors can engage with the stories of the amazing scientists [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Oct 3rd 2022
