Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life…
The outside of St Brandon’s looks like many other English churches and I was surprised at what I saw when I stepped inside. The interior is stunningly beautiful but modern in contrast to the exterior. I learned that this was due to a devastating fire that almost completely destroyed the church.
In 1998 raging fire devastated [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Apr 6th 2022
Filed under Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays, Newcastle & Durham 2021
St. Mary’s, formally dedicated to St. Gregory is over 1200 years old and sometimes referred to as ‘The Cathedral of the Dales’.
“Nestled in the valley between Bishop Auckland and Barnard Castle on the main A688, Staindrop has been described as “quite simply one of the prettiest villages in County Durham.” It stands as one of [...]
5 Comments CherryPie on Apr 5th 2022
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After lunch on Saturday we headed off to Ludlow for the afternoon where Mr C had it in mind to visit the castle. On our way there I suggested we had a quick look inside the Church of St Laurence. I was keen to see how it looked now the Victorian pews had been removed. [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Mar 21st 2022
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8 Comments CherryPie on Mar 7th 2022
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I had a lovely morning walk in Attingham Park with members of the Shropshire #walk1000miles group. It was lovely to catch up with old friends and meet others for the first time. Walking and talking meant I didn’t stop to take photos along the way. I will walk the route again soon with my camera [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Mar 6th 2022
This window is dedicated to Bishop Hacket, who spent energy and money restoring the Cathedral after damage caused during the Civil War. It shows the ruined Cathedral in the process of repair.*
*Information from a Church leaflet “A walk through Lichfield Cathedral”
8 Comments CherryPie on Feb 21st 2022
