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… St Brandon’s Candles
During the first COVID-19 lockdown, a member of St Brandon’s Prayer Team envisioned a candle of hope as a focal point for visitors to the church.
With no end to the pandemic in sight, there was a need for both hope and peace. Remembrance Sunday and Christmas offered a reason to create a second [...]
Comments Off CherryPie on Apr 8th 2022
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 Staindrop
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
Filed under Anecdotes, Faith Foundations, Heritage, Out & About
Ludlow
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
Filed under Faith Foundations, Heritage, Out & About
Lichfield Cathedral
8 Comments CherryPie on Mar 7th 2022
