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 [...]
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St Peter Mancroft, Norwich
2 Comments CherryPie on Oct 3rd 2022
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Blickling Hall
Blickling Hall is a Jacobean stately home situated in 5,000 acres of parkland in a loop of the River Bure, near the village of Blickling north of Aylsham in Norfolk, England. The mansion was built on the ruins of a Tudor building for Sir Henry Hobart from 1616 and designed by Robert Lyminge. The library at Blickling Hall contains one of the [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Sep 29th 2022
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The Old Rectory, Crostwick
The Original Old Rectory dates back to the mid 18th Century and served nearby Crostwick Church (one of the oldest churches in Norfolk). Now privately owned the Solomon family have transformed the Rectory into a beautiful Country House Hotel. Set within 3.5 acres of landscaped gardens The Old Rectory Hotel is ideally situated to enjoy [...]
5 Comments CherryPie on Sep 23rd 2022
Knapton Church is built in the ‘Decorated’ style of the 14th century. It was restored in 1882-3 under the direction of Sir Gilbert Scott.
The font stands on three high steps: the large octagonal bowl is of Purbeck marble supported on a central shaft and eight smaller ones. The font cover dated 1704 bears the inscription [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Sep 22nd 2022
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An Unwelcome Sight
Not something you expect to see in the middle of August on your summer vacation!
2 Comments CherryPie on Sep 17th 2022
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Norfolk – Day Nine
The day started with Mr C encountering another ’shower incident’. This time there was water but it was cold. During breakfast another couple mentioned to the waiter that they had had no hot water that morning so Mr C added that we hadn’t either. This prompted another couple to speak up and say that only [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Sep 6th 2022
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Norfolk – Day Eight
We used a free leaflet to guide us on a walking tour pointing out historical places of interest in King’s Lynn. The tour took us to St Nicholas’ church which was currently housing an art exhibition. One of the church guides told us we should not miss going to see the nearby exorcists house which [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Sep 5th 2022
