Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life…
Filed under Anecdotes, Heritage, Holidays, Newcastle & Crookham 2013
This ruined castle was situated next to a delightful tea-shop that we stumbled across on our way home from our Newcastle and Crookham holiday.
I have now come to the end of my Newcastle and Crookham posts and will be moving onto my recent adventures in Mechelen.
The name ‘Brough’ comes from ‘Burg’ or ‘Burgh’ meaning fort, [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Mar 29th 2014
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Within St Aidan’s churchyard stands an effigy to Grace Darling:
Grace Horsley Darling was born on 24th November 1815 in her grandfather’s cottage here in Bamburgh. She was the seventh child of nine. At only three weeks old she was taken to live on Brownsman Island, in the Farne islands, where her father, William was lighthouse [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Mar 28th 2014
Filed under Holidays, Mechelen 2014
It is my turn at Vision & Verb today. My post is about about the choice of a weekend away in Mechelen as a Christmas gift.
I invite you to join me there.
12 Comments CherryPie on Mar 28th 2014
St Aidan’s memorial:
According to the Venerable Bede, St Aidan Bishop of Lindesfarne died near this place in AD. 651.
This memorial was dedicated in 2013 by John Sentamu Archbishop of York.
One of the churches stained glassed windows.
6 Comments CherryPie on Mar 27th 2014
Filed under Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays, Newcastle & Crookham 2013
A place of worship was founded on the site of the present church in 635 by Saint Aidan. St Aidan was called to Bamburgh from Iona by King Oswald to establish Christianity in his newly united kingdom of Northumbria.
No trace of that wooden building can now be seen – other than perhaps a beam in [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Mar 27th 2014
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…from a long weekend in Mechelen.
A city of art, architecture, history and bicycles. Photographs and a diary of my adventures coming soon.
16 Comments CherryPie on Mar 26th 2014
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8 Comments CherryPie on Mar 25th 2014
