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Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Norfolk 2022
The Greek Font
Situated outside the Church of St Mary Magdalene, Sandringham is an interesting ancient Greek marble font.
This was brought from the Island of Rhodes in 1886 by the Duke of Edinburgh for his brother, the Prince of Wales, and is very probably of the ninth century. There is a Greek inscription around the upper rim which, [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on May 24th 2023
Filed under Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays, Norfolk 2022
The Parish Church of St Mary Magdalene
The parish church of St Mary Magdalene, Sandringham, has held memorials to many members and relations of the Royal Family from Queen Victoria onwards. It is used regularly as a place of worship by the Royal Family and Estate staff.
Sandringham Church is considered to be one of the finest carrstone buildings in existence and dates [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on May 22nd 2023
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, York 2023
Queen Elizabeth II Statue – York Minster
The statue is placed in a formally empty niche adjacent to the South West Door on the West Front of the 800 year-old cathedral.
The new statue marks Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee – the 70th anniversary of her accession to the throne in 1952 – and pays tribute to her long life of faithful service and [...]
Comments Off CherryPie on May 13th 2023
Filed under Holidays, York 2023
Easter Bunnies…
…taking over the Käthe Wohlfahrt Christmas shop York, in early February
8 Comments CherryPie on Apr 30th 2023
Filed under Holidays, York 2023
The Golden Fleece
The most haunted public house in the City of York?
The Golden Fleece was mentioned in the York City Archives as far back as 1503.[1] The back yard of the inn is named “Lady Peckett’s Yard” after Alice Peckett, the wife of John Peckett who owned the premises as well as being Lord Mayor of York around 1702.[2]
The inn [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Apr 29th 2023
