The reflection of the ruined Cathedral Church of St Michael is reflected in the glass that surrounds the entrance to the new Cathedral in Coventry.
On 23rd March 1956. Her Majesty the Queen (Elizabeth II) laid the foundation stone for the New Cathedral.
*The ruined Cathedral Church of St Michael dates from 1300AD. One of the largest [...]
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The Old Reflected in the New
8 Comments CherryPie on Jul 10th 2025
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Ford’s Hospital, Coventry
History of the hospital quoted from a sign on the gateway that enters the courtyard:
“Take a moment to imagine coming home to me more than 500 years ago for very little here has changed. Founded by wealthy wool merchant and benefactor William For, I began life in 1509, the same year Henry VIII ascended to [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Jul 9th 2025
I recently obtained the North Telford Coronation walks booklet and I am hoping to tick off all the walks before the end of 2025.
I started with one of my local walks where I could walk from home. I started the walk from the pedestrian crossing rather than Leegomery Community Centre. Along the way I detoured [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Jul 4th 2025
You might recall that I attempted this walk last Friday (27 June). Due to setting off late and the ominous looking weather that appeared as I was walking I took a shortcut home.
Today, 2nd July 2025, I walked the complete route starting the walk from the nearest place to my home which is the underpass [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Jul 3rd 2025
When the North Telford Coronation walk booklet launched a few weeks ago I picked up a copy on launch day. A few days later I walked route No. 5, Leegomery (I will post that walk soon).
Back to today I planned to walk my second Coronation walk from the book. The day ran away with me [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Jun 28th 2025
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Walking Home…
Walking home from my school volunteering I ended up walking into Wellington to catch the last post.
I was supposed to to post the letter in the morning on my way back from a meeting but I forgot to stop on my journey home.
On the way home from my volunteering I had intended to walk to [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Jun 27th 2025
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Attingham Post Shift Walk
Today I walked my extended version of the mile walk which is a joy in any season.
The photo collage was auto generated by PhotoShop Elements, it shows scenes from last weeks post shift walk to the meadow.
2 Comments CherryPie on Jun 24th 2025
