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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
15 Comments CherryPie on Sep 10th 2017
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Harvington Hall – Priest Hides
Harvington Hall, a medieval and Elizabethan manor house situated on an island surrounded by a moat is in the ownership of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham.
A house full of secrets, Harvington Hall was built in the 1580s by Humphrey Pakington, who was a recusant Catholic under the Protestant rule of Elizabeth I. The hall [...]
18 Comments CherryPie on Sep 6th 2017
The Church was built by Sir John de Broughton and is largely early 14th century.
The evidence suggests that the Church and Castle were both built by the same hand – with designs in the South Porch of the Church exactly repeated in the Groined passage in the castle. Similar 14th century floor tiles are also [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Sep 4th 2017
…in man’s divine search there are infinite variations of approach and expression. The romance of each devotee with God is unique.
Paramahansa Yoganada
2 Comments CherryPie on Sep 3rd 2017
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
Then, I am still and wait here in the silence, Until you come and sit awhile with me.
Brendan Graham
8 Comments CherryPie on Aug 27th 2017
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The Garden – Broughton Castle
The walled garden on the south side of the Castle, known as the Ladies’ Garden, was established in the 1880s by Lady Algernon Gordon-Lennox during the period when her family rented the castle.
The existing planting was developed by the present Lord and Lady Saye & Sele and is based on advice given by the garden [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Aug 26th 2017
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The Chapel – Broughton Castle
A licence was granted in 1331 to John de Broughton ‘for Divine service in his oratory at Broughton’. It is a rare example of a 14th century private chapel. The fixed stone altar slab supported on three solid brackets and the encaustic tiles on the floor are all of the original date.*
The chapel can be [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Aug 25th 2017
