All Saints is the parish church of Evesham and, together with its bell tower and St Lawrence church, represent the last complete structures from the foundation of Evesham Abbey. Evesham Abbey was founded on the site of a vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary by the swineherd Eof, subsequently endorsed by Egwin, the third Bishop [...]
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All Saints Evesham
6 Comments CherryPie on Feb 6th 2024
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An Afternoon in Evesham
There was a particular shop (Magpie) that Mr C wanted to visit in Evesham so on Saturday we took a trip there stopping for lunch at Ellenden Farm shop cafe. Local produce is used throughout the menu and I decided to have a hot cross bun which arrived warm and toasty.
When we arrived in Evesham [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Feb 5th 2024
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Ledbury Parish Church
The Church has been at the heart of Ledbury life since Anglo-Saxon times but the bell tower was not built until the early 13th century.
12 Comments CherryPie on Aug 26th 2021
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Kent & Chichester 2018
Bell Frame
This bell frame dates from the seventeenth century and allows for the hanging of three bells. It is constructed of oak, and several of the timbers have been re-used from an earlier frame. It cam from the church of St Mary, Stoughton, West Sussex.*
The spire over the bell frame was constructed in 2009, to illustrate [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on Jan 22nd 2019
Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Piran & Ljubljana 2015
Piran & Ljubljana – Day Four
After breakfast we walked to the bus station and caught a bus to Koper for the day. The journey along the coast was very beautiful. As we arrived at a bus station near Koper the bus driver stood up and announced that the stop was the nearest one to Koper centre. More than half of [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Sep 30th 2015
Filed under Carcassonne 2012, Holidays
Architecture 100 :: 26 – Estagel
Following our visit to Rennes-Le-Chateau and our winding way to and through the Gorges de Galamus we eventually ended up taking a late lunch in Estagel. I have memories of eating a delicious tuna salad sitting opposite this clock tower and watching the world go by.
6 Comments CherryPie on Aug 9th 2012
