Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life…
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Newcastle 2013
Info from the Cathedral Church of St Nicholas guide book:
In World War II, after the fall of Denmark and Norway in 1940, Newcastle became the home of the Danish merchant fleet. About 4,000 Danish seamen sailed from here and 1,406 gave their lives. the memorial in natural slate and stainless steel, designed in [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Apr 23rd 2013
Filed under Art, Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays, Newcastle 2013
8 Comments CherryPie on Apr 22nd 2013
Filed under Art, Heritage, Holidays, Newcastle 2013
This brass once covered the altar tomb of Roger Thompson.
[This] huge Flemish brass that formerly covered the altar tomb of Roger Thornton in the ancient Newcastle parish church of All Saints, Quayside, which closed for Anglican worship in 1959. It is believed to be the largest brass in the country.
It is pre-1429 and commemorates [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Apr 19th 2013
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10 Comments CherryPie on Apr 18th 2013
Filed under Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays, Newcastle 2013
The Cathedral Church of St Nicholas started out as a humble parish church. It has only been a cathedral since 25th July 1882 when due to the rapid growth of the industrial population Newcastle separated from ancient diocese of Durham.
14 Comments CherryPie on Mar 30th 2013
Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Newcastle 2013
I rose at an ungodly hour to have breakfast with Mr C before he left to deliver his training course. I had a little bit of a giggle whilst the receptionist was trying to call a cab for Mr C. The surname is quite incomprehensible ‘up north’. I proffered the suggestion, just ask [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Mar 26th 2013
Filed under Books
Synopsis (from book cover):
Set in the turbulent times of twelfth-century England when civil war, famine, religious strife and battles over royal succession tore lives and families apart, The Pillars of the Earth tells the story of the building of a magnificent cathedral.
Against this richly imagined backdrop, filled with intrigue and treachery, Ken Follett draws the reader irresistibly into a wonderful epic [...]
13 Comments CherryPie on Jan 21st 2013
