Archive for the tag 'Church'
Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Norfolk 2022
Norfolk – Day Eight
We used a free leaflet to guide us on a walking tour pointing out historical places of interest in King’s Lynn. The tour took us to St Nicholas’ church which was currently housing an art exhibition. One of the church guides told us we should not miss going to see the nearby exorcists house which [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Sep 5th 2022
The exact date of the foundation of St. Anne’s Church is not known. The present Grade 2 listed 19th century structure is the successor to at least three previous chapels on the same site, the first recorded of which was well established by the late 14th century. It is most likely to have originated some [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Jan 16th 2022
Filed under Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays, Newcastle & Durham 2021
St Lawrence Church – Warkworth
It is known that a church has existed here since AD 737. King Ceowulf of Northumbria gave the village – then “Wercewode” – and the Church of St Lawrence to the monks of Holy Island. Northumbria bore much of the brunt of the early Viking raids. Holy Island itself was reputedly the first victim [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Oct 25th 2021
Filed under Anecdotes, Art, Holidays, Newcastle & Durham 2021
Newcastle & Durham – Day Six
After breakfast, which was was busier but less chaotic than the previous day, we drove to Raby Castle. As the weather was fair when we arrived we chose to visit the gardens and grounds. We started with the walled garden then walked around the lower lake taking in views of the castle.
When we arrived at [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Sep 30th 2021
Filed under Anecdotes, Out & About
Racing a Rain Cloud
I took a window of sunshine during a showery day to walk into my local town. I was curious to see the new trees and shrubs that were being introduced to the town square. I arrived to find that it was a work in progress and was impressed with what I saw. Unfortunately there were [...]
7 Comments CherryPie on May 11th 2021
Filed under Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays, Sherborne 2019
Church of St Peter and St Paul, Muchelney
The Parish Church of St Peter and St Paul is situated next to Muchelney Abbey so we took the opportunity to visit after exploring the Abbey. As we entered we were surprised to see a groom with his best man and ushers and noticed that the church was all decked out ready for a wedding. [...]
9 Comments CherryPie on Mar 13th 2021