Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life…
Filed under Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays, Kent February 2010
There are two chapels within the great tower of Dover. This is a view of the upper chapel which is dedicated to Thomas Becket, you can see the light playing through the window into the the room next to it in this previous post. A picture of the lower chapel can be found here.
The [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Apr 8th 2010
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Kent February 2010
One of the oldest buildings that stands at Dover Castle is the Roman pharos or lighthouse. It stands at the highest point within the castle and was probably built in the second century AD when the Romans were developing the port at Dover.
It was constructed as an octagonal tower using local flint and Roman [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Apr 6th 2010
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Kent Autumn 2009
This is a view of the cottages at Ightham Mote, they face the West Front of the house where the Tower is situated. They are half timbered and were originally thought to be Elizabethan, but now the timbers have dated them to around 1475.
At first constructed entirely of wood and plaster, the ground floor [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Jan 1st 2010
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Kent Autumn 2009
This is one of the properties I visited on my weekend away in October. I know I promised gardens but I thought I would share pictures of the property itself first.
Ightham Mote is a wonderfully quaint manor house and has been standing for over 650 years. A visit there is like stepping back in time. [...]
18 Comments CherryPie on Dec 31st 2009
Filed under Heritage
Flodden Field – Brief description plus an excerpt from Marmion by Sir Walter Scott
Flodden Field Battle Trail – Part 1 – Duns Forest.
Flodden Field Battle Trail – Part 2 – Norham Castle.
Flodden Field Battle Trail – Part 3 – Etal Castle.
Flodden Field Battle Trail – Part 4 – Ford Castle.
Flodden Field Battle Trail – Part [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Nov 28th 2009
Filed under Crookham 2009, Heritage, Holidays
Alnwick Castle has been home to the Percy family since 1309 when Henry Lord Percy purchased Alnwick Castle moving the family north from Yorkshire. It is the second largest inhabited castle in England.
The earliest mention of Alnwick Castle in the history books appears soon after 1096 when Yves de Vescy became baron of Alnwick [...]
15 Comments CherryPie on Nov 25th 2009
Filed under Heritage
This is a reprint of an article I originally posted on my Blogger blog earlier this year. I have just read the novel that the author of The Daily Mail article wrote after visiting this site. I thought new readers might interested in the historical background before I post a review of the book:
The Daily [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Nov 18th 2009
