Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life…
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Lincoln 2015
The palace of Lincoln was one of the most impressive buildings of medieval England, reflecting the power and wealth of Lincoln’s bishops. It is situated on a spectacular hillside site, in the shadow of the cathedral, providing extensive views over the city.*
The palace lies outside the cathedral close, but was, and remains an enclosed space [...]
7 Comments CherryPie on May 12th 2015
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Lincoln 2015
There has been a palace on this site for not much short of 1,000 years. From here the medieval bishops ran the huge Diocese of Lincoln, which at that time stretched from the Humber to the Thames and from Cambridgeshire to the edge of the West Midlands. Medieval buildings and romantic ruins are still in evidence [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on May 6th 2015
Filed under Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays, Lincoln 2015
The early 13th century, ten-sided Chapter House has hosted Parliament three times, and the College of Canons still meets here. Built as a meeting room to transact the business of the canons, the Dean’s throne is thought to date from the 1330s. The stained glass windows of the late nineteenth century give snapshots of the [...]
7 Comments CherryPie on May 2nd 2015
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Filed under Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays, Lincoln 2015
12 Comments CherryPie on Apr 30th 2015
Filed under Gardens, Holidays, Lincoln 2015
Remaining faithful to the original Elizabethan layout, mellow walls provide the framework for the formal East Front and West Gardens. Beyond the West Gardens begin the lovingly restored Wild Gardens. Over the generations, most recently by Antony and Victoria Jarvis and Claire and James Birch, the gardens at Doddington have been restored, cared for, nurtured [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Apr 28th 2015
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Lincoln 2015
Doddington Hall is still lived in as a family home, the current owners are Claire and James Birch.
Begun in 1595 by Robert Smythson, one of England’s foremost Elizabethan Architects, Doddington Hall was completed in 1600 and has never been sold or cleared out since. An example of a fine late Elizabethan Mansion, it is still [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Apr 25th 2015
