We had packed our bags the previous day and I had pre programmed the Sat Nav so we were able to set off more or less on time. We stopped off for a late breakfast in one of our favourite tea shops which is near to Dorothy Clive Garden. When we were suitably refreshed [...]
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12 Comments CherryPie on Sep 19th 2016
Above all, let us never forget that an act of goodness is in itself an act of happiness. It is the flower of a long inner life of joy and contentment; it tells of peaceful hours and days on the sunniest heights of our soul.
Count Maurice Maeterlinck
6 Comments CherryPie on Sep 18th 2016
Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Newcastle & Alnwick 2016
On a Newcastle Rooftop…
…planning the places to visit whilst we were on vacation.
All too soon I am back from my most recent travels…
Whilst I am sorting out the photographs from my Northumberland travels I will share a few more posts about my stay in Stoberry House.
10 Comments CherryPie on Sep 14th 2016
Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord.
Hebrews 12:14 (KJV)
10 Comments CherryPie on Jul 10th 2016
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Newcastle 2015
Hexham – The Moot Hall
This Gatehouse guarded the Hall of the Archbishops of York. The were Lords of the Manor of Hexham for nearly 500 years until 1545. These were troubled times on the Scottish borders. This late mediaeval tower was heavily fortified with three sets of doors, overhanging parapets and murder holes. In the first-floor courtroom the Archbishop’s [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Nov 28th 2015
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Newcastle 2015
Hexham Market
The church of Hexham Abbey as we see it today was built over the ruins of Wilfrid’s church in the 12th century. It was part of a priory surrounded by a high stone wall. People gathered outside the stone wall to their goods and local produce. Markets have been held in the place ever since.
The [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Nov 27th 2015
Filed under Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays, Newcastle 2015
The Lavatorium
All that remains of the lavatorium in the west walk of the cloister are these decorative arches. The monks would have washed their hands here before entering the refectory to eat.
2 Comments CherryPie on Nov 26th 2015
