Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life…
…The Percy Chantry
The Percy Chantry was built in the 15th-century and is the only part of the priory church to survive complete, although what we see today is the product of renovations. The Chantry has an intricate ceiling composed of intersecting ribs with 33 carved bosses.
19 Comments CherryPie on Nov 7th 2013
Well perhaps not quite the first thing I see, the first thing I see would be my bedside table. The above photo is a view that I see as I go around opening the curtains in my house. It is the view from my computer room. How lucky am I
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16 Comments CherryPie on Oct 18th 2013
Filed under Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays, Newcastle & Crookham 2013
It is tempting to think of cathedrals simply as places of worship, but theire civic function was as a place of sanctuary. People who had committed a ‘great offence’, for example killing in self defence or escaping from prison, could clame sanctuary within the cathedral for 37 days. after which they either had to [...]
18 Comments CherryPie on Oct 16th 2013
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Newcastle & Crookham 2013
The castle at Newcastle is situated on a steep sided promontory overlooking the River Tyne.
It is a naturally defensible site, which archaeological excavations show has been occupied for nearly 2000 years. Flint flakes and a stone axe head hint at prehistoric activity, and the grooves left by early ploughs – ard marks – have been [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Oct 8th 2013
People who know me well will appreciate this photo
I always have my camera in my hand/s when I am out and about.
More ‘In My Hands’ can be found in the gallery.
10 Comments CherryPie on Sep 20th 2013
Filed under This & That
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