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 [...]
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Filed under Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays, Newcastle & Crookham 2013
Sanctuary Knocker – Durham Cathedral
18 Comments CherryPie on Oct 16th 2013
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Newcastle & Crookham 2013
The Castle Keep
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
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An Unexpected Adventure
I invite you to join me at Vision & Verb where I relate the tale of my unexpected adventure.
Comments Off CherryPie on Mar 15th 2013
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Cherie’s Place Thought
Only the dead have seen the end of war.
Plato (428 – 347 BC)
11 Comments CherryPie on Mar 14th 2013
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The Boy & The Girl…
…a few years later.
It looks liked the boy and the girl both survived the ordeal in the previous post
20 Comments CherryPie on Mar 12th 2013
