Archive for the tag 'Portrait'
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Norwich & Windsor 2025
The Assembly House – Norwich
Information from The Assembly House website:
Designed by architect Thomas Ivory in 1754 on the site of a medieval chapel, no expense was spared in the construction of the House, which historians view as one of the most important buildings in Norwich.
The Assembly House stands on land that was once crofts and fields on the outskirts [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Oct 5th 2025
Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Norwich & Windsor 2025
Norwich & Windsor – Day Eight
We were a little later than usual to breakfast because Mr C wanted to pack his bags beforehand so that we could check out of the hotel as soon as we had finished eating. At breakfast I discovered the delights of the pancake machine that I had intended to try earlier during our stay, but [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Sep 5th 2025
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Norwich & Windsor – Day Seven
It was Mr C’s special day so we did a little bit of what he fancied which meant that after breakfast we started the day with ‘The Long Walk’. The weather was warm but the sun had not yet broken through the clouds, a perfect time of day for walking. As we set off on [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Sep 1st 2025
Filed under Anecdotes, Out & About
All Dressed Up…
… and ready to go.
Recently our outside security light stopped working. We got it checked by an electrician who told us that the light fitting was broken and needed to be replaced. Locally you can have any colour light you like as long as it is black. Our Sunday mission was to go a little [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Jul 28th 2025
I managed to persuade the reluctant adventurer to join me for a walk. First we visited my mum, who once again wasn’t quite herself so we didn’t stay as long as we would have liked to. Next we went to Shrewsbury to purchase some Sherry from Majestic Wines which led us nicely into lunch in [...]
7 Comments CherryPie on Jul 20th 2025
I recently obtained the North Telford Coronation walks booklet and I am hoping to tick off all the walks before the end of 2025.
I started with one of my local walks where I could walk from home. I started the walk from the pedestrian crossing rather than Leegomery Community Centre. Along the way I detoured [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Jul 4th 2025
