Dating back to 1160AD, Lincoln’s High Bridge is the oldest bridge in the United Kingdom to still have buildings on it.
The stone High Bridge was built around 1160, possibly replacing a wooden bridge. The first building to be built on the bridge, that is now part of Lincoln High Street, was a chapel, dedicated to Thomas [...]
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Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Lincoln 2024
High Bridge – Lincoln
10 Comments CherryPie on Apr 14th 2024
Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Windsor Revisited 2022
Windsor Revisited – Day Two
For breakfast I chose the continental option. It was every bit as good as I remembered it from last time. Comfortably replete, we walked through Windsor to the Cambridge Gates (The Windsor Great Park entrance to the castle).
The weather was perfect for the the walk; it was so warm we didn’t need to wear coats. [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Oct 17th 2022
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An Afternoon at the Arboretum
2 Comments CherryPie on Sep 15th 2020
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A Reflection on 2018
In keeping with my yearly tradition I created a calendar for Mr C, showing one photographic memory from each month of the previous year. I also created a calendar for mum, having noticed a perfect place for it in her new kitchen.
2018 didn’t go according to plan. We had intended to visit Italy in June [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Jan 9th 2019
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A Reflection on 2017
As has become a yearly tradition I created a calendar for Mr C for one of his Christmas presents. I choose one photograph from each month of the year. This year however, rather than printing it off at home I used the services of Moonpig, after being impressed with the 2017 calendar that I ordered [...]
18 Comments CherryPie on Jan 6th 2018
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A Reflection on 2013
It is my turn at Vision & Verb today, I am reflecting on my adventures of 2013.
10 Comments CherryPie on Dec 26th 2013
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2012 End of Year Review
At the time I was compiling my countdown to Christmas post at Vision and Verb, I mentioned some of the reasons why Britain should be proud of events that took place there in 2012.
In that post I didn’t mention I thought that 2012, despite one or two memorable occasions (such as meeting Ginnie and Astrid [...]
22 Comments CherryPie on Dec 31st 2012
