Archive for the tag 'Ripon'
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Ripon Cathedral in the Rain
8 Comments CherryPie on Dec 2nd 2021
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Harrogate – Day Three
We had the perfect window seat for breakfast so once again we sat and lingered enjoying the atmosphere and view.
The forecasted weather wasn’t favourable but we decided to stick with our plan to visit Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal. The weather was cloudy with the occasional burst of sunshine leading to an ever changing palate [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Nov 13th 2021
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Ripon Cathedral
The Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Wilfrid, commonly known as Ripon Cathedral, and until 1836 known as Ripon Minster, is a cathedral in the North Yorkshire city of Ripon. Founded as a monastery by Scottish monks in the 660s, it was refounded as a Benedictine monastery by St Wilfrid in 672. The church became collegiate in the tenth century, and acted as [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Nov 19th 2020
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Harrogate – Day Three
After breakfast our first port of call was Ripley where we enjoyed a stroll round the village. Although Mr C wasn’t particularly taken with it, I enjoyed the church which had some interesting historical features including the base of a medieval cross known as ‘the weeping cross’ and which is thought to be a unique [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Oct 8th 2020
Filed under Anecdotes, Heritage, Holidays, York 2010
York – Day Two
The plan was to visit Newby Hall and Gardens but by the time I had driven there it was a few minutes to early to go in so I drove on to Ripon because it was almost time for a mid morning cuppa. I was tempted by a rather colourful display of cup cakes in [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Jun 13th 2010
