As 2014 came to a close, nature provided a glorious sunset.
Archive for the tag 'Shropshire'
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Sunset Over the Wrekin
22 Comments CherryPie on Jan 1st 2015
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The Wrekin from Viroconium
The Churches Concervation Trust guide book for St Andrew’s Church at Wroxeter provides and informative introduction to both the Wrekin and Wroxeter.
The name Wroxeter appears to mean ‘fort by the Wrekin’. This hill, which is prominent for miles around, has an Iron Age fort at its crest and the Celtic name for it is thought [...]
18 Comments CherryPie on Aug 14th 2014
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Step Inside St Andrew’s Church
Just inside the front door of the church stands a huge font which is thought to be part of a Roman column. The organ was originally built by Charles Brindley in 1849, but little now remains from that date. The knave is furnished with box pews, the pulpit is Jacobean and the altar rails [...]
18 Comments CherryPie on Aug 13th 2014
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St Andrew’s Church Wroxeter
Some of you may recall that I have had two failed attempts at taking photographs of St Andrew’s Church. On my first attempt I was nearly run over by a driver who had not noticed I was walking along the country lane.
Afterwards I decided to make the short walk to St Andrew’s church in the nearby [...]
18 Comments CherryPie on Aug 12th 2014
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Electrical Failure…
…due to an unfortunate weekend incident.
On arrival at work this morning I was greeted at the doorway and informed that most of the electrics in the building were not working. Hot and cold water were available and partial lighting in one of the ladies toilet facilities. I was also told that if I was [...]
26 Comments CherryPie on Jul 28th 2014
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Wet Woodland
These photographs were taken in the middle of March just after the severe flooding we had in the south of England.
6 Comments CherryPie on Jun 3rd 2014
