Looking East down the Nave of the Lichfield Cathedral, three Icons can be seen. To left of the Nave Archangel Gabriel is depicted and to the right the Virgin Mary. The centre Icon shows Jesus being crucified on the cross. This Icon viewed from the West shows the resurrection of Jesus.
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Lichfield Cathedral – Nave Icons
6 Comments CherryPie on Feb 17th 2022
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A Valentine’s Day Excursion…
… to Lichfield Cathedral followed by ‘Fine Dining’ at Chez Nous
10 Comments CherryPie on Feb 15th 2022
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Two Short Walks
Mr C and I enjoyed a New Year’s day visit to Wightwick Manor. We arrived just in time for lunch and were pleased to see a hot turkey, stuffing and gravy roll on the menu. When our lunch arrived it was much larger than we had anticipated! After lunch we visited the house and gallery [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Jan 2nd 2022
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Canal Path Walk…
…from Gnosall to Norbury an back
6 Comments CherryPie on Apr 4th 2021
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Middleton Hall & Gardens
It seems a lifetime ago since we took my Father in Law to Middleton Hall for Fathers Day last year. We had lunch in the courtyard coffee shop be exploring the hall and gardens.
The history of the hall spans over 1000 years:
Our history spans over 1,000 years so this means that we have a lot [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Oct 18th 2020
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Shugborough Estate
After the weekend storms, bank holiday monday turned out bright and beautiful so we headed of to the Shugborough Estate. It was our first visit since the National Trust had taken over all of the estate after Staffordshire County Council surrendered the lease with the National Trust.
The context of the house and estate are being [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on May 29th 2018
