Melrose Abbey, in the heart of the beautiful Scottish Border country, was founded in the twelfth century by the Cistercian order of monks. They were drawn to this fertile spot beside the River Tweed through its intimate associations with the holy men St Aidan and St Cuthbert. The Abbey grew to be one [...]
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Filed under Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays, Newcastle & Crookham 2013
Melrose Abbey
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Filed under Faith Foundations, Holidays, Lucerne 2013
St Peter’s Chapel
Just before we depart from Lucerne and move onto Christmassy things I will show you St Peter’s Chapel which is the last place we visited on our day of departure.
St Peter’s Chapel is a Lucerne landmark and of considerable historical importance. It is Lucerne’s oldest church and was built in 1178 when a priest was [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Dec 20th 2013
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Online Check-In Nightmare
The uncertainty of flying Swissair
10 Comments CherryPie on Nov 14th 2013
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Autumn at Attingham
I took advantage of the glorious sunny weather and took a Sunday afternoon stroll in Attingham Park. I did of course have a little bit of lunch in the coach house cafe before setting off on my favourite walk;-)
6 Comments CherryPie on Nov 13th 2013
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Gun Batteries…
…at Tynemouth priory and Castle.
Because of their strategic position commanding the approaches to the river mouth, the artillery defences of Tynemouth remained in use between the mid-16th and mid-20th centuries. Like all English coastal defences, they were not always adequately armed, supplied or manned, being made ready or updated only when conflict was imminent.
From about [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Nov 9th 2013
…doing something he loves.
THIS MONUMENT
was erected in 1845 by Public Subscription to the memory of
ADMIRAL LORD COLLINGWOOD
who in the Royal Sovereign on the 21st October 1805, led the British Fleet
into action at Trafalgar and sustained the Sea Fight for upwards of an hour
before the other ships were within gun shot, which caused Nelson to exclaim
“SEE [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Oct 25th 2013
