The Lion Bridge at Alnwick spans the river Aln and was built in 1770 to replace an earlier bridge which had been destroyed by flooding. It gets it’s name from the sculpture of the Percy Lion which is situated on the bridge. The Percy Lion was made in 1773 by John Knowles and is distinctive [...]
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Filed under Crookham 2009, Holidays
A Bit of a Laugh
You are on a horse riding away.
On the left side is a long drop.
On the right is an Elephant going at the same speed.
In front is a Kangaroo which you can’t pass.
Behind is a Lion.
How do you get out of this dangerous situation?
Highlight for the answer: Get off the kids roundabout and start acting your [...]
19 Comments CherryPie on Nov 23rd 2009
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
There are too many people, and too few human beings.
Robert Zend
15 Comments CherryPie on Nov 22nd 2009
Filed under Anecdotes, Crookham 2009, Holidays
The Angel of the North
The Angel of the North is one of those things you either love or hate. It always makes me smile so I must be in the former category. According to the information board it is one of the most viewed pieces of art in the world – seen by more than one person every second, [...]
22 Comments CherryPie on Nov 22nd 2009
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My Header Images
I have been asked on a couple of occasions what the image is that shows in my blog header. The image is randomly selected so I am never sure which one people have seen. At the moment there are nine images from my holiday in Northumberland, starting from the top left this is [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Nov 20th 2009
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
For of all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these: ‘It might have been!
John Greenleaf Whittier
20 Comments CherryPie on Nov 1st 2009
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Flodden Field Battle Trail – Part 8
After the battle, the bodies of both armies were taken to briefly rest at the nearby church of St Paul’s at Branxton. The church was rebuilt in 1849, so very little of the original building remains.
***Index to my posts on Flodden.***
10 Comments CherryPie on Oct 31st 2009
