We set off on our journey to Ely a little later than we had intended which, as well as the travel taking longer than expected, led us to change our plans and not pay a short visit visit to Cambridge. Instead we broke our journey for lunch in Market Harborough. Being a Sunday the nice [...]
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The Wander Returns…
… from a weekend away
8 Comments CherryPie on Nov 6th 2018
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, York 2018
York Mansion House
The York Mansion House is the earliest purpose built house for a Lord Mayor still in existence and predates the Mansion House in London by at least twenty years. The home was built as a place for the Lord Mayor to entertain visitors to the city and to house York’s wonderful civic collections.
Standing in the [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Jun 28th 2018
St Martin’s is now a haven of calm in the heart of York, but in 1942 it was reduced to a smouldering ruin during a bombing raid on the city. The church stood desolate until restoration work began in 1961.
The clock, first fitted in 1668, and the gilded head of Father Time are replacements [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Jun 27th 2018
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Easter at Käthe Wohlfahrt Christmas Shop
As seen on York – Day Three.
Comments Off CherryPie on Jun 26th 2018
Filed under Art, Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays, York 2018
St Anne Teaching the Virgin to Read
This mid 15th century carving shows the Virgin being taught to read by her mother. It is carved from Derbyshire stone and retains some of its original paint. *
*from a signboard next to the carving
2 Comments CherryPie on Jun 25th 2018
