Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life…
Filed under Anecdotes, Ely 2018, Gardens, Holidays
Bags packed we went to breakfast and had another enjoyable breakfast and conversation with George. We settled our bill and as we left the building we noticed that the air had an autumnal feel to it.
After deliberating where to visit before we set off on our journey home, we called in at Anglesey Abbey which [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Nov 16th 2018
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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 [...]
18 Comments CherryPie on Nov 13th 2018
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… from a weekend away
8 Comments CherryPie on Nov 6th 2018
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, York 2018
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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As seen on York – Day Three.
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