The hotel breakfast was as good as I remembered it was on my last visit to the hotel. The day was looking a little dull with the possibility of rain so we opted to visit the National Railway Museum rather than do anything that involved being outside. We took a cab ride there, so we [...]
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York – Day Two
8 Comments CherryPie on Nov 13th 2011
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York – Day One
My kitchen is on it’s last legs and needs replacing before it falls apart completely. On the morning of my departure to York for my weekend away with family, the kitchen fitters arrived at 8am to assess the situation. They only stayed for about 20 minutes which meant a nice early start to the journey [...]
26 Comments CherryPie on Nov 12th 2011
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A Weekend Away
The past couple of weeks have been a bit hectic. Last weekend I spent Saturday in London, an annual trip arranged by a former colleague. This was followed by a long round trip into Yorkshire on Sunday to help relocate someone at short notice. This weekend I spent in York with family and a good [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Nov 8th 2011
Filed under Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays, York 2010
Thirteenth Century Cope Chests
A cope (cloak) is a processional garment used in the church. It is semi-circular in shape and would have been folded “sides to middle” and laid flat in these chests.
The splendid iron strap work on the lids is similar to the Chapter House doors, dating the chests as original furniture of circa 1290.*
*Taken from information [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Mar 18th 2011
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PhotoHunt – Hands
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12 Comments CherryPie on Jan 21st 2011
