I’m coping with chemotherapy, but managing to get out. No churches visited, but you might like these photos. The level crossing gates remain at Thorneyburn station on the Hexham-Riccarton Junction route – the line closed in 1958. Lovely snowdrops at Newbrough church.
On Sunday 18 February I was feeling good and it was a lovely day, so I went for a drive up the A68. Bremenium, Old Rochester, is a place I have not been to for years. The Roman fort is very atmospheric. I just had a short walk, but it was lovely. There is a new website at
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The bulbs and blossom has been marvellous this year – here we are in the Sele in Hexham.
In March I managed to get out and do some of the Wall museums, but as I’ve blogged them in the past I won’t re-do them. It was lovely to visit Corbridge and see the painted version of Flavinus. The original is in Hexham Abbey by the Welcome desk.
I had listened to an English Heritage podcast about the dodecahedrons that have been found on the Wall. I’m not quite sure how they managed to make a half hour podcast on them, but there is a lot of speculation as to what they are and what they were used for.
I only managed one train trip – a ride over to the Keighley and Worth Railway.