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Orphir, Orkney – Round Church

Posted on July 25, 2017 by admin

This was our first Orkney church of the holiday (Sunday 9 July). I have always liked the south road from Kirkwall to Stromness, the A964, that runs along the top of Scapa Flow. We went through to Orphir and stopped at … Continue reading →

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Deerness, Orkney – St Ninian’s church and the Brough of Deerness

Posted on July 24, 2017 by admin

Julie and I had a fortnight on Orkney in July 2017 – the first holiday fortnight we’ve had just the two of us for many years (and we didn’t argue!). We drove north from Derby – as you have probably … Continue reading →

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Cromarty, Highland – East Church

Posted on July 23, 2017 by admin

After a morning (Friday 7 July) in Inverness we drove over the Kessock Bridge and on to the Black Isle to visit the little town of Cromarty. Coffee in the bookshop, then I parked by the sea and went for … Continue reading →

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Inverness, Highlands – St Andrew’s Cathedral

Posted on July 22, 2017 by admin

Inverness Cathedral, Serving the Highlands – says the tag line. Grid ref – BB123456 – website. Interesting that the guidebook gives their social media links, not the website. It is the Episcopal Cathedral, as the Church of Scotland doesn’t do … Continue reading →

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Fortingall, Perthshire – Kirk

Posted on July 20, 2017 by admin

I first came to Fortingall in the summer of 1982. Richard Hunt, Chaplain of Selwyn College Cambridge, used to organise long-distance walks, and that summer’s was from Dundee to Iona. I had to leave before we got to Oban as … Continue reading →

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Grandtully, Perthshire – St Mary’s

Posted on July 17, 2017 by admin

We are en route to Orkney. On Friday 6 July we are heading up the A9, and following a prefab house on a lorry – worse than a caravan. A few miles north of Dunkeld we turned left onto the … Continue reading →

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Baddesley Clinton, Warwickshire – St Michael

Posted on July 15, 2017 by admin

The church of St Michael, Baddesley Clinton – website, grid reference SP 203713 – is a short walk from the entrance to the Hall. A welcoming notice, and traditional Book of Common Prayer every Sunday (always a good idea to … Continue reading →

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Baddesley Clinton, Warwickshire – The Hall

Posted on July 15, 2017 by admin

Here is the Vicar’s letter for the August magazines … Thank you everyone who came and supported the talks Julie and I gave on the Reformation. It was lovely seeing people from both churches, plus from the other churches in … Continue reading →

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Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria – St Lawrence

Posted on July 13, 2017 by admin

Monday 26 June is a day to escape on a Northern Rail rover ticket. I ended up in Appleby-in-Westmorland, meeting my friend Clare for lunch. We found a second hand bookshop – if you are having a day out with … Continue reading →

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Pentrich, Derbyshire – St Matthew

Posted on July 12, 2017 by admin

A few miles down the road is the village of Pentrich, site of England’s last revolution. My wife is an expert on this revolution as she went to a day conference about it. I know nothing (I come from Barcelona). … Continue reading →

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