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Huddersfield, Yorkshire – St Peter

Posted on September 8, 2017 by admin

It was a pleasant surprise to find St Peter’s church open. Grid reference SE146167, website. They have obviously spent the last decade and a bit sorting out the building; postcards state very clearly that they are “Open, Warm and Welcoming”, … Continue reading →

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Huddersfield, Yorkshire – a transport explore

Posted on September 8, 2017 by admin

On Monday 21 August Alex and I had a day chasing trains. For various reasons, we started at Burton on Trent. I had had a search yesterday and found that a return to Huddersfield was valid via Birmingham and Manchester, and … Continue reading →

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Shirley, Derbyshire – St Michael

Posted on September 6, 2017 by admin

On the afternoon of Friday 11 August we went for a drive, and ended up at the village and church of Shirley – St Michael’s, SK 218416. It is part of the Brailsford benefice, with this website – click on … Continue reading →

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Lichfield, Staffordshire – Cathedral church of St Chad, the East end

Posted on September 5, 2017 by admin

Here we are in grey Lichfield (grey because of the weather). Having done the Nave and the Transepts (see the last blog), it is time to move east. The bust by the entrance to the Chapter House is of Bishop … Continue reading →

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Lichfield, Staffordshire – Cathedral church of St Chad, Nave and Transepts

Posted on September 4, 2017 by admin

Lichfield Cathedral is located at SK 116097, dedicated to St Chad, website here. You can read the whole of the Victoria County history here, but sadly a 360 degree panorama shot by the BBC here no longer seems to be … Continue reading →

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Yoxall, Staffordshire – St Peter

Posted on August 30, 2017 by admin

St Peter’s church, Yoxall, in on the busy main road – SK 142190. They have a website, but don’t seem to have a Vicar at the moment. We parked in the pub car park – lovely flowers, we must go … Continue reading →

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King’s Bromley, Staffordshire – All Saints

Posted on August 28, 2017 by admin

Thursday 3 August was my 55th birthday. We drove to Lichfield, which is a town we enjoy, with a nice coffee shop by the car park. We did some shopping. We had a good explore of the Cathedral – I’ll blog … Continue reading →

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Bradbourne, Derbyshire – All Saints’

Posted on August 27, 2017 by admin

Back home we tried to have a day off on Friday 28 July. We had coffee at the National Stone Centre, and then cut across to Brassington. Sadly the church was locked. We went on to Bradbourne. Here is All … Continue reading →

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Papa Westray, Orkney – St Ann and St Boniface

Posted on August 26, 2017 by admin

We will be return to Orkney (probably in 2019 – 2018 will be a bit busy with Hannah and Bertie’s wedding). Before we leave, let me blog about a visit to Papa Westray on Monday 29 August 2011. In those … Continue reading →

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Kirkwall, Orkney – St Magnus Cathedral, upper level tour

Posted on August 24, 2017 by admin

On Tuesday 18 July 2017 I did the upper level tour of St Magnus Cathedral. You have to book in advance, and it fills up fast. 1½ hours for £8 – just six of us being taken up. One of … Continue reading →

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