Category Archives: Norfolk

Blickling, Norfolk – St Andrew

Posted on July 29, 2018 by admin

Blickling Hall is one of my favourite National Trust properties – website. The parish church of St Andrew is on the right of this top photo, right at the entrance of the Hall – grid reference TG 178285. There is … Continue reading →

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Grimston, Norfolk – St Botolph

Posted on July 24, 2018 by admin

The church of St Botolph in Grimston is at TF 723 218. It is part of a ten church benefice, with this website, and there is a good church history here. There is also a village site, with a church … Continue reading →

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North Elmham, Norfolk – Chapel and Church of St Mary

Posted on July 23, 2018 by admin

Wednesday 11 July. A trip on the Mid Norfolk Railway from Dereham to Wymondham. Please note the wonderful Great Eastern Railway bench. Then we drove north to North Elmham for a wander round the old Cathedral and the parish church … Continue reading →

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Oxburgh Hall, Norfolk – Chapel of St Margaret and our Lady

Posted on July 20, 2018 by admin

Tuesday 10 July, a day at Oxburgh Hall. This is one of my favourite NT properties. We came here as children, came with our children, came just the two of us to see an open air performance of Macbeth – … Continue reading →

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Wighton, Norfolk – All Saints’

Posted on July 17, 2018 by admin

We went for a ride on the Wells and Walsingham Railway. It was built in 1982 by Lt Cmd Roy Francis, a veteran of the Arctic convoys. It is 10¼ inch gauge, and runs about 4 miles. We hadn’t visited since … Continue reading →

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Appleton, Norfolk – St Mary

Posted on July 10, 2018 by admin

We are in Norfolk – staying at Gayton. There are lots of churches in Norfolk, so I could blog to my heart’s content. I’ll start with a derelict one! On Sunday 8 July Julie wanted to visit the Lavender Farm at … Continue reading →

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King’s Lynn, Norfolk – Railway Station

Posted on May 23, 2018 by admin

I have been in King’s Lynn on a day trip with brother David, nephew Michael and friend Rad. We were there on a 1957 diesel electric multiple unit. If you would like to find out more about this fascinating unit, … Continue reading →

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King’s Lynn, Norfolk – Greyfriars

Posted on May 19, 2018 by admin

I am in King’s Lynn for the day – on a historic diesel unit (photos on the next blog … can you contain your excitement?). Greyfriars garden is just a few minutes walk from the Minster – TF 621197 – … Continue reading →

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King’s Lynn, Norfolk – Minster, St Margaret

Posted on May 18, 2018 by admin

King’s Lynn Minster or, to give it its full name, The Priory and Parish Church of St Margaret, is run by “The PCC of St Margaret with St Nicholas and St Edmund” – presumably there were other nearby parishes now … Continue reading →

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Dersingham, Norfolk – St Nicholas

Posted on November 15, 2015 by admin

At Shernborne I said “now two Norfolk churches”. I gave you Shernborne followed by Mickley in Northumberland … . Sorry, Cambridge Geography degree should know the difference between Nor-folk and Nor-thumberland. We now have a quick trip back to Norfolk … Continue reading →

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