Category Archives: Staffordshire

northernvicarwalks – Etwall to Burton (William Stanley Way 2)

Posted on February 7, 2020 by admin

Tuesday 4 February. I have a free day, so I’ll leave Caroline to run the office and Julie to go to the Old People’s Lunch. I drove to Etwall, parked by the church and started walking. I have decided to … Continue reading →

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Moseley Old Hall, Staffordshire

Posted on June 28, 2019 by admin

The nice thing about being on holiday not too far from home, is you have time to visit other places on the way home. My plan was the NT property at Wightwick Manor, but when we got there the car … Continue reading →

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Alstonefield, Staffordshire – St Peter

Posted on December 4, 2018 by admin

This year our MA course has more mature students, and one of them, Carrie, was handing out flyers for “A Visual and audio exhibition to Commemorate the Centenary of the end of WW1” in Alstonefield – their local history group … Continue reading →

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Wall, Staffordshire – St John

Posted on September 21, 2018 by admin

I had been to Kidderminster on Monday 20 August to talk trams with an expert. On the way home I stopped at the village of Wall in Staffordshire and picked up a walk leaflet in their car park. The Romans … Continue reading →

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Apedale Light Railway, Staffordshire – Tracks to the Trenches 3

Posted on July 30, 2018 by admin

Sunday 15 July was a Sunday off! Julie went shopping with Sue and Ella, I chased trains with Jeremy and Alex. I apologise we are so predictable. The Apedale Light Railway – website – is based in Newcastle-under-Lyme, grid reference … 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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Claymills Victorian Pumping Station

Posted on March 4, 2017 by admin

After we went to Repton we continued on to Burton on Trent – I think it is fair to say that Repton and Burton are miles apart! Leaving the town the I spotted a sign telling us that Claymills Victorian Pumping Station would be in … Continue reading →

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