Category Archives: Yorkshire

Haworth, West Yorkshire – St Michael and All Angels

Posted on January 28, 2019 by admin

We had arranged to start 2019 by meeting friends at 11.30 for a ride on the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway. We overslept. We met our friends off the train at 12.30, then realised the steepness of the hill in … Continue reading →

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York, Yorkshire – Priory Church of the Holy Trinity

Posted on November 1, 2018 by admin

A afternoon in York on Thursday 27 September was an opportunity have supper with the kids – and do some book shopping. I left Julie in one shop and did a church visit. The Priory Church of the Holy Trinity, … Continue reading →

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Northernvicar walks – Three Northern Cities, May 2018

Posted on June 26, 2018 by admin

1 – Derby. Julie and I voted, then went up into Allestree Park. There is a hard-surfaced track which the buggy can cope with. We enjoyed the bluebells. 2 – Sheffield. Friday 11 May and I had to give platelets. … Continue reading →

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Yorkshire – Mount Grace Priory

Posted on June 25, 2018 by admin

We’ve been in Northumberland for a week – the churches I visited I have been to before, but I had some lovely walks which I’ll blog next. On the way home (on Friday 18 May 2018) we stopped at Mount … Continue reading →

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Selby, Yorkshire – Selby Abbey, St Mary & St Germain

Posted on May 17, 2018 by admin

Selby Abbey, the parish church of St Mary the Virgin and St Germain is at the centre of this little Yorkshire town – SE 615324. It has a good website. We met our friends Jean and Adrian there on 20 … Continue reading →

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Leeds, Yorkshire – “Skeletons: our buried bones” exhibition

Posted on November 29, 2017 by admin

Julie and I are thoroughly enjoying our MA in Public History and Heritage at Derby University – website – but trying to work full time and do an MA has taken its toll on this blog. We had a great day … Continue reading →

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Harewood, Yorkshire – All Saints’

Posted on September 21, 2017 by admin

Tuesday 29 August was a day for a drive. Harewood House near Leeds has some of the costumes from Victoria, the TV series which will bring beauty to my Sunday evenings now Demelza Poldark has finished. Julie was keen to go, … Continue reading →

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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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