Monthly Archives: July 2015

Falstone – Methodist URC

Posted on July 25, 2015 by admin

  I went back to the Old School, and had a look at the 1897 Jubilee Fountain. There are lovely yellow irises, and the URC/Methodist church is just down the road, and also open. The chapel is at NY723875. Here is … Continue reading →

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Falstone – St Peter

Posted on July 25, 2015 by admin

We don’t often drive right up to Kielder Water and this part of Northumberland, and it is a while since we have been to the Old School in the village which is now a café – website. I left Julie and went … Continue reading →

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Byrness – St Francis of Assisi

Posted on July 24, 2015 by admin

We continued north up the A68 and drove past Byrness church – NT771024. We turned round by the Forestry houses a mile or so further on. A very large timber lorry was parked in the laybye. After my recent incidents … Continue reading →

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Horsley – Holy Trinity

Posted on July 24, 2015 by admin

We continued up the A696, onto the A68 and stopped at Holy Trinity, Horsley – NY841972. The view across the valley, looking west, is lovely. The church is on the east side of the main road and there is little … Continue reading →

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Kirkwhelpington – St Bartholomew

Posted on July 22, 2015 by admin

We decided it is a very long time since we have had a drive-round-Northumberland-and-find-lots-of-churches day. So on Saturday 11 July we drove north up the A696. There was a plan to do a tourist church trail along this road, here … Continue reading →

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Hunstanworth, Durham – St James

Posted on July 21, 2015 by admin

On Thursday 9 July we went for a drive down to Hunstanworth, leaving the County as we did so. St James Hunstanworth – NY 949490 – is in County Durham, but in the Diocese of Newcastle. The church, vicarage, school and … Continue reading →

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Staindrop, Durham – St Mary the Virgin

Posted on July 8, 2015 by admin

I wanted to visit Staindrop church to catch up with Ralph Neville, Earl of Westmorland – see my blog on Great Salkeld. We were driving south down the A68 to go and see friends living in Yorkshire, so turned off … Continue reading →

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