Monthly Archives: November 2018

London – St Clement Eastcheap

Posted on November 23, 2018 by admin

London church number 2 was St Clement, Eastcheap – it’s in Clement’s Lane, EC4N 7AE. There is a fascinating blog. We found that the building is occupied by the offices of the Amos Trust – website – and Glad’s House … Continue reading →

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London – St Mary Abchurch

Posted on November 22, 2018 by admin

On Friday 9 November I had a day in London with Claire., and we did four City churches. We started with St Mary Abchurch (Abchurch Lane, EC4N 7BA) which was a very good place to start. The Friends of City … Continue reading →

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Cromford, Derbyshire – St Mary’s

Posted on November 21, 2018 by admin

On Saturday 3 November we drove up to Cromford and parked by the Mills. The girls went for a wander round the shops, I went to visit St Mary’s church. Here is a website – Cromford in Prose and Poetry  … Continue reading →

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Sudbury, Derbyshire – All Saints

Posted on November 18, 2018 by admin

On Saturday afternoon (20 October) we drove across to Sudbury Hall National Trust property. Even disabled drivers have to park in the main car park and there is an electric van – but it’s not very easy to enter. We … Continue reading →

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Longford, Derbyshire – St Chad

Posted on November 17, 2018 by admin

St Chad’s church, Longford, has a page on the Derbsyhirechurches website, but there is no mention of a church website there or on a achurchnearyou. It is at grid reference, SK 214383, and is off the road, in parkland by … Continue reading →

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Torpenhow, Cumbria – St Michael

Posted on November 14, 2018 by admin

The final church visit of the day was St Michael Torpenhow – NY 206397 – website. The guidebook was first produced in 1969 “and coincided with the truly remarkable Parish Flower Festival.” Even now the PCC are meeting to plan … Continue reading →

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Bassenthwaite, Cumbria – St Bega

Posted on November 11, 2018 by admin

Clare and I were a bit confused because the church we had just visited didn’t seem to fit the description in Betjeman’s Best British Churches.  A bit of investigation (i.e. the Cambridge Geographer read the map) took us to St … Continue reading →

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Bassenthwaite, Cumbria – St John

Posted on November 10, 2018 by admin

We drove north along the east side of Bassenthwaite, and found St John’s church at NY 229316. The website is here. Pevsner says the church is 1878 by David Brade of Kendal, and describes it as “expensive but ill-proportioned”, though … Continue reading →

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Crosthwaite, Cumbria – St Kentigern

Posted on November 8, 2018 by admin

On Tuesday 9 October I wanted a day with Clare, so braved Virgin Trains to go north. She met me at Penrith station, and we drove west, past Keswick on the bypass, and into Crosthwaite. The church of St Kentigern is … Continue reading →

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Egginton, Derbyshire – St Wilfrid

Posted on November 7, 2018 by admin

Chris and I drove a couple of miles down to St Wilfrid’s church in Egginton – grid reference SK 267278, website. It has a 56 page glossy guidebook. The line of the A38 is a Roman road, and “The farmstead … Continue reading →

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