Category Archives: Evetts’ windows

Orwell, Cambridgeshire – St Andrew

Posted on December 29, 2021 by admin

St Andrew’s church is at TL 362504. We used to come to this village to have an explore of the old chalk pit, now a nature reserve, and I remember watching two steam engines ploughing a field – engine at … Continue reading →

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Eglingham, Northumberland – St Maurice

Posted on October 26, 2019 by admin

Eglingham is north of Alnwick – and I think I have always confused it with Edlingham, a church I have visited several times. Today I went in to St Maurice’s church – NU 106 194. The church has a page … Continue reading →

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Hartburn, Northumberland – St Andrew (for the third visit)

Posted on January 29, 2019 by admin

Monday 14 January was a beautiful day. We’re on holiday in Northumberland, so we went for a drive. We went through Morpeth, and stopped at Hartburn. St Andrew’s church is rather lovely, and this is the third time I have … Continue reading →

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Cherry Hinton, Cambridge – St Andrew

Posted on October 23, 2018 by admin

Rob and I continued on a bus to St Andrew’s church in Cherry Hinton, which is at TL 490571, and has a website. At 3 pm we had an appointment with Karin the Vicar and a lady called Isobel. We were … Continue reading →

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Jarrow, Tyne & Wear – St Paul, and Jarrow Hall

Posted on October 25, 2017 by admin

On Friday 29 September I headed North to give my Carmichael talk to the Friends of Beamish. At Newcastle I jumped on the metro and headed south to Bede. I last here with Hannah one Christmas Eve as she wanted a … Continue reading →

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Hexham, Northumberland – St Andrew (Hexham Abbey)

Posted on July 17, 2016 by admin

I have several hundred photos of Hexham Abbey. Our son Gareth was verger there, we enjoyed worship there, we own a house in Hexham. They have a daily pattern of worship and a choral tradition, places to pray, a website, … Continue reading →

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Meldon, Northumberland – St John (again)

Posted on June 20, 2016 by admin

When I visited in 2012 I commented I should have photoed Meldon station on the Wannie Line. This time I did. It was opened in 1862. Passenger services lasted for 90 years, and freight for another decade after that. I … Continue reading →

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Ponteland, Northumberland – St Mary the Virgin

Posted on April 14, 2016 by admin

Time to blog my other church. We are in the middle of the town at grid reference NZ165729, and our church website is here. Tina and I have done our best to put a good selection of photos and news … Continue reading →

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Rothbury, Northumberland – All Saints

Posted on March 20, 2016 by admin

All Saints church in Rothbury is at NU057016, not far from the river. There is a benefice website. The church was open, so I bought a guidebook and a rather nice book The Valley remembers which is all about the … Continue reading →

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Monkwearmouth, Tyne & Wear – St Peter

Posted on January 1, 2016 by admin

St Peter’s, Monkwearmouth is a few minutes walk from the metro station, at grid reference NZ402578. Just above the River Wear it is now surrounded by University buildings and a large grassed area where the monastery was – it would … Continue reading →

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