Category Archives: Norfolk

Norwich, Norfolk – St George Colegate

Posted on March 30, 2020 by admin

St George Colegate TG 229090 has a nice sign outside saying the church is open, but they need to do something about the vestibule, it hardly says “this church is worth visiting.” I did like the poster for the Lent … Continue reading →

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Norwich, Norfolk – St Martin-at-Palace

Posted on March 29, 2020 by admin

St-Martin-at-Palace is on the corner of Bishopsgate and Whitefriars – TG 234 091 – and is the HQ of Norwich Historic Churches Trust, https://www.nhct-norwich.org/. The East Wall dates to 1070, nave and chancel C11/12, south nave aisle 1400, and the … Continue reading →

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northernvicarwalks – Norwich

Posted on March 28, 2020 by admin

Norwich Historic Churches Trust were having a day conference on Medieval Pilgrimage so I caught the early train across from East Midlands Parkway. Elaine joined me at Ely, and we crossed Norfolk together. It is a shame seeing so many … Continue reading →

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Norwich, Norfolk – St Gregory

Posted on January 31, 2020 by admin

I only managed two churches on these few days in Norfolk. There are lots of churches in Norwich, and after a few hours in the Castle Museum we ended up in St Gregory’s, which is now an antiques centre. They … Continue reading →

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Acle, Norfolk – St Edmund

Posted on January 31, 2020 by admin

We are having a few days in Norfolk to celebrate our 36th wedding anniversary. Friends Rob and Anne drove up for the day and we walked down into the village. The girls took up residence in the tea room while … Continue reading →

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Cley, Norfolk – St Margaret

Posted on September 15, 2019 by admin

We had a good hour in Blakeney Church, then caught the bus the short hop to Cley. Cley windmill is rather nice b&b (a bit above my price range) with its own website – http://www.cleywindmill.co.uk/the-mill/history/. Probably built about 1819. We … Continue reading →

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Blakeney, Norfolk – St Nicholas

Posted on September 15, 2019 by admin

In East Anglia on 29 July 2019, and the bus took us on through Wells – an interesting piece of driving. Then we changed onto the Coasthopper and continued east. The bus stops outside St Nicholas church, Blakeney – TG … Continue reading →

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Burnham Market, Norfolk – St Mary the Virgin

Posted on September 15, 2019 by admin

On Monday 29 July 2019 I had a day in East Anglia. The 0621 from East Midlands Parkway, meet Elaine at Ely, get into King’s Lynn at 0902, and catch the 0930 bus along the coast. There is a £10 … Continue reading →

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A day trip to Walsingham – from Derby to Norfolk by public transport

Posted on May 6, 2019 by admin

Julie and I have dissertations to write for our MA course at Derby University. Mine is on pilgrimage by rail to Lindisfarne and Walsingham, and I need a day in Walsingham to do some research for the dissertation. I could … Continue reading →

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Walsingham, Norfolk

Posted on October 30, 2018 by admin

I had organised a meeting in Walsingham for Wednesday 19 September to discuss pilgrimage traffic and the railways. I need to do an MA dissertation, want to do something on railways, tourism and guidebooks, and it has been suggested focussing on … Continue reading →

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