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Category Archives: History
Rowan berries
*** It started with a sleepless night. I was late to bed, as I couldn’t seem to relax. I wandered back downstairs a scant hour and a half after snuggling down with every intention of staying there for a long, … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient sites, England, History, Landscape, Life, Love and Laughter, Sacred sites, Spirituality, travel
Tagged being, history, Life, sacred sites, spirituality
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Dragon-lines
* Eight dragons watch the landscape, gazing out across the land To where the lines originate and guarding where they stand An ancient story carved in stone depicts old myths and new To show that though the story shifts, its … Continue reading
Aira Force ~ Mike Biles
Reblogged from A Bit About Britain…a place of extraordinary beauty: The walk to Aira Force, a small but beautifully formed waterfall in England’s Lake District, is a favourite. It’s great if you’re not feeling like struggling up a serious fell, … Continue reading
Little gems – All Saints, Burton Dassett I
Frankly, this is another where I don’t know where to begin. I suppose I ought to begin at the beginning. Monday I was back from the north, Tuesday I was driving northwards again… not as far this time, just an … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient sites, Art, Churches, England, History, painting, Photography, travel
Tagged English saints, medieval church, medieval wall paintings, Norman architecture, warwickshire
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A country church
If the only way I can get out and play at the moment is to revisit old haunts, then so be it, Four years ago, I stumbled across a little gem of a church… very unexpectedly… For once, I had … Continue reading
G. Michael Vasey reviews “Finding Don and Wen”
Gary Vasey knows ‘Don’ and ‘Wen’ and their way of working in the landscape. His own new website, Earth Magic Brno has recently launched, and the book has pointed him in new directions… I enjoyed this book a lot. The … Continue reading
Posted in adventure, albion, Ancestors, Books, france and vincent, Friendship, History, Humour, Moors, mystery, Mythology, Photography
Tagged Amazon, book review, Don and Wen, france and vincent
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North-easterly: Sunday Best…
We were right about the church; St Mary’s, Sledmere, was well worth a look, though not for our usual reasons. We normally visit the older places of worship by choice, seeking within their hallowed walls the stories and symbolism that … Continue reading
North-easterly: Monumental…
We had spotted the cross on our way to Rudston, but as time was getting on and we still had a long way to go, we decided against stopping. Although it was an unusually fine and ornate example, we have … Continue reading
Posted in adventure, albion, historic sites, History, Photography, Stuart France and Sue Vincent
Tagged Eleanor Cross, Sledmere, Sykes, Waggoners, war memorial
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North-easterly: In Face of History
We could hardly spend so much time in the churchyard at Rudston without visiting the church. While the Monolith alone was worth the long detour from our route home, we were quite interested to see what kind of place had … Continue reading
Posted in adventure, albion, Ancient sites, Churches, clues, England, History, Landscape, Mythology, Photography, Stuart France and Sue Vincent
Tagged foliate man, green man, organ, piscina, Roman mosiac, Rudston All Saints, stained glass
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North-easterly: Sidetracked and Gobsmacked
We had chosen to take a very long route home for one simple reason… there was something we wanted to see that was never going to be on our way to anywhere. So the possible three hour journey took us … Continue reading