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Discovering Albion – day 4: Country Miles

Posted on December 14, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Hovering somewhere between delight and disbelief we wandered around the churchyard of St Mary’s. We knew there had been too much to take in. That is where the camera comes into its own, allowing us to go back and see … Continue reading →

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Discovering Albion – day 4: Snow in Them There Hills…

Posted on December 12, 2020 by Sue Vincent

We decided that it would be sensible to take the coast road north… it is both unusual and rather nice when ‘sensible’ walks hand in hand with preference. We had seen the snow capping the distant hills of the Lake … Continue reading →

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Discovering Albion – day 4: An Irish Saint in Lancashire

Posted on December 11, 2020 by Sue Vincent

We climbed up the ruins of St Patrick’s Chapel, built in the eighth or ninth century. Legend has it that it commemorates the landing of St Patrick of Ireland and although it was constructed many years after his death, it … Continue reading →

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Discovering Albion – day 4: Off the Motorway…

Posted on December 10, 2020 by Sue Vincent

We’d done well so far. We deserve some credit for that. For once we hadn’t deviated from our original, if somewhat vague plans. It was never going to last. Like all good stories, we’d decided on a beginning a middle … Continue reading →

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Discovering Albion – day 4: Saxon Crosses

Posted on December 9, 2020 by Sue Vincent

There is a saying that ‘mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the noonday sun’. It was barely daylight, there was no sun, only a thin, white blanket over the world. But our sanity with this trip had already been … Continue reading →

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Discovering Albion – day 3: No Room at the Inn

Posted on December 8, 2020 by Sue Vincent

For some strange reason we had thought it would be a good idea to leave Wales and head for our next destination. Wales is a very beautiful place and one I love, but technically, we weren’t really supposed to be … Continue reading →

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Discovering Albion – day 3: Welsh Border Raid…

Posted on December 7, 2020 by Sue Vincent

It was, when I think about it, one of our ‘raids’; one of those rapid incursions which usually happen we visit somewhere an event is about to start. Like the wedding we almost gatecrashed, although we were to be fair, … Continue reading →

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Discovering Albion – Day 3: Mud and Earthworks

Posted on December 6, 2020 by Sue Vincent

We left Chester in search of lunch… oh yes, that had only been the morning, but what a morning! A wonderful start to our holiday research trip and in perfect weather too, which was a bit of a relief. I … Continue reading →

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Discovering Albion – Day 3: The Art of Faith

Posted on December 5, 2020 by Sue Vincent

We were still in the cathedral, marvelling at both the tangible history and the artistry… far too much to show or to even take in. Everywhere you look, every surface from floor to ceiling bears the evidence of care and … Continue reading →

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Discovering Albion- Day 3: Climbing the Tower

Posted on December 4, 2020 by Sue Vincent

We decided to climb the tower of Chester Cathedral. The two hundred and sixteen steps to the top allow you through narrow passageways that have been closed to the public for a thousand years. We climbed the spiral staircase where … Continue reading →

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