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Discovering Albion – day 9: Saints and Snakestones

Posted on January 18, 2021 by Sue Vincent

We walked further up the cliff towards the fourteenth century ‘cross’ that rises from its steps in front of the gatehouse. The Abbey, of course, was closed by the time we got there…if, indeed, it had been open at all … Continue reading →

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Discovering Albion – day 9: The Church on the Cliff

Posted on January 17, 2021 by Sue Vincent

The Church of St Mary the Virgin sits high on its cliff above the town. It was founded around 1110 AD, during the time of Abbot William de Percy and the exterior reflects the twelfth century architecture in golden sandstone. … Continue reading →

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Discovering Albion – day 9: 199 steps

Posted on January 16, 2021 by Sue Vincent

I’ve always had a soft spot for Whitby. Even the trip to get there from my childhood home takes you across the North York Moors and if you are lucky enough to go in summer, chances are the heather will … Continue reading →

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Discovering Albion – day 9: Whitby

Posted on January 15, 2021 by Sue Vincent

A bitterly cold day in mid-January is not, I have to say, the ideal time to go to the seaside. Especially not in North Yorkshire. But go we did. I have fond memories of Whitby as a child… sitting on … Continue reading →

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Discovering Albion – day 9: Lythe

Posted on January 14, 2021 by Sue Vincent

… And suddenly we were in Yorkshire again, where our trip together had begun. It was almost over. But then, Yorkshire is a big county… we had things still to see and another night before we headed back to Sheffield. … Continue reading →

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Discovering Albion – day 9: Durham Cathedral

Posted on January 13, 2021 by Sue Vincent

The cathedral of Durham is one of the finest Norman buildings and a World Heritage site. It stands on a rocky height above a loop in the River Wear, a perfect place defensively. At the time of its establishment it … Continue reading →

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Discovering Albion – day 9: Soapbox…

Posted on January 12, 2021 by Sue Vincent

It was getting late by the time we left the island. Ten miles back to the last hotel we had passed or forge ahead and see what happened? We forged ahead and fell lucky, finding a little place north of … Continue reading →

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Discovering Albion – day 8: Sunset

Posted on January 11, 2021 by Sue Vincent

We walked up to the Heugh, a high point of the island, to watch the sun set in the west. Once there was a fort here and some of the ruined walls remain, providing a little shelter from the prevailing … Continue reading →

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Discovering Albion – day 8: Rose-gold Stone

Posted on January 10, 2021 by Sue Vincent

The Parish Church of Saint Mary the Virgin on Holy Island is thought to stand on the spot where St Aidan founded the first small church around 634AD. Bede wrote of the old church that it was a thatched affair, … Continue reading →

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Discovering Albion – day 8: A Tide of Silence

Posted on January 9, 2021 by Sue Vincent

Winter on Holy Island, it seems, is silent save for the song of the waves and the cry of the gull. The visitors had left; the locals all seemed to be indoors. It was as if we shared the island … Continue reading →

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