Category Archives: travel

Aira Force ~ Mike Biles

Posted on March 20, 2021 by Sue Vincent

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 →

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Little gems – All Saints, Burton Dassett I

Posted on March 16, 2021 by Sue Vincent

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 →

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A country church

Posted on March 13, 2021 by Sue Vincent

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 →

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Temple of Living Light

Posted on March 11, 2021 by Sue Vincent

* The third book should have been straight-forward. “If the first two are, ‘…Land’ and ‘…Lore’, respectively, then, Giants Dance should be ‘…Light’. * “I can’t even remember what’s in it.” “Doom and gloom, mostly, I think.” * We need … Continue reading →

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North-easterly: Beyond the Walls

Posted on January 31, 2021 by Sue Vincent

Next morning, we gathered at the gates of Bamburgh castle. We had seen it from beyond its walls, considering how we could glimpse our own ‘inner fortifications’ from a perspective beyond the control of the ego, and now we were … Continue reading →

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North-easterly: Forgotten Stories

Posted on January 29, 2021 by Sue Vincent

Once more we found ourselves gravitating towards the tower of an ancient church. As we were meeting in Bamburgh, it seemed only right that we pay our respects here. It may seem a little odd that although we are not … Continue reading →

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Discovering Albion – day 10: Selby Abbey – A Final Blaze…

Posted on January 26, 2021 by Sue Vincent

There is a final jewel at Selby Abbey; the great East Window. I told how the great fire of 1906 had put it in imminent danger of shattering and how a dedicated fire crew had protected the fragile panes with … Continue reading →

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Discovering Albion – day 10: Selby Abbey – Faces from the Past

Posted on January 25, 2021 by Sue Vincent

When the church was restored after the fire of 1906, the wooden roof had to be reinstated. Looking up today, you could be forgiven for thinking this is the original work, so faithfully have the beams been reproduced. The bosses, … Continue reading →

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Discovering Albion – day 10: Selby Abbey – Phoenix

Posted on January 24, 2021 by Sue Vincent

“From the ashes a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring…” Tolkien, Lord of the Rings Just before midnight, October 19th 1906, workers who had been installing a new system in the organ saw flames in … Continue reading →

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Discovering Albion – day 10: Selby Abbey – Royalty and the American Flag

Posted on January 23, 2021 by Sue Vincent

Another huge window fills the end wall of the south transept, showing scenes from the early history of the Abbey at Selby. On both walls, the stained glass depicts members of the Royal House; on one side Victoria, Queen and … Continue reading →

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