Tag Archives: Derbyshire

Quack-quack… Stuart France

Posted on April 15, 2019 by Sue Vincent

* Could any creature more perfectly delineate the strange ludicrous joy of existence? * Reblogged from Stuart France

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* Big-Chief Red-Wood and the Ochre Stair… The Science-Men are adamant he was never there. Even if he was he would not fit into any of their boxes. All that’s needed now is a good Earth with lots of foxes! … Continue reading →

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La Chapelle Verte… Stuart France

Posted on February 25, 2019 by Sue Vincent

* All stands hidden Out-of-sight At the heart of the cavernous world. * All lies sequestered Black but comely In the cavernous heart of man. * Continue reading at Stuart France

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The luckless church

Posted on February 22, 2019 by Sue Vincent

There is never enough time to explore everything on our travels. There are always intriguing buildings, signs and churches that we say we really must explore at some point… and never get the chance to see. So, if I get … Continue reading →

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Time travelling: St Wystan’s

Posted on February 16, 2019 by Sue Vincent

We finally made it through the outer door of St Wystan’s church in Repton…and stopped. Two huge columns flank the inner door and, scattered around the porch are fragments of ancient masonry. carved medieval grave slabs and Saxon crosses. It … Continue reading →

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Time travelling: Ivar the Boneless and the Bone-yard…

Posted on February 15, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Repton today is no more than a small Derbyshire village, but once it was the capital of Mercia, one of the most powerful realms of its era. For three hundred years, Mercia encompassed most of what would eventually become the … Continue reading →

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Time travelling: The ghosts of Repton…

Posted on February 14, 2019 by Sue Vincent

After our visit to the wonderful church at Breedon, with its wealth of carved Saxon stonework, it seemed only right to call at Repton, less than ten miles away… and probably much closer in the days when horse and foot … Continue reading →

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A visit to Tissington

Posted on January 30, 2019 by Sue Vincent

The day was bitterly cold. Icy winds and heavy skies meant that it was definitely not the weather for tramping the moors on search of ancient stones. Instead, we had a run out to Tissington, knowing that one of the … Continue reading →

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Ashbourne

Posted on January 28, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Pre-Raphaelite glass sits in walls pitted by Cromwellian gunfire, while a 1950s reredos graces a chancel that dates back to 1241. That’s why I love these old churches… the history of a community is written within their walls in wood … Continue reading →

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Getting there…

Posted on January 22, 2019 by Sue Vincent

January…and the clocking is ticking down to spring. Work that has been going on all year now changes gear. It began in earnest last year, with a research trip to the British Museum to see the art and artefacts of … Continue reading →