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Author Archives: adrianprockter
Red Lodge Transport Café
Above: The café still stands beside the old A11 which is much quieter these days. Red Lodge is a village and civil parish situated in rural Suffolk between Mildenhall and Newmarket, and very close to the A11 and A14 roads. … Continue reading
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St Mary the Virgin, Saffron Walden
Above: The large church and tall spire viewed from a vantage point in Saffron Walden. St Mary the Virgin is the parish church of Saffron Walden, Essex. It is the largest non-cathedral church in Essex with an overall length of … Continue reading
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Our Lady and the English Martyrs Church, Cambridge
Above: Exterior of the large church beside Lensfield Road, Cambridge It should be remembered that, at one time, being a Roman Catholic in England was illegal – usually punishable by death, often by burning at the stake. On 15 January … Continue reading
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Castle Hedingham Moot House and Guildhall
Above: The Old Moot House on the left of this view of St James Street. Sometimes, you can walk into a village that you have not visited before and sense that most of the buildings around you are either old … Continue reading
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Erith
Above: View looking upriver from Riverside Gardens, Erith. In 1965, when Greater London was formed, the 28 Metropolitan Boroughs that made up the County of London were combined into just 12 Inner London Boroughs. Around that boundary, another 20 so-called … Continue reading
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Lincoln Cathedral Roof
Above: Looking towards the western end of the nave while standing on the floor. Not all the masonry is in a line. When visiting one of England’s cathedrals we often marvel at the construction. However, most of the construction at … Continue reading
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Wells and its Coaching Inns
Above: The Crown Inn, beside the ancient Market Place at Wells. Pubs or hotels whose buildings were once in use as coaching inns are relatively rare in England these days. Coaching inns served the era of travel across England by … Continue reading
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Wells Cathedral West Front
Above: Late afternoon sunshine illuminating the west front of the cathedral. As is the custom with most churches and cathedrals, the plan of the church is in the form of a cross with the altar (or high altar) at the … Continue reading
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Wells Cathedral Clock
Above: The clock at Wells Cathedral – set in the north transept. Above the large dial are wooden models of knights on horseback that rotate every hour. Did you grow up in a house that only had a black-and-white television? If … Continue reading
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Gravesend
Above: Looking down the attractive High Street, towards the Thames. The first documented mention of the place-name was in the Domesday Book (1086) as ‘Gravesham’ which accounts for the name of the surrounding Gravesham Borough today which was given the … Continue reading
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