The Rovers Return – The Early Years
Eight minutes into the very first episode of Coronation Street on December 9th 1960, Britain…
Category: Local History
Discover the stories which shaped our local towns and villages. From who built our local churches, to the stories behind our lost train stations and pubs, and our the stories that made our communities what they are today.
Track-laying an Engineering Marvel to Draw the Crowds
The laying of tram tracks proved a real show-stopper back at the start of the…
Normanton-on-Cliffe, Lincolnshire – St Nicholas
After a day at Belton House, lovely National Trust property, but the church was locked,…
Croome, Worcestershire – Hall and St Mary Magdalene
Croome is a National Trust property not far south from Pershore, so we headed there…
Spetchley, Worcestershire – All Saints’
After time in Worcester on Saturday 25 May we headed out of town on the…
York – Holy Trinity, Goodramgate (again)
Holy Trinity, Goodramgate, the second church we visited on our crawl of medieval churches in…
King’s Lynn, Norfolk – St Nicholas
St Nicholas’ Chapel is stunning. It is on the north side of the centre at…
Brougham, Cumbria – St Ninian
While on holiday in Orkney, Virgin Trains had a seat sale. Thanks to the power…
Stapleford, Leicestershire – St Mary Magdalene
The Churches Conservation Trust website describes Stapleford church as “A tasteful church with fabulous family…
Capel, Kent – St Thomas a Becket
There was a notice in Tudeley church about the church of St Thomas a Becket…
Kedleston, Derbyshire – All Saints
Julie and I have moved to Derby, but not yet started work. So let us…
Sunderland – Holy Trinity
Holy Trinity church in Sunderland is between the city and the coast, not far from…