Shotley, Northumberland – St Andrew
I don’t know the churches south of Hexham, and was amazed when I realise this…
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Bywell, Northumberland – St Andrew
On Friday 22 April I joined an English Heritage Members’ Trip to three Churches Conservation Trust…
Skelton-cum-Newby, North Yorkshire – Christ the Consoler
The Church of Christ the Consoler, Skelton-cum-Newby, North Yorkshire is at SE360679, between the village…
Marlborough, Wiltshire – St Peter
We drove along the A4 for a few miles and crossed the county boundary into…
Wroxeter, Shropshire – St Andrew
After Julie had been in every shop in Shrewsbury, we went out to Wroxeter Roman Site,…
Shrewsbury, Shropshire – St Mary the Virgin
I met Julie back in town and we went to St Mary the Virgin –…
York, Goodramgate – Holy Trinity
Holy Trinity is a church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust – there…
Wordwell, Suffolk – All Saints’
Into Suffolk and my old benefice. The first church we stopped at was All Saints’,…
Bywell – St Andrew
Back in the snows of last December I drove to Bywell, where there are two…