Tag: Churchyard
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Keep your wits about you: Looking for Dracula in Whitby
I stole the title from the Whatsapp message Sheldon sent me when he found out where I’d been. ‘I hope you kept your wits about you in Whitby.’ QuickDraw Shelly they call him – always ready with a pun. In fact, you do need to keep your wits about you when you visit this coastal…
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Outside London: Stumbling on a Medieval Church in Kent
by Christina Last week, on an uncharacteristically sunny day in February, I came across a brown sign with a picture of a church on it. It was pointing down a dirt track that led up a hill and then disappeared into the trees. I was in Kent, looking for Oast Houses to photograph (I love…
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Outside London: Capel Mynydd Seion – The Gothic Chapel On The Hill
by Christina I went on a recent road trip in my trusty battered Nissan Micra to see friends, and at some point during this trip I found myself standing on a hill in Abergele, North Wales, staring up at a grand old chapel made out of dark brick with a dark slate roof, unable to…
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Postman’s Park
Our contributor today is City of London & Westminster tour guide Tina Hodgkinson. Tina leads guided walks combining world famous landmarks with hidden treasures often missed by the crowds. I invited her to write about a little known gem in the City near the Museum of London – Postman’s Park. One of my favourite places in the City of London is…
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In the Wilds of East Anglia
Christina is currently in Luxembourg hunting Elephants, so today’s post is by Sheldon, recounting a change in pace of life after a few days in Norfolk. Once a year, I get the opportunity to operate my ‘reset’ button. Usually every second week in August, me and a few friends retire to a chalet on the North…
Cemetery Club 