Carlisle Cathedral, Cumbria

The Fractry (Kitchen House) in the grounds of the Cathedral

 

 

The Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, otherwise called Carlisle Cathedral, is the seat of the Anglican Bishop of Carlisle. It is located in Carlisle, in Cumbria, North West England. It was founded as an Augustinian priory and became a cathedral in 1133.^[1]
Carlisle, because of heavy losses to its fabric, is the second smallest (after Oxford), of England's ancient cathedrals. Its notable features include some fine figurative stone carving, a set of medieval choir stalls and the largest window in the Flowing Decorated Gothic style in England.^[2]

 

 

Doncaster Yorkshire

 

Today 4th May 2013, we visited the City of Doncaster

 

Doncaster was founded approximately 71AD by the Romans who had a fort here , the fort was named Danum . The Romans left England in the 4^th century.

The very first Roman fort in the area(approx 40AD) was located at Rossington Bridge just to the south of Doncaster. Rossington Bridge is locally known as Parrots Corner
Doncaster got its name from the Saxon word ceaster meaning fort and the area being called Don,the area was known as Don Ceaster, as time went on the name was shortened to Doncaster. The Saxons created the first settlement which later became Doncaster.

 

Saltaire - 2nd six months images



August
 

 July  

 



October
 

 September

 



December

 November

 

 

I have now completed my mission of taking a photo of the Leeds-Liverpool Canal at Saltaire on the same day of each month from approximately the same place on the canal for the year of 2012. The weather has been kind to me over the year, as it has never stopped me from venturing out on the 5th day of each month, and I cannot remember it even raining on those particular days. 

 

I think the coldest day of all was today. Such a lovely crisp morning, but the chilly wind sent me back inside very quickly.



Visit to Chalgrove Oxfordshire

When I began this blog my idea was to keep it entirely about Saltaire.  I have now decided to include some photos and information from other parts of England that I visit as well, so below are some photos of  Chalgrove in Oxfordshire where my 3rd great parents and their families lived.

St Mary's Church is a fine Grade 1 listed building dating from the 12th century. It has a famous and almost complete set of medieval wall paintings covering the chancel walls.

The famous wall paintings

The chancel of St. Mary’s is decorated on three walls with a nearly complete set of medieval wall paintings, which is of national importance. It is believed that they were painted around 1320AD probably at the behest of the de Barantyn family who lived in one of the two manors in Chalgrove at the time. They were lime washed over at the time of the Reformation and then rediscovered in 1858 during a period of renovation work being carried out on the instructions of the then Vicar, the Rev’d Robert French Lawrence. Some of the paintings on the north wall are a little indistinct now due to their age and two of the paintings on the south wall were covered by marble memorials while the paintings lay hidden under the lime wash.

The whole scheme is dedicated to St. Mary-the-Virgin, the patron of the church, and can be divided into four main sections as follows.

On the north wall is the story of the Birth and Passion of Jesus, ending in his resurrection and ascension shown on the north side of the east wall.

On the south wall is the apocryphal story of the death and assumption of Mary, ending on the south side of the east wall depicting her crowning as Queen of Heaven.

Also on the south wall at the west end is a picture of the Day of Judgement, or “Doom”.

And finally in the window splays are pictures of Saints, all of whom are associated in some way with Mary.

 

Saltaire 17 January 2012

The tower of the United Reformed Church;

Saltaire United Reformed Church is truly one of the nation's most precious Victorian architectural gems. The church, built by Sir Titus Salt in 1859 is a unique example of Italianate religious architecture. It boasts many architecturally and historically important features and has been described as a classic "Cathedral of Congregationalism".

This Grade 1 Listed Building (in the same category as Hampton Court Palace and Salisbury Cathedral) lies in the valley of the River Aire, at the foot of the Pennine Moors and at the entrance to the Yorkshire Dales. Paid for out of his own pocket by Sir Titus Salt, it is a focal point of the "model" village, Saltaire, that he built for the workers at his huge mill to ensure their spiritual needs were catered for.