History of York

Peterborough Cathedral: Edith Cavell

Reposting the story of Edith Cavell to accompany Wednesday’s post. Edith Cavell was born near Norwich in 1865. As … More

Edith Cavell was buried outside Norwich Cathedral following the return of her body from Belgium in 1919. To mark the centenary … More

William Tyndale was born in Gloucestershire in 1494. He attended Oxford University and obtained a first degree in 1512 and … More

This is one area that is on ‘my want to visit’ list. I have read some great reports of what … More

Norwich Cathedral has some wonderful stained glass windows.

The afternoon at the London Anniversary Games continued with a para-athletic 200 metres for men and a Women’s 400m Hurdles. … More

On Saturday Sue and I had tickets for the first day of the London Anniversary Games, an Athletics meeting which … More

The14th-century altar panel in St Luke’s Chapel The relic nitch situated beneath the Bishops seat … More

The National Submarine War Memorial is situated on the Victoria Embankment. It was unveiled in 1922 to commemorate the submariners … More