A Frosty Sunday Morning

You wait months for a post and then two in a week ;) 

It was frosty last Sunday and I thought/hoped the photos would work in B&W. Curiously we had snow overnight yesterday but it turned to rain so you would never have known by the time we set out!

Easby Abbey and Parish Church

I'm sorry to anyone still reading this as I'm rather negligent. I've obviously not visited many places but I can't blame lack of time! 

I've gone back in the archives 

Easby Abbey is a ruined Premonstratensian abbey on the outskirts of Richmond in North Yorkshire and was found in 1152 by the Constable of Richmond Castle (which I have unaccountably never visited). The abbey was abandoned at the reformation and left to go to ruins. The choir stalls can be found in Richmond parish church (another reason to visit).

My reason for visiting the abbey was the neighbouring St Agatha's church. This is thought to pre-date the abbey but the surviving church is later. The chuch contains medieval frescos. 

Local walks views

We seem to be back to the monthly schedule. I guess I can put it down to lockdown eh.

I have been doing lots of local walks. The OS app has been really handy in that regard allowing to realise that honestly I can walk to places 9 months ago would have been unimaginable! 

I live in a new town which was once a number of small vilages and hamlets and to be fair the many new builds around near me to have lots of footpaths through them. I have discovered small ponds and small areas of reed beds.

 

For instance yesterday I walked to Harlowbury chapel which dates to 1180 and is the oldest building in Harlow, it allowed the abbots of Bury St Edmunds to offer prayers when they travelled to London.

Bridge under the M11

Last week I walked to Churchgate Street. It wasn't until I got home that I twigged that this 1903 photo was taken there.

well today I walked back, it hasn't changed that much.

This is St Mary's and St Hugh's Churchgate street. The church is of medieval origins and was restored by Henry Woodyer between 1878-1880. I would like to visit one day.

On my walks I discovered a  Bronze Age bowl barrow later used by the Anglo-Saxons as a meeting place (moot hill or mutlow), T'he Old English word for a mound or barrow which they reused in this way was "hlaew". This has given its name to Harlow.