Chichester Cathedral

Early Mornings Long Walk

I wanted to walk early in the morning, and managed to be on my way at 8 am. Through the cold woods up to a hill with view as far as to the sea where I layed down for an hour in the morning sun.
Afterwards down to Patching and it´s church St. John the divine.
Thereafter over the fields, up to Highdown Hill and back to Angmering.
All in all 13 km walk - I felt quite exhausted after that :)

London - St Margaret´s Church

Reculver

It hadn´t been raining, but the next morning was really wet and grey. I decided to take it slow, let my tent up for some hours to dry out a bit and go and visit the remains of the Romans and the Anglo-Saxons in Reculver.

Sandwich - St. Peter

Read about the church here.

Lydd - The Parish Church Of All Saints

St. Mary in the Marsh

It took some hours before the fog left, inside as also outside. My tent was dry at midday so I went to take a look at St. Mary in the Marsh before heading off in direction Lydd and Dungeness.

And no, it is not true. Doctor Syn was not real, therefore not the vicar in this church :)

Rye - Embroidery

Busy hands from Rye created these pieces. Each one a part of life and history in Rye. I bet the killer on the last work is smuggler Tony.

Rye - St. Mary the Virgin

Alfriston - St Andrew´s Parish Church

The church was erected in 1360.

Isle of Purbeck - Corfe Castle

Corfe Castle and it´s village are in the midst of a chalk ridge dividing Isle of Purbeck in two geological different parts.

Bristol - Cathedral

Bristol Cathedral -Last year the cathedral was closed, but on this day I had luck to watch it from inside.

Bristol - St Mary Redcliffe

St Mary Redcliffe is located close to the city centre of Bristol. The church was constructed from the 12th to the 15th century and is a grade I listed building. It is made in gothic architecture and is the tallest building in Bristol.

Kennet & Avon Canal - From Hungerford to Wilcot

I was early up and all my stuff was easily packed. My landlady prepared an english breakfast so I had a lot of power for my day :)
The day was damp and foggy. I came across locks, Great Bedwyn, Crofton and it´s pumping station, a tunnel called Bruce, and arrived the pub the Golden Swan in the late afternoon. The pub has a camp site where I decided to stay.

Hurley and it´s surroundings

I stayed on the camp site in Hurley and did some walks in the surroundings.

Chester - The Cathedral

There has been a church on the site of the cathedral since the 7th century. Since about AD 900 it has housed the shrine of St. Werburgh, a 7th century Mercian princess who became a nun and rose to be in charge of all the nunneries in Mercia.
In 1092 Hugh Lupus, Earl of Chester founded the Benedictine Abbey of St. Werburgh on this site.
In 1540 Henry VIII seized control during the Dissolution of the Monasteries, and the Abbey Church became Chester Cathedral a year later.

Liverpool - St Luke´s Church

St Luke´s Church was designed by John Foster in 1802 and later redesigned and completed by his son John Foster Junior in 1831. The Church, perpendicular in a gothic style is well known for its decorated pinnacles and traceried windows. In 1941 the church suffered considerable war damage by incendiary bombs. The church and its gardens were then purchased by the City Council as a place of rest and tranquility after the war.

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English Religious Embroidery

No, I do not believe in the christian god. But I do like the embroidery :)

Liverpool - Anglican Cathedral

The Cathedral was built on St James´ Mount between 1901 and 1978 and is made of red sandstone. The architect Giles Gilbert Scott was only 22 years old. The original design of the Cathedral had two towers rather than the single central tower which was finally built, it is the second largest Anglican Cathedral in Europe. The tower is 100 m high and it holds the highest and heaviest peal of bells in the country. During the Blitz of 1941 George IV and Queen Elisabeth visited the Cathedral, encouraging the people of Liverpool to keep building.

Liverpool - The Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King

From outside this catholic cathedral looks like an industrial complex. The building, designed by Frederick Gibberd, is made of concrete, and has an unusual circular design. It is topped with spikes that represent the crowne of thorn worn by Jesus. Anyhow, the inside of the building is quite impressive.
The best of it though was the cafe of the cathedral Piazza - since week I had not had such a delicious salad :)