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Rochester Cathedral by night
This is a fabulous picture of Rochester Cathedral, a place we actually visited about the same time that this picture was taken, although we missed the candle lit procession.
Commemorating World War One
One hundred years ago this year, saw the start of one of the most devastating wars our world has known, with over 37 million civilian and military casualties, and over 16 million people killed. Maps such as the one above, and the one below show how in places the front line barely moved during the entire war, and yet these areas are doted with thousands of graves of those who died on the battlefield, many of them sadly unknown. Like most people, I know of at least one relative, buried... Read More
Wells Cathedral
K and I spent a very grey day on Saturday exploring the smallest city in Britain and in particular its beautiful cathedral. Wells itself, has a population of less than half of our home town of Melksham, and in some respects is a lovely local market town, with a thriving Saturday market, as we discovered! However, the presence of the cathedral and its city status since the first Elizabethan period, has resulted in an unusual crossover between small market town and a city. It was wonderful on entering the cathedral... Read More