Church – STUDIA PHOTOS

ITALY – PADOVA (PADUA) III

The final contribution from our stay in Padova. Next up is an 8 day adventure in Venice.

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Underground Public Convenience, Piazza delle Erbe, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Torre dell’Orologio, Piazza dei Signori, Padova, Veneto, Italy

The tower was built in the first half of the 14th century as the eastern gate of the Carrarese Palace, later elevated and adorned in Gothic style and equipped with the famous astronomical clock.

The Monument to Alvise Pisani, Via Altinate, Padove, Veneto, Italy

The memorial is located in the Porta Altinate one of the four “royal” entrances that opened on the communal walls of Padova. Alvise Pisani was the 114th Doge of Venice, serving from 17 January 1735 until his death. Born as a member of Pisani family, he was a career diplomat prior to his election, serving as Venice’s ambassador to France, Austria, and Spain; he also served as a councilor to previous Doges.

Street Sand Sculptor, Piazza Camillo Benso Conte di Cavour, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Street Lamp, Via Cavour, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Street Art, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Stone Carving, 6 Piazza Garzeria, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Staircase, Hotel al Prato, Via Prato della Valle, Padova, Veneto, Italy

“Spritz”, Vicolo Restaurant, Via Umberto I, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Ornate Colonnade, Palazzo Delle Debite, Piazza delle Erbe, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Old Wall, Chiesa dei Santi Canzio, Canziano, Canzianilla e Proto, Via delle Piazze, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Mondadori Bookstore, via Cavour, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Memorial, Palazzo Moroni, Via VIII Febbraio, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Dedicated to Padova’s fallen in 1928. It forms part of the town hall facade.

Markets, Prato della Valle, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Local Tram, Prato della Valle, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Gatta di Sant’Andrea, Via Sant’Andrea, Padova, Veneto, Italy

The Cat of Sant’Andrea, popularly called ‘the cat’, is a monument of medieval origin that is located in the small churchyard of the church of Sant’Andrea in Padua. The monument, composed of a stone sculpture depicting a lion on a column from the Roman age.

Gateway, Prato della Valle, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Front Garden, Hotel al Prato, Via Prato della Valle, Padova, Veneto, Italy

“Empty”, Via del Santo, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Doorway, 15 Piazza Duomo, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Colonnade, Via Roma, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Colonnade Path, Via Emanuele Filiberto di Savoia, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Chiesa dei Santi Canzio, Canziano, Canzianilla e Proto, Via San Canziano, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Chiesa dei Santi Canzio, Canziano, Canzianilla e Proto = Church of Saints Canzio, Canziano, Canzianilla and Proto

Consecrated in 1757

Building Cornerstone, Piazza delle Erbe, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Bridge Parapet, Ponte San Massimo, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Basilica Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta & Battistero di San Giovanni,Piazza Duomo, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Completed and consecrated in 1754.

Arco Vallaresso, Via Arco Vallaresso, Padova, Veneto, Italy

The Triumphal Arch of Vallaresso, or locally referred to as the Arco Vallaresso is a 17th-century monumental arch in the town center of Padua, region of Veneto, Italy. In 1632, the arch, designed by Giambattista della Scala, was meant to honor Alvise Vallaresso, Venetian captain of the town, for his diligence in attempting to stem the Bubonic plague in Padova.

Venetian Winged Lion, Palazzo della Ragione, Piazza delle Erbe, Padova, Veneto, Italy

ITALY – PADOVA (PADUA) II

Continuation from our time in Padova.

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Ornate Street Lamp, Piazza del Santo, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Old England Pub, Via Alessandro Manzoni, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Office Building, Cnr Prato della Valle & Via Beato Luca Belludi, Paova, Veneto, Italy

Neon Sign, Hotel Al Prato, Via Prato della Valle, Padova, Veneto, Italy

(We stayed here)

Memorial Doors, University of Padova, Padova, Veneto, Italy

The names of those fallen during The Great War are inscribed on the doors

Giuseppe Tartini, Basilica di Sant’Antonio, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Giuseppe Tartini was an Italian composer and violinist of the Baroque era born in Pirano in the Republic of Venice. Tartini was a prolific composer, composing over a hundred pieces for the violin, the majority of them violin concertos.

Fountain, Via Umberto 1, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Doors & Windows, Basilica di Sant’Antonio, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Door Knocker, Via Beato Luca Belludi, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Door Knob, 55 Umberto I, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Window Box, Via Beato Luca Belludi, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Vicolo Tabacco, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Abbazia di Santa Giustina, Via Cavazzana, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Tower, Palazzo Di Capodilista, Via Umberto I, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Building at the beginning of the thirteenth century around the already pre-existing defensive tower (12th century), it preserves most of the historical memories of the ancient Capodilista family (from 1785 Emo Capodilista), whose descendants owned the palace until the early 2000s.

Staircase, University of Padova, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Sculpture, Basilica di Sant’Antonio, Padova, Veneto, Italy

River Bacchiglione, Ponte Via Beato Luca Belludi, Via Beato Luca Belludi, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Police Convoy, Prato della Valle, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Colonnade Lighting, Via Beato Luca Belludi, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Bridge Parapet, Ponte San Massimo, Padova, Veneto, Italy

“Writing on the Wall”, Via Beato Luca Belludi, Padova, Veneto, Italy

1 Via Giovanni Maria Falconetto, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Abbazia di Santa Giustina, Via Cavazzana, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Basilica di Sant’Antonio di Padova, Piazza del Santo, Padova, Veneto, Italy

ITALY – PADOVA (PADUA) I

We’ve moved on from Ferrara and have now arrived to spend the next 4 days in Padova. For some reason, this place also has an English version name- “Padua”.

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Isola Memmia, Piazza Prato della Valle, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Patrolling, Prato della Valle, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Abbazia di Santa Giustina & Altore Maggiore Basilica Santa Giustina, Prato della Valle, Padova, Veneto, Italy

The Abbey of Santa Giustina is a 10th-century Benedictine abbey complex located in front of the Prato della Valle in central Padua, region of Veneto, Italy. Adjacent to the former monastery is the basilica church of Santa Giustina, initially built in the 6th century, but whose present form derives from a 17th-century reconstruction.

Pope Clement XIII, Isola Memmia, Prato della Valle, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Comando Stazione Carabinieri, Prato della Valle, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Abbazia di Santa Giustina, Prato della Valle, Padova, Veneto, Italy

No. 22 Bus, Prata della Valle, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Tower, Abbazia di Santa Giustina & Altore Maggiore Basilica Santa Giustina, Prato della Valle, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Metal Doors, Abbazia di Santa Giustina, Via Cavazzana, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Passageway, Abbazia di Santa Giustina, Via Cavazzana, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Grated Alcove, Abbazia di Santa Giustina, Via Cavazzana, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Shrine, Abbazia di Santa Giustina, Via Cavazzana, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Ancient Inscribed Stone Tablet, Abbazia di Santa Giustina, Via Cavazzana, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Located inside the abbey.

Ivstinae Vetvs Haec Divae Preciosa Sepvlchrvm

Clavdebant Nostris Saxa Repertaviris

Google translates as:-

The Vet of Ivstinae These Goddesses Precious Sepulchres

They Cleaved Our Rocks, They Found Them

Entry Gates, 58 Via Prato della Valle, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Garden Decor, Hotel al Prato, Prato della Valle, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Luggage Display, Hotel al Prato, Via Prato della Valle, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Street Lamp, Prato della Valle, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Isola Memmia, Piazza Prato della Valle, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Gnarly Tree Trunk, Prata della Valle, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Vicolo Tabacco, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Grand Residence, Via Umberto I, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Night View, Prato della Valle, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Isola Memmia, Piazza Prato della Valle, Padova, Veneto, Italy

MOVING ONWARDS

After leaving Holy Island, we are heading towards Banbury with just a couple of stops on the way. A quick stop for coffee in Alnwick, Northumberland, a visit to the famous Fountains Abbey (next post) and a night at the Station Hotel in Birstwith, North Yorkshire.

Entrance to Greenwell Lane, Bondgate Within, Alnwick, Northumberland, England UK

The George, 63 Bondgate Within, Alnwick, Northumberland, England UK

Robertson’s Fountain, Cobbles, Bondgate Within, Alnwick, Northumberland, England UK

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Pauperhaugh Bridge, River Coquet, Pauperhaugh, Longframlington, Northumberland, England UK

This is an old bridge built by the Duke of Northumberland and then adopted by the County in 1888. With its five stone arches is one of the most attractive on the Coquet and is a Grade II Listed Building.

During the months of October and November when the Coquet is in full spate, the salmon and sea trout leaping onto the stone apron and swimming with grim deternination upstream to their spawning beds can be witnessed.

Sheep, River Coquet, Pauperhaugh, Longframlington, Northumberland, England UK

River Coquet, Pauperhaugh, Longframlington, Northumberland, England UK

Church of St Mary, Studley Royal, Chair Walk, Ripon, North Yorkshire, England UK

The Church of St Mary, Studley Royal, is a Victorian Gothic Revival church built in the Early English style. It is located in the grounds of Studley Royal Park at Fountains Abbey, in North Yorkshire, England. It was commissioned by the 1st Marquess of Ripon as a memorial church to Frederick Grantham Vyner, his brother-in-law. It is one of two such churches, the other being the Church of Christ the Consoler at Skelton-on-Ure.

Frederick Vyner had been murdered by Greek bandits in 1870 in an event known as the Dilessi massacre. A significant ransom had been demanded, and in part collected, before his death. His mother, Lady Mary Vyner, and his sister, Lady Ripon, used the unspent ransom to build the two churches in his memory.

Pheasant, Fountains Abbey Grounds, Ripon, North Yorkshire, England UK

Majestic Tree, Fountains Abbey Grounds, Ripon, North Yorkshire, England UK

The Bar, The Station Hotel, Birstwith, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England UK

First View of The Abbey, Fountains Abbey, Ripon, North Yorkshire, England UK

LINDISFARNE – HOLY ISLAND II

Admiral Fitzroy’s Storm Barometer, Crown & Anchor Pub, The Market Place, Fenkle Street, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

Gateway & Path to Village, The Heugh, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

Navigation Beacons at North End of Ross Links, Middleton, Northumberland, England UK

The Beacons are called Guile Point (the easterly one) and Heugh Hill (westerly) or sometimes Guile Point East & West, Old Law, and are described as wooden interior, stone clad obelisks, established in 1826. They are 21m and 24m high respectively, solar powered lights were added in the early 1990’s and they mark safe passage for vessels approaching Holy Island Harbour.

Anglo-Saxon Archaeological Ruins & Lookout Tower, The Heugh, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

Possibly the the remains of the oldest Anglo-Saxon church in Northumbria. The church is thought to date to between A.D. 630 and 1050, most likely on the earlier end of the span, and may have been built on the same site where St. Aidan raised a wooden church in A.D. 635.

War Memorial (Cenotaph), The Heugh, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

The great wave of memorial building after the First World War resulted in thousands of commemorative monuments being raised both at home and on the battlefield. Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens was the most outstanding designer to work in this field. This is one of 15 War Crosses designed by Lutyens, sharing a broadly similar design. The earliest to be erected was at Miserden, Gloucestershire, in 1920; the latest at Station Road, York, in 1925.

In 1902, Lutyens had been commissioned by Edward Hudson to convert the C16 Lindisfarne Castle into a residential property. It is assumed that the commission for the war memorial arose because of the work that Lutyens had undertaken for Hudson. Lutyens donated his services to the War Memorial Committee. The memorial was carved in Doddington stone by Mr Tully of Belford; Lutyens chose this stone to chime with the stone of Lindisfarne Priory. At a well-attended ecumenical service, on 4 June 1922, the memorial was unveiled by Major Morley Crossman DSO and dedicated by Rev WB Hall.

An inscription to commemorate those local servicemen who died fighting during the Second World War was added at a later date. Following storm damage which broke the shaft in the winter of 1983-4, the top of the memorial was replaced.

Sir Edwin Lutyens OM RA (1869-1944) was the leading English architect of his generation. Before the First World War his reputation rested on his country houses and his work at New Delhi, but during and after the war he became the pre-eminent architect for war memorials in England, France and the British Empire. While the Cenotaph in Whitehall (London) had the most influence on other war memorials, the Thiepval Arch was the most influential on other forms of architecture. He designed the Stone of Remembrance which was placed in all Imperial War Graves Commission cemeteries and some cemeteries in England, including some with which he was not otherwise associated.

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St Cuthbert’s Island from The Heugh, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

A tidal island that is accessible by foot at low tide. – The RNLI Museum is on the right,

Relic, The Heugh, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

Ruins Adjacent to the Lookout Tower, The Heugh, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

Lindisfarne Castle, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

16th century castle converted to a residence in 1902 by Sir Edwin Lutyens for Edward Hudson.

Images taken from inside the glassed-in lookout tower

Crown & Anchor Inn, Fenkle Street, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

The pub dates to 1827

Door, Crown & Anchor Inn, Fenkle Street, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

Former GPO Marker, Market Place, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

Not as old as it looks – it used to mark where a telephone cable runs by displaying the distance in Feet using up to three interchangeable numbers.

Britannia Cottage, Crossgates Lane, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

Mustard Close, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

RNLI Museum, Mustard Close, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

Emblems, RNLI Museum, Mustard Close, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

The Old Lifeboat House was restored in 2015, 50 years after the last lifeboat was taken out of service on the island (there is now a volunteer Coastguard contingent on the island). It features an exhibition telling the story of the Lifeboats on the island, and is dedicated to the Lifeboat crews and islanders with a connection to the service.

The first lifeboat, the Grace Darling, a ten-oar boat, was introduced to Holy Island in 1865.

The last lifeboat (Gertrude) was launched for the last time on 4 October 1967, before she was transferred to Exmouth in Devon. Following the introduction of advanced navigation technology and the use of helicopters both for sea rescues and to evacuate casualties from the island, there was a decreased need for the lifeboat service, though the RNLI services from Seahouses and Berwick are still used.

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These plates are either side of the doorway to the museum.

A common use today for the service:

Window, Fenkle Street, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

Rear Garden Gate, Fenkle Street, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

Iron Rails Cottage, Front Street, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

Sign Post, Front Street, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

Rural Land behind the Coast Guard Station, 2 St Cuthberts Square, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

Old Pumps, Coast Guard Station, St Cuthberts Square, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

Broken & Abandoned, Lindisfarne Harbour, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

Anchor Chain Links, Lindisfarne Harbour, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

Boat Shed, The Ouse, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

Herring Boats, Lindisfarne Harbour, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

Old herring fishing boats no longer seaworthy, brought ashore and upturned to convert to storage shelters

The Ouse, Lindisfarne Harbour, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

Lindisfarne Harbour Wall, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

Crab-Lobster Pots, Lindisfarne Harbour, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

Fishing Boats, Lindisfarne Harbour, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

Fisherman’s Boat, Lindisfarne Harbour, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

Fisherman’s Hut, Lindisfarne Harbour, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

Coastal Rocks, Lindisfarne Harbour, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

Osborne’s Fort, Lindisfarne Harbour, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

Built in 1671 as fortifications to supplement Lindisfarne Castle and defend against Dutch Raids.

History:

Lindisfarne Castle across the Harbour, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

Old Post Office House, Fenkle Street View, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

Wall Lamp, Manor House Hotel, Church Lane, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

Celtic Cross, Market Place, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

The cross was rebuilt in 1828 on the site of a medieval cross, and is Listed Grade II, including the railings.

Shipwrecked Mariners Society Charity Collection, Market Place, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

The Shipwrecked Fishermen & Mariners Royal Benevolent Society. 16 Wilfred Street, London SW1.

Founded 1839:

Sundial, Market Place, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

Included in the listing with the cross

Rain Barrel, Crossgates Lane, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

RNLI Commemoration Plates, Crossgates Lane, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

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RNLI Plaque, Crossgates Lane, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

Rosella Cottage, Church Lane, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

Exhibit, Lindisfarne Priory Museum, Church Lane, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

Derelict Shed, St Cuthbert’s Beach, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

Stone Remnants, St Cuthbert’s Beach, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

Steps to Gateway, St Cuthbert’s Beach, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

Path & Gate to Mustard Close, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

Flowers, Mustard Close, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

Gate at Entrance to the Priory Ruins, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

In Memory, St Mary’s Churchyard, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

Inscription:

Erected to the memory of eleven of the crew of the Holmrook S. S. who lost their lives through the vessel being wrecked on the False Emanuel Head, Holy Island 26th March 1892, of whom are buried here
W. B. Baines, Master
James Skinner
John James
A. Wilkinson
William Taylor
W. H. Robson
S. Haggerson
H. R. Guthrie
and another unidentified
John Nye

The story here:

Nesting Birds, St Mary’s Church, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

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Headstone, Henry Thomas McDonald, St Mary’s Church, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

In
Memory
Of
Henry Thomas McDonald
Who was first in the
32nd and afterwards
Capt. in the 53rd Regt
And served long
In India
Died August 25th 1856
Aged 73 years
Also 2 of his sons
Died in infancy

Memorial Plaques, St Mary’s Church, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

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St Mary the Virgin Church, Church Lane, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

Lindisfarne’s parish church of St Mary’s is thought to stand on the site of the wooden church built by St Aidan in 635 AD. Dating from between 1180 and 1300, the parish church is the oldest building on the island (older than the ruined Norman priory), though a round headed arch in the chancel, and a strange high level doorway, are certainly Saxon in style. Mostly, the church now dates from the 12th century.

The long nave could indicate that this is one of the churches of the original monastery, or it could have been built by the Christianised Vikings, for whom this was an important place.

“The Journey”, St Mary’s Church, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

Depiction of Monks carrying Cuthbert’s coffin away from Holy Island to protect it from Viking raiders.

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Headstone, John Morton, St Mary’s Church, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

Headstone, George Murray, St Mary’s Church, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

Headstone, St Mary’s Church, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

LINDISFARNE – HOLY ISLAND I

Lindisfarne, also called Holy Island, is a tidal island off the north-east coast of Northumberland, England. Holy Island has a recorded history from the 6th century AD; it was an important centre of Celtic Christianity under Saints Aidan, Cuthbert, Eadfrith, and Eadberht of Lindisfarne. The island was originally home to a monastery, which was destroyed during the Viking invasions but re-established as a priory following the Norman Conquest of England.

Lindisfarne Priory, Holy island, Northumberland, England UK

Holy Island – is one of the most important centres of early English Christianity. Irish monks settled here in AD 635 and the monastery became the centre of a major saint’s cult celebrating its bishop, Cuthbert. The masterpiece now known as the Lindisfarne Gospels was created here in the early 8th century. The ruins now visible are those of a 12th-century priory, which claimed direct descent from the early monastery.

English Heritage History

Historic England Listing

View to Lindisfarne Castle, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

St Mary the Virgin Church, Church Lane, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

The long nave could indicate that this is one of the churches of the original monastery, or it could have been built by the Christianised Vikings, for whom this was an important place.

Headstone, St Mary’s Church, Lewin’s Lane, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

I have not been able to find any information on this particular grave.

Askew Family Headstones, St Mary’s Church, Lewin’s Lane, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

Names:
Elizabeth Ann Askew – 1772 – 1857
Hugh Bertram Askew – 1785 – 1868
Isabel Askew – 1780 – 1864
John Askew – 1732 – 1794

Unknown Tomb, St Mary’s Church, Lewin’s Lane, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

Headstone of Lancelot Wilson, St Mary’s Church, Lewin’s Lane, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

Lancelot Wilson – d. 15 May 1822 Aged 77
Elizabeth Wilson – d. 2 October 1799
Joyce Wilson – d.14 June 1801
Ann Wilson d. 17 September 1802
Anne Wilson – d. unknown

Old Headstone, Graveyard, St Mary’s, Lewin’s Lane, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

” Here lyeth the Body of Mr Alexander Nicolson who being 10 years Minister of the Gospel in Holy Island Departed this life the 31st day of August 1711 and his age 65 “

‘Filled In’, St Mary’s Church, Lewin’s Lane, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

St Aidan Statue, Lindisfarne Priory Grounds, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

In need of urgent preservation.

The Manor House Hotel & Car Park Entry, Church Lane, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

1962 Austin Healey 3000 Mk II, Manor House Hotel, Church Lane, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

793 Spirits Co., Fenkle Street, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

Holiday Rentals, Farne Court (top) & Farne View (bottom), Fenkle Street, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

Holiday Rentals, Marygate, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

The Ship Inn, Marygate, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

Sally’s Cottage, Marygate, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

Stone Carving, T Wilson 1792, Marygate, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

Again, I have been unsuccessful in finding information on this.

To Kyle Gardens, Marygate, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

The Lindisfarn Gospel Garden, Marygate, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

Note the lack of an “e” on Lindisfarn

Laneway, Marygate, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

Entrance Door, Marygate House, Marygate, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UKMarygate House Rear View, Lewin’s Lane, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

Entrance Door, Town View Cottage, Lewin’s Lane, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

Residential Property, Lewin’s Lane, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

Bird Boxes, Victoria Cottage, Lewin’s Lane, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

St Cuthbert’s Centre United Reformed Church, Lewin’s Lane, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

Gate, Vicarage, Lewin’s Lane, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

Flowers, St Mary’s Church, Lewin’s Lane, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

Inscription on Gate, Lewin’s Lane, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you “plant.

Priory Ruins, from St Mary’s Church, Church Lane, Lindisfarne, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

Old Post Office House, Market Place, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

NORTH BERWICK & DUNBAR

On the way to our next stay, we passed through two wonderful towns that are well worth the stopover.

North Berwick & Dunbar

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St Andrew’s Church, Kirk Ports, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland UK

Category B Listed building and a National Monument.

St Andrew’s at Kirk Ports continued to be the main church in North Berwick, with renovations and extensions taking place for over two centuries. In the 19th century, a population boom caused by growing industry led to its space for 500 churchgoers to become insufficient. The town’s second St Andrew’s held its last service one year and two days short of the 220th anniversary of its inauguration, on June 3, 1883. The third St Andrew’s held its first services just a week later.

The current ruin status of the second kirk was partly by design, as it was decided that upon moving the religious services to the new church, this older one was to have its roof disassembled and the rest of the building stripped of the most valuable materials. The walls would be allowed to stand to become what it is now: a ‘picturesque ruin’.

View an information pamphlet here:

War Memorial, Cnr Quality Street and East Road, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland UK

Victorian Era Street Lamp, Quality Street, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland UK

Commemoration Tree, Quality Street, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland UK

Inscription:

This sycamore tree was planted by King Edward VII on October 10th 1902 to commemoration the Royal visit to North Berwick in the year of his coronation.

Street Sign, Quality Street, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland UK

….and not a box of chocolates in sight….

The Lodge, Walltower House, East Road, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland UK

Originally Well Tower, named due to nearby (now covered) well.

The Ship Inn, Quality Street, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland UK

Zitto Wine Bar & Restaurant, Quality Street, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland UK

No. 12, Hotel & Bistro, Quality Street, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland UK

Former Blackadder Free Church, Cnr Forth Street & Victoria Road, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland UK

This is now a Baptist church

Information on John Blackadder here:

St Andrew Blackadder Church, High Street, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland UK

Bronze Church Bell, St Andrew Blackadder Church, St Andrew Street, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland UK

The bell dates to 1642

County Police Station Sign, High Street, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland UK

Pink, Police Station Flower Pots, High Street, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland UK

Dog’s Head Door Knocker, 74 High Street, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland UK

Street Sign, Kirk Ports, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland UK

West Bay, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland UK

Bass Rock, Canty Bay, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland UK

The rock is uninhabited, but historically has been settled by an early Christian hermit, and later was the site of an important castle, which after the Commonwealth period was used as a prison. The island belongs to Hew Hamilton-Dalrymple, whose family acquired it in 1706, and before to the Lauder family for almost six centuries. The Bass Rock Lighthouse was constructed on the rock in 1902, and the remains of an ancient chapel survive.

Craigleith, Firth of Forth, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland UK

Craigleith is part of a chain of four islands near North Berwick, along with Bass Rock, Fidra and the Lamb. Of these, it is the closest to the town’s harbour.

North Berwick across Milsey Bay, Haugh Road Beach, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland UK

Former Dunbar Tolbooth, High Street, Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland UK

The first municipal building in Dunbar was a tolbooth which dated back at least to the first half of the 16th century. After it became dilapidated, it was rebuilt in the Renaissance style with harled rubble masonry from a quarry at Innerwick to create the current structure which was completed in 1593.

Used as a council chamber and as a courthouse. It was the venue for the trials and convictions of some 73 women accused of witchcraft, for which the penalty was execution by strangulation and burning.

Mercat Cross, High Street, Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland UK

The charter of 1370 by David II King of Scots establishing Dunbar as a burgh of barony required, among other things, the erection of a “public mercat cross”, to be the location of a weekly market. “[Mercat” – Scottish version of “Market”.]

The cross that stands in front of Dunbar Town House is not the original one. It was placed there in 1912 when it was assembled from fragments of different dates, the ashlar octagonal shaft then being thought to have been part of the historic cross. Research into its’ history continues, but present evidence suggests it can best be described as being representative of a possible succession of crosses that stood in the High Street from 1370 to the mid-18th century.

Statue Dedicated to John Muir, High Street, Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland UK

A romanticized Peter Pan-like statue of world famous conservationist John Muir born in Dunbar 1838, then emigrated to the USA in 1849. Muir became a naturalist and founded the National Parks in the States, beginning with Yosemite, California. Further details from John Muir’s Birthplace museum, 128 High Street. In October 1997, the bronze statue was unveiled by Magnus Magnusson, inquisitor of the television quiz Mastermind.

Sculptor Valentin Znoba (1929-2006)was born in the Ukraine. Studied at Ukraine Institute of Fine Art between 1947 and 1953. Participated in many exhibitions in Europe, the UK and elsewhere. Between 1995 and 1997, Znoba executed several other works in Scotland, notably Freedom – a bronze of Sir William Wallace astride a rearing horse now in the possession of Abertay University, Dundee

Pub Sign, The Eagle Inn, High Street, Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland UK

Black Bull Close, High Street, Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland UK

Eyemouth Beach, Eyemouth, Scottish Borders, Scotland UK

INCHCOLM ABBEY RUINS

If you are in this part of the world then a visit to this historic site is well worth while.

Inchcolm Abbey is a medieval abbey located on the island of Inchcolm in the Firth of Forth in Scotland. The Abbey, which is located at the centre of the island, was founded in the 12th century. Later tradition placed it even earlier, in the reign of King Alexander I of Scotland (1107–24), who had taken shelter on Incholm when his ship was forced ashore during a storm in 1123. It is said he resided there for three days with the Hermit of Incholm.

The Abbey was first used as a priory by Augustinian canons regular, becoming a full abbey in 1235. The island was attacked by the English from 1296 onwards, and the Abbey was abandoned after the Scottish Reformation in 1560. It has since been used for defensive purposes, as it is situated in a strategically important position in the middle of the Firth of Forth.

Inchcolm Abbey has the most complete surviving remains of any Scottish monastic house. The cloisters, chapter house, warming house, and refectory are all complete, and most of the remaining claustral buildings survive in a largely complete state. The least well-preserved part of the complex is the monastic church.

In July 1581 stones from the abbey were taken to Edinburgh to repair the Tolbooth

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Inchcolm Abbey Ruins, Inchcolm Island, Firth of Forth, Scotland UK

HEXHAM & ALLENDALE TOWN, NORTHUMBERLAND

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Benson of Allerwash Memorial Gates, Hexham Park, Cnr Hencotes & Beaumont Street, Hexham, Northumberland, England UK

Erected in 1912 in memory of Lieut. Col. G. E. Benson of Allerwash, [died 1901], by his brother. It is a Grade II Listed Building.

Queen’s Hall, Beaumont Street, Hexham, Northumberland, England UK

“Completed in 1866 as the Town Hall and Corn Exchange, by the 1920s it contained a dance hall and the Queen’s Hall cinema. It was saved from demolition in 1975 and re-opened as the Queen’s Hall Arts centre with a library, art rooms, theatre and gallery. It is a Grade II Listed Building.

Arched Memorial Gateway, Seles Park, Beaumont Street, Hexham, Northumberland, England UK

Descriptions on the dedication plaques.

Unusual Recess in Wall, Hexham Abbey Museum, Beaumont Street, Hexham, Northumberland, England UK

Stone Arch, Cowgarth, Hexham, Northumberland, England UK

Park Entrance, Cowgarth, Hexham, Northumberland, England UK

Bridge Structure over Halgut Burn, Cowgarth, Hexham, Northumberland, England UK

Halgut Burn, Hexham Park, Cowgarth, Hexham, Northumberland, England UK

Hexham House is a Grade II Listed Building

Hexham House & Garden, Gilesgate, Hexham, Northumberland, England UK

Park Bench, Hexham Park, Cowgarth, Hexham, Northumberland, England UK

Hexham Bandstand, The Sele, Beaumont Street, Hexham, Northumberland, England UK

The bandstand built in 1912, is a Grade II Listed Building

Happy Dogs, Cowgarth, Hexham, Northumberland, England UK

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We came upon these two dogs bounding around the park and leaping onto and completely over this wall.

Garden, The Parish Centre, Cowgarth, Hexham, Northumberland, England UK

Letters, 9 Beaumont Street, Hexham, Northumberland, England UK

Planter, Beaumont Street, Hexham, Northumberland, England UK

Doorway, Trinity Methodist Church, Beaumont Street, Hexham, Northumberland, England UK

Archway, Hencotes, Hexham, Northumberland, England UK

The Historical Plaque on the Left Side of the Arch

Excelsior Buildings, Battle Hill, Hexham, Northumberland, England UK

The Globe Inn, Battle Hill, Hexham, Northumberland, England UK

Street Sign, St Marys Chare, Hexham, Northumberland, England UK

Chare:-
Noun. chare (plural chares) Alternative form of char (“turn, task, chore, worker”). (Northern England) A narrow lane or passage between houses in a town.

Door, St Marys Chare, Hexham, Northumberland, England UK

The Grapes, 1 St Marys Chare, Hexham, Northumberland, England UK

Old Pharmacy Sign, Fore Street, Hexham, Northumberland, England UK

The intricate carvings above Gibson’s Pharmacy in Hexham were produced in 1916 by a Belgian refugee. The contents of the pharmacy are now held in the Science Museum, London, while the shop has found another use.

“Shambles” Old Town Market, Market Place, Hexham, Northumberland, England UK

A Grade II Listed Building.

Old Door, Fore Street, Hexham, Northumberland, England UK

Anglo-Saxon Crypt, Hexham Abbey, Hexham, Northumberland, England UK

Queen Etheldreda of Northumbria gave Wilfrid land on which he built the Benedictine monastery dedicated to St Andrew which became Hexham Abbey and Cathedral. Only the crypt survives, but that shows how St Wilfrid’s great church was built from stone quarried by the Romans four or five centuries before. The crypt is over 1300 years old.

St Aidan’s Church, Hencote, Hexham, Northumberland, England UK