England – STUDIA PHOTOS

THE FINAL COUNTDOWN

After all this time, this is the final post of our 2023 sojourn. After a night in Birstwith we spend a couple of days in historic Banbury and Bath before returning to London to fly home to Australia.

Weir on River Nidd, Wreaks Road, Birstwith, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England UK

River Nidd, Wreaks Road, Birstwith, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England UK

Town Hall, Bridge Street, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England UK

“Lamprey’s Buildings”, Bridge Street, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England UK

Very hard to find information on this heritage building.

Alamy Stock Photos quotes:-

“Lampreys Building. In 1834 John Lamprey bought the corn merchandising business of R. Edmunds and Son. He lived above his shop here and the building became the company headquarters.”

This building bears the date of 1839 so I can only guess that the business was established elsewhere prior to construction of these premises.

Post Box, High Street, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England UK

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HSBC Bank, Market Place, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England UK

Cornhill Corn Exchange (Castle Shopping Centre), Market Place, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England UK

The Wine Vaults, Parsons Street, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England UK

A Grade II Listed Building

Parson’s Street, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England UK

Ye Olde Reine Deer Inn on the right – said to have hosted both William Shakespeare and Oliver Cromwell in their days.

Bar Door, The Cromwell Hotel, North Bar Street, Banbury, Oxfordshire,England UK

No. 1 Parson’s Street, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England UK

Originates in the 17th century and is a grade II Listed Building

Doorway, No. 1 Parson’s Street, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England UK

Abraxas Cookshop, Market Place, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England UK

The dark bit between the buildings is a separate individual place.

JT Davies Bar & Restaurant, Cornhill, Market Place, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England UK

“Capri”, 24 Cornhill Market Place, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England UK

Now an Italian restaurant

Nationwide Building Society, Market Place, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England UK

Heritage Buildings, Market Place, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England UK

Old Sign, Mill Lane, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England UK

Lock 29, Banbury Lock, Oxford Canal, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England UK

Oxford Canal, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England UK

Tooley’s Boatyard, Oxford Canal, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England UK

Tooley’s Boatyard is a Scheduled Ancient Monument!

Tooley’s was established in 1778 and is the oldest continuous working dry dock in Britain. It was established to build and repair the wooden horse-drawn narrow boats which regularly travelled up and down the newly constructed Oxford Canal network which was completed in 1790 and was vital to the development of the Industrial Revolution in Banbury.

Narrow Boats, Oxford Canal, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England UK

“Fine Lady” Statue, South Bar Street, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England UK

Pepper Alley, High Street, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England UK

White Lion Walk, High Street, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England UK

White Lion Shopping Walk, High Street, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England UK

The Old Wine House, Cnr High Street & Marlborough Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England UK

A Grade II Listed building dating to the early 16th century as a house but now utilised as commercial premises.

The Banbury Cross, South Bar, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England UK

Banbury Cross. 1858 by J. Gibbs of Oxford to comemmorate the marriage of Victoria, Princess Royal, to the Crown Prince of Prussia. Additions made in 1914 include the figures of Queen Victoria, Edward VII and George V. Carved by Boulton and Sons. Limestone. In the style of an Eleanor Cross with niches, statues and small spire. 3 medieval crosses are mentioned in Banbury. There is no evidence that a medieval cross stood in Horse Fair but the site was probably selected for the 1858 cross because the historian Alfred Beesley writing in 1841 considered that it had been the site of the principal cross at Banbury. From medieval times onwards Banbury Cross has assumed significance as a local landmark.

Heritage Building, Child First Nursery, Horse Fair, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England UK

8 Horsefair, overlooking Banbury Cross. This historic building, originally built for Banbury’s Poor Law Guardians and is dated 1900. It was once home to the Banbury Museum until 1999.

The street name “Horse Fair” probably dates from the 16th century when there was a leather market, a horse market, a sheep market, a cattle market, a swine market, a leather market, a corn market and a flax market. There were also specialized annual fairs in Banbury. There was a leather fair, a horse fair, a cow fair, a fish fair, a cheese fair and a wool fair. Banbury cakes were first mentioned in 1586.

Solicitors Offices, South Bar Street, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England UK

On a previous visit in 2016, this was a private residence up for sale.

The Old Vicarage, Horse Fair, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England UK

Dates to 1649, is Grade II Listed and built for Samuel Wells the Vicar of Banbury.

Whately Hall Hotel, Horse Fair, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England UK

A Grade II Listed building dated 1652

St Mary’s Church, Horse Fair, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England UK

St Mary’s Church was built in the 1790s to replace the Medieval one damaged during the English Civil War. It is Banbury’s only Grade I listed building and its most conspicuous landmark .

The Church House, Horse Fair, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England UK

Grade II Listed building dated 1905 now in use as a Bar, Restaurant, Café.

Thai Orchid Restaurant, North Bar Street, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England UK

White Horse, North Bar Street, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England UK

The Coach & Horses, Butcher’s Row, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England UK

Bust of William Shakespeare, Sheila’s Sweets, Parson’s Street, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England UK

Flowers, Caffè Nero, High Street, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England UK

Banksy Tribute Mural, Butcher’s Row, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England UK

The Bell, Park Street, Stow on the Wold, Gloucestershire, England UK

Residential, Maugersbury Road, Stow on the Wold, Gloucestershire, England UK

Park Street, Stow on the Wold, loucestershire, England UK

Dining Room, The Salutation Inn, The Gibb, Castle Combe, Wiltshire, England UK

The Lamb & Lion, Lower Borough Walls, Bath, Somerset, England UK

Ghost Sign, Lulu Caffe, Hot Bath Street, Bath, Somerset, England UK

Door, Holy Trinity Church, Cnr Chapel Row & Monmouth Place, Bath, Somerset, England UK

Views from our Window at The Black Fox, St James’s Parade, Bath, Somerset, England UK

The Bar, The Crown Hotel, Cnr High & Church Streets, Alton, East Hampshire, England UK

White Knight on White Horse, High Street, Guildford, Surrey, England UK

Aston Martin Dealership, New Zealand Avenue, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England UK

Gate & Door, 258 High Street, Guildford, Surrey, England UK

“Hadleigh Gate”, High Street, Guildford, Surrey, England UK

Old Building, High Street, Guildford, Surrey, England UK

“GR” Mailbox, High Street, Guildford, Surrey, England UK

A Few Drinks Along The Way

Pub Signs Along the Way

Our Hired Car – Vauxhall Grandland

BAMBURGH CASTLE

Whilst staying on Holy Island, it was a short drive down the coast to the village of Bamburgh where we were able to visit the historic castle.

Bamburgh Castle, is on the northeast coast of England, by the village of Bamburgh in Northumberland and is a Grade I listed building.

The site was originally the location of a Celtic Brittonic fort known as Din Guarie and may have been the capital of the kingdom of Bernicia from its foundation c. 420 to 547. In that last year, it was captured by King Ida of Bernicia. After passing between the Britons and the Anglo-Saxons three times, the fort came under Anglo-Saxon control in 590. The fort was destroyed by Vikings in 993, and the Normans later built a new castle on the site, which forms the core of the present one. After a revolt in 1095 supported by the castle’s owner, it became the property of the English monarch.

In the 17th century, financial difficulties led to the castle deteriorating, but it was restored by various owners during the 18th and 19th centuries. It was finally bought by the Victorian era industrialist William Armstrong, who completed its restoration. The castle still belongs to the Armstrong family and is their private home. It is open to the public.

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The view of the village from the castle walls

Etched into the walls of the “dungeon”

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Uhtred of Bebbanburg

Bamburgh, under its Saxon name Bebbanburg, is the home of Uhtred Uhtredson, the main character in Bernard Cornwell’s The Saxon Stories. He is one of the few characters in the show “The Last Kingdom”to be fictional. The book series became a TV series and this character, Uhtred of Bebbanburg is loosely based on Uhtred the Bold, an ealdorman of all Northumbria from 1006 to 1016.

LINDISFARNE – HOLY ISLAND III

This post is primarily the ruins of the historic Lindisfarne Priory.

English Heritage – The history of the priory.

Headstones, St Mary’s Churchyard, , Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

Hope Family Headstones, St Mary’s Churchyard, , Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

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

Monument to St Aidan, Lindisfarne Priory, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK

After a number of Viking raids, St Cuthbert’s coffin was removed from Lindisfarne and eventually buried in Durham Cathedral. As no evidence of his original shrine survives, English Heritage has commissioned a new monument, designed by sculptor Russ Coleman, to mark where the saint’s original burial place and the site of the miracles may have been located. Made from a large basalt boulder found locally, the monument in inset with Frosterley marble as a nod to the grave slab that marks St Cuthbert’s final resting place at Durham. Sitting on a Swaledale fossil plinth, which was found in the region and contains sea creature fossils, the monument stands within the ruins of the 12th-century priory, which claims direct descent from the early monastery.

Lindisfarne Priory, 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

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.

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

HAYDON BRIDGE to SOUTH QUEENSFERRY (Scotland)

We proceed further on our trip leaving Haydon Bridge and heading across the border and into Scotland with our destination and stay for the next few days being South Queensferry

Google Maps View of Locations

Old Bridge, Haydon Bridge, Northumberland, England UK

The old bridge built in 1680 is now a pedestrian bridge only. It is a Grade II Listed Building

England-Scotland Border Stone, Carter Bar, Jedburgh, Scottish Borders, Scotland UK

Jedburgh Abbey, Abbey Bridge End, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland, UK

Jedburgh Abbey & Canongate Bridge, Abbey Bridge End, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland, UK

Jedburgh is one of the four great abbeys established in the Scottish Borders in the 1100s. David I founded a priory here in 1138 and raised it to abbey status in 1154. The brethren may have come here from St Quentin Abbey, near Beauvais, France. Monastic life was largely routine. But the abbey’s border location meant it was caught up in the conflict between Scotland and England in the later Middle Ages. The canons had to evacuate the premises during the Wars of Independence in the 1300s. The demise of Jedburgh’s monastic life was sealed by further attacks in the 1400s, major raids in the 1500s & the Protestant Reformation of 1560.

We did not visit the ruins as we had done so on a previous visit.

Trinity Church, Cnr Newcastle & Oxnam Roads, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland UK

Melrose Abbey Ruins, Abbey Street, Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scottish Borders, Scotland UK

Unfortunately I could only walk around the outside of the building itself as it was undergoing preservation work and was considered dangerous within the ruin.

The abbey was founded in 1136 by King David I of Scotland. It was established by the Cistercian monks. It was attacked several times and following a foray by Richard II in 1385 it was completely rebuilt.

Only a very small part of the first abbey church survives. The present building of rose-coloured stone dates almost entirely to the post-1385 rebuilding. Yet Melrose is still considered one of the most magnificent examples of medieval church architecture anywhere in the British Isles.

It is the place where the heart of Robert the Bruce was interred.

Commendator’s House Museum, Cloisters Road, Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scottish Borders, Scotland UK

The Commendator’s House Museum lays claim to having the largest collection of medieval artefacts on display anywhere in Scotland. It forms part of Melrose Abbey.

A commendator is a person who is responsible for overseeing a benefice, which is a type of church property. They are called “commendators” because the property is entrusted to their care. In history, a “commendatus” was someone who swore loyalty to a lord and was placed under their protection.

Doors of the Commendator’s House, Cloisters Road, Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scottish Borders, Scotland UK

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The centre image is a door with a “Marriage Lintel”. The initials of James Douglas, the Commendator of Melrose Abbey & those of his wife Mary Kerr of Ferniehirst (whom he married in 1587), appear with the date 1590 on a recut lintel over the main entrance. This was a common practice of the times but died out by the end of the 19th century.

The lintels serve as a record of a marriage and the joining together of two families, who were often aristocratic or monied. Lintels could be added to a building which was built specifically for the married couple, or were carved into a pre-existing lintel. They were always set over the main entrance and some also appear inside houses, above the most visible fireplace. Wherever they were placed, they were meant to be seen. They are a feature of the east coast of Scotland and date primarily from the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries.

Windows, Commendator’s House, Melrose Abbey, Cloisters Road, Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scottish Borders, Scotland UK

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Corbels, Commendator’s House Museum, Cloisters Road, Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scottish Borders, Scotland UK

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Corbel 2

Corbels were supports for the beams set into walls. These came from domestic buildings associated with the abbey. c1200s

Road Sign, Cloisters Road, Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scottish Borders, Scotland UK

Old Stone Gate Posts, Harmony Cottage, Abbey Street, Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scottish Borders, Scotland UK

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Turret Clock Works, Commendator’s House, Cloisters Road, Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scottish Borders, Scotland UK

This was erected on the end of the abbey church in 1762.

Old Tweed Bridge, River Tweed, Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scottish Borders, Scotland UK

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The Old Tweed Bridge was opened by Sir Walter Scott in 1832. Having operating as the main link between Selkirk and Galashiels for 140 years. It is now a dedicated pedestrian bridge.

HEXHAM & ALLENDALE TOWN, NORTHUMBERLAND

Google Maps View of Locations

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

Memorial to George Elliott Benson, Cnr Hencotes & Beaumont Street, Hexham, Northumberland, England UK

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Hexham Community Church, Cnr Hencotes & Beaumont Street, Hexham, Northumberland, England UK

Pubs, Market Place, Allendale Town, Northumberland, England UK

The King’s Head & The Golden Lion

The Golden Lion Hotel, Market Place, Allendale Town, Northumberland, England UK

A Grade II Listed Building

Doorway, Victoria House, Market Place, Allendale Town, Northumberland, England UK

Door Lamp, The King’s Head, Market Place, Allendale Town, Northumberland, England UK

St Cuthbert’s Church, Market Place, Allendale Town, Northumberland, England UK

Grade II Listed Building

Parish church on medieval site built in 1874, except for lower part of tower which survives from the church of 1807

Grave Stones, St Cuthbert’s Church, Market Place, Allendale Town, Northumberland, England UK

Graves of:-
George Maughan 1760-1848
Joseph Shield 1793-1873
Nicholas Rowell 1753-1842

Holly, St Cuthbert’s Church, Market Street, Allendale Town, Northumberland, England UK

Former Trustee Savings Bank, Market Place, Allendale Town, Northumberland, England UK

A Grade II Listed Building. Site of the bank since 1838 with these premises erected in 1873.

Former Bank with Night Safe, Allendale Town, Northumberland, England UK

I was unable to find any history about this building. It is now residential.

Allendale Inn, The Peth, Allendale Town, Northumberland, England UK

Hotspur House, 4 Arnison Terrace, Allendale Town, Northumberland, England UK

A Grade II Listed Building used as a B&B (currently for sale)

River Allen & Cupola Bridge, Allendale Town, Northumberland, England UK

A Grade II Listed Building constructed in 1778

LANERCOST PRIORY RUINS & THE CHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDALENE

We stumbled upon this place after visiting Vindolanda & Hadrian’s Wall.

Old priory that played host to both King Edward I and Robert Bruce during in its tumultuous history.

An excellent detailing of the history of the priory can be found at this site:-

English Heritage.

Google Maps View of Location The Ruin of the Gateway Entrance to the site.

Church of St Mary Magdalene, Lanercost, Brampton, Cumbria, England UK

Side Door of Church of St Mary Magdalene, Lanercost, Brampton, Cumbria, England UK

Interior, Church of St Mary Magdalene, Lanercost, Brampton, Cumbria, England UKMemorial Plaques

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Internal Doorway, Church of St Mary Magdalene, Lanercost, Brampton, Cumbria, England UK

Access Door to Lanercost Priory Ruins, Lanercost, Brampton, Cumbria, England UK

Doorway to Dacre Hall, Lanercost Priory Ruins, Lanercost, Brampton, Cumbria, England UK

Tombs, Lanercost Priory Ruins, Lanercost, Brampton, Cumbria, England UK

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Cemetery, Lanercost Priory Ruins, Lanercost, Brampton, Cumbria, England UK

Grave Stones, Lanercost Priory Cemetery, Lanercost, Brampton, Cumbria, England UK

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Lanercost Priory Ruins, Lanercost, Brampton, Cumbria, England UK

KIRKBY STEPHEN to HAYDON BRIDGE – 2023

Lunch was at Kirkby Stepehen and then on to Haydon Bridge

“Mango Tree” Indian Restaurant, Market Square, Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria, England UK

The Cloisters, Market Square, Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria, England UK

This is the entrance to St Stephen’s Church

Churchyard Gate, St Stephen’s Church, Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria, England UK

St Stephen’s Church, Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria, England UK

Church of England (probably dedicated to more than one saint originally).
Rebuilt c1230 with later additions and alterations.

War Memorial, Market Square, Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria, England UK

Kirkby Stephen War Memorial commemorates 48 local servicemen who fell in the First World War and 12 men who fell in the Second World War. Dedicated 8 July 1920 & again 11 March 1967 following damage caused by a severe storm in 1966.

Harthope Quarry, Harthope Road, Ireshopeburn, Bishop Auckland , County Durham, England UK

The Bar, Railway Hotel, Church Street, Haydon Bridge, Northumberland, England UK

“Tyneview”, 2 Ratcliffe Road, Haydon Bridge, Northumberland, England UK

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The General Havelock, Ratcliffe Road, Haydon Bridge, Northumberland, England UK

Originally called The Three Tuns, an 18c building it was renamed the General Havelock Inn after the Indian Army Major General Sir Henry Havelock and is now a famous restaurant.

Alley, Ratcliffe Road, Haydon Bridge, Northumberland, England UK Mr George’s Museum Of Time, Ratcliffe Road, Haydon Bridge, Northumberland England UK

Residential Block, Ratcliffe Road, Haydon Bridge, Northumberland, England UK

Read the Blue Plaque:
Old Bridge, River South Tyne, Haydon Bridge, Northumberland, England UK

The first bridge at Haydon Bridge was built in around 1309, but following the flood of 1771, it had to be rebuilt in 1776. Following structural surveys it ceased to be used by cars and converted to footbridge use only in 1970. It is listed as a Grade II building by Historic England

This now a dedicated pedestrian bridge.

River South Tyne, Haydon Bridge, Northumberland, England UK

North Bank, River South Tyne, Haydon Bridge, Northumberland, England UK

Archway, Shaftoe’s Guest House, Shaftoe Street, Haydon Bridge, Northumberland, England UK

The Anchor Hotel, John Martin Street, Haydon Bridge, Northumberland, England UK

Rear Gate, “Labuan” Cottage, John Martin Street, Haydon Bridge, Northumberland, England UK

The Railway Hotel, Church Street, Haydon Bridge, Northumberland, England UK

This is where we spent a few nights whilst in Haydon Bridge

War Memorial, Church Street, Haydon Bridge, Northumberland, England UK

Dedicated 21 September 1921

St Cuthbert’s Church, Church Street, Haydon Bridge, Northumberland, England UK

Grade II Listed Building. The church was erected by the Greenwich Hospital Commissioners in 1796. The north transept was added in 1869 to accommodate children from the Shaftoe Trust School.

HEBDEN BRIDGE to KIRKBY STEPHEN – 2023

We say good-bye to Hebden Bridge and make our way to another Bridge – Haydon Bridge via a couple of interesting Market Towns, Kettlewell, Hawes & Kirkby Stephen. A few interesting sights/sites along the way.

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Worth Valley, West Yorkshire, England UK Kettlewell Village, Upper Wharfdale, North Yorkshire, England UK

River Wharfe, Kettlewell, North Yorkshire, England UK

Racehorse Hotel & Blue Bell Inn, Middle Lane, Kettlewell, North Yorkshire, England UK

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Kettlewell Beck, Kettlewell, North Yorkshire, England UK

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River Wharfe, Deepdale, Yorkshire Dales National Park, North Yorkshire, England UK

Bridge over Gayle Beck, Hawes, North Yorkshire, England UK

The bridge is a Grade II Listed Building

Cascades, Gayle Beck, Hawes, North Yorkshire, England UK

Old Town Signs, Gayle Lane, Hawes, North Yorkshire, England UK

Waterfalls, Aisgill, Mallerstang, Cumbria, England UK

This creeper is growing all over the ruins.

A bit of maintenance to strengthen the foundation.

Pendragon Castle, Mallerstang Dale, Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria, England UK Black Hill from Pendragon Castle, Mallerstang Dale, Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria, England UK

HEBDEN BRIDGE – I

After Liverpool we head for a place called Hebden Bridge in West Yorkshire.

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Valley View, Halifax Road, Littleborough, West Yorkshire, England UK

Farm Gate & Wall, Blackstone Edge Road, Cragg Vale, West Yorkshire, England UK

Boundary Stone, Blackstone Edge Road, Cragg Vale, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, England UK

“SB” is thought to refer to either Sowerby or Soyland.

Moor, Blackstone Edge Road, Cragg Vale, West Yorkshire, England UK

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St George’s Bridge, St George’s Street, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, England UK

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A cast iron bridge that is Grade II listed – built in 1892.

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White Lion, Bridge Gate, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, England UK

The pub is Grade II listed and dated to 1657. It is reputedly the oldest building in Hebden Bridge

“Il Mulino” Restaurant Entrance, Bridge Mill, St George’s Square, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, England UK

The restaurant is located in the old Bridge Mill.

Stone Marker, St George’s Square, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, England UK

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The inscription on the stone :- “Hebden Bridge centre of the universe!”

Adorned Gate, Old Lees Yard, St George’s Square, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, England UK

Hebden Old Bridge, Hebden Water, Bridge Gate, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, England UK

The bridge is another Grade II listed building having originated as a timber structure in medieval times and stone built in 1510 as a packhorse bridge.

Hebden Water, Bridge Gate, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, England UK

“The Pub”, The Courtyard, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, England UK

a.k.a. “The Hebden”

The Vault, Cnr New Road & Crown Street, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, England UK

Crown Inn, Cnr Crown & Cheetham Streets, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, England UK

As can be seen above the sign, the building was formerly The Civic Hall

Former Bank, Jcn Hope & Albert Streets, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, England UK

Citroën 2CV ‘Fourgonnette’ Van, Albert Street, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, England UK

Gantry Bridge, Carlton Street, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, England UK

Oxford House, Albert Street, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, England UK

Door Knocker, 5 Albert Street, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, England UK

Former Croft Mill, Croft Street, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, England UK

Bridge Mill, St George’s Street, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, England UK

Also a Grade II listed building dating to 1830

Town Hall, St George’s Street, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, England UK

Millennium Clock, St George’s Street, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, England UK

The Millennium Clock was installed into what was then Thompson Solicitors’ building on St George’s Street, Hebden Bridge in 2000 AD. Funds to pay for the clock were paid by public subscription and presented to the town by the Rotary Club of Hebden Bridge.

Drinks, White Lion, Bridge Gate, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, England UK