There and Back

Cathedrals of UK The intention is to visit and photograph all of the Engand ones - at least to start with! Here are a few I have visited to date. Canterbury Cathedral St Augustine, the first Archbishop of Canterbury, arrived on the coast of Kent as a missionary to England in 597 AD. He came from Rome, sent by Pope Gregory the Great. It is said that Gregory had been struck by the beauty of Angle slaves he saw for sale in the city market and despatched Augustine and some monks to convert them to Christianity. Augustine was given a church at Canterbury (St Martin’s, after St Martin of Tours, still standing today) by the local King, Ethelbert whose Queen, Bertha, a French Princess, was already a Christian.This building had been a place of worship during the Roman occupation of Britain and is the oldest church in England still in use. Augustine had been consecrated a bishop in France and was later made an archbishop by the Pope. He established his seat within the Roman city walls (the word ...

This years Garden Photographer of the Year was being displayed at Sheringham Park in Norfolk. So, a trip to Norfolk was planned and an overnight stop to enable us to visit Titchwell Nature Reserve while we were in the area. We chose Wells Next The Sea for our overnight stop and stayed at a pleasant B&B, although our room was tiny! Our first destination was Sheringham Park which was housing the Photographic competition winners. Having found the outdoor display, we spent some time looking over the images, as it very useful to see what appeals to the judges. There were some beautiful images, and some I wondered `how did that get in` - but generally, a great set of images. Then a walk around a small part of the Sheringham Park until we reached the Temple. The park surrounds Sheringham Hall which is privately occupied, but Sheringham Park is in the care of the National Trust and open to visitors. The park was designed by Humphry Repton (1752-1818). He described Sherin...