Leicestershire

Leicestershire     LEICESTER Richard III statue The city may not be a natural tourist destination, but with the help of the last Plantagenet king, it’s doing its best. When…

Read More

Sussex

…family of Westfield Lodge. The best known member was the hymn writer Charlotte Elliot (1789-1871). She was one of several daughters of Charles Elliott and his wife Eling, daughter of…

Read More

Bristol

…terraces lead up from College Green to the University.  There used to be a plaque on number 43, marking the site of the school. Hannah More’s house In the nearby…

Read More

Cornwall

…North Gate is a dungeon known as Doomsdale, which we can view through the bars of a gate in the archway. This has held a number of distinguished prisoners including…

Read More

Cambridgeshire

…which interferes with study. There are times when colleges may be closed, especially during University examinations, so it is best to check in advance. This guide is limited to places…

Read More

Surrey

…Street is part of a store and carries a memorial tablet best seen from across the road (GU9 7DN). The stone was taken from Burrington Combe in Somerset, where a…

Read More

Durham

…major cultural and educational centre. The books that he wrote or translated represent the finest scholarship of the period. His best known work – The Ecclesiastical History of the English…

Read More

Hampshire

…Reformation. Sumner’s memorial is in the retro-choir towards the east end. He was succeeded by Samuel Wilberforce (1805-1873), son of William, emancipator of the slaves. Although best remembered for his…

Read More

Kent

…of his sons became itinerant preachers with Wesley and Edward Perronet (1726-1792) was author of All hail the power of Jesus name, which ranks with the best of Charles Wesley’s…

Read More

Lincolnshire

…are preserved here, and above the pulpit is a window with roundel portraits of the brothers and John Wesley’s deathbed quote The best of all is God is with us….

Read More