Northamptonshire

…of Saxon architecture. It shows the style known as “long and short work” – large slabs of stone placed alternately flat and upright. Rising in four stages like a wedding…

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Hereford & Worcester

…present building has all the essential features of a medieval cathedral. Two bishops from the Saxon period and two others at the time of the Reformation deserve particular mention. The…

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Nottinghamshire

…also has a small museum upstairs devoted to the Pilgrim Fathers. For further information on related locations see www.pilgrimsandprophets.co.uk   SCROOBY Pub sign, Scrooby This is an unexciting name for…

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Staffordshire

…school groups are particularly welcome. A small church continues to meet at the chapel, using a room at the back for services. For opening times and further details, consult www.christianheritagecentre.org.uk…

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London (North & East)

…friendly atmosphere.  The ground floor has a general display reflecting social changes in Whitechapel, Stepney and Bethnal Green, the area now known by the clumsy collective name of Tower Hamlets. …

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Shropshire

…on its green. It proudly tells us that the learned and eloquent Baxter was here from 1640 to 1641.   HODNET Hodnet Hall Much of the land round Hodnet is…

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Leicestershire

…as a cabinet maker. In 1829, he covered over 2,000 miles on foot around the villages of Rutland and Leicestershire. Cook was a keen supporter of the temperance movement and,…

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Hertfordshire

…and baptised. The two men later swapped clothes, enabling the priest to escape in disguise. Refusing to worship the pagan gods of Rome, Alban was beheaded on a hill outside

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Bedfordshire

…Ones pointing out the Celestial City. Our Bunyan trail continues in a roughly clockwise direction along St Peter’s Street and turning right into St Cuthbert’s Street.  A plaque on Number…

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Northumberland

…as his faith deserved A.D. 635.  Laus Deo.  Just beyond, in a field of sheep, is the church of St Oswald, supposedly marking the exact site of the battle (NE46…

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