I went up to Yorkshire with Tam on Friday as she was driving back home and we had a wonderful - sunny! - weekend in the West Riding of Yorkshire where she lives now. I was shown their allotment and have greenhouse-envy (there are two on their plot!) On the Saturday she walked the feets off me - we walked along by the river and the canal (they run parallel to one another) and then up into the town. Canal bits first:
I loved the light on the water here and the almost patterned ripples in places.
There were a couple of narrow boats along this stretch - one moored permanently outside someone's cottage and this poor chap, who had SUNK! I am guessing that below-the-water maintenance had not been done.
We could have walked on and on, but turned around at this point.
There were three swans on the canal and this one was showing off to the female - never seen them with their wings up like this before.
A fire-ruined building. I have been playing about with colour effects and got one to make it look more black and white - I think the tone is Slate.
The church of St Mary, which has very early origins - stones in the chancel arch have been dated to Norman times - 11270 - 1180, though much of the present church dates from the 13th and 14th C. The stained glass in the East window dated from the 15th C and depicts 21 scenes from the life of St Mary the Virgin. Unfortunately the church was locked up so we had to content ourselves with trying to find the earliest of (many) grave slabs. Below: John Richley, 13th August 1673. I liked the little hearts on the bottom.
Above: 1605.
On some stones, the capitals were beautifully adorned as if they were pages in a Medieval text.
1629.
Now - this will give the literary-minded of you a clue as to where we went in the afternoon . . .
Got it with the help of Google, Haworth, can it be that Yorkshire doesn't have many authors?;)
ReplyDeletePossibly not many as famous as the Brontes anyway! There - just been and checked and my apologies (posthumously to some) to J B Priestly, Margaret Drabble, Barbara Taylor Bradford, Susan Hill and Winifred Holtby . . .
DeleteOnce upon a time - a long time ago there were pedalo boats the shape of that swan on some concrete waterways in a park in Great Yarmouth. (or am I imagining it )
ReplyDeleteLove the header.
I think there are some on the lake near the University in Swansea too, and I dare say on the lake at Peasholme Park in Scarborough.
DeleteSomewhere to have a Branwellbronte burger perhaps? ( credit to Victoria Wood for that name!)Debbie.
ReplyDeleteHi Debbie - I wouldn't be too surprised if such fare was on offer in Haworth - everything is SO Bronte-orientated!
DeleteWhat a lovely walk! The ripples on the water are lovely - God does good work!!!! Annster's Domain
ReplyDeleteIt was a very pleasant walk and I would have liked to go much further. The ripples were just magical.
DeleteAye Haworth. Been there many times. I lived in Wakefield in a past life.
ReplyDeleteAh - the Rhubarb Triangle I believe! Haven't been to Wakefield but looked it up and see it has a lovely Cathedral.
DeleteI don't know the West Riding very well BB - but your photographs and especially your header are lovely.
ReplyDeleteGlad you enjoyed the photos. PLENTY more to come!! You have been warned Pat . . .
ReplyDeleteSo glad you had such a lovely time - the canal walk looks lovely and the church so interesting - what a shame it was locked. Fascinating to see all the gravestones though and the inscriptions. Look forward to your next post :)
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