On to Stragglethorpe where the church could not be more different from it's sister church less than 2 miles away. The juxtaposition between them could not be more stark, from ostentation to simplicity at it's most basic.
Timberland Church.
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A lovely old front door, imagine the people who've pushed that through all the centuries. And it's still providing refuge for someone......
No gilding, no dazzle and I.M.O. all the better for it.
It's one of the few churches in Lincolnshire with box pews.
It's one of the few churches in Lincolnshire with box pews.
R.I.P. Harry, 110 years ago today.
On the way out I noticed these markings next to one of tge guardians at the door. Mason's mark? Sundial? Dunno.
Tom Thumb is buried at Tattershall Church.
https://www.google.com/search?q=tom...TcuNLgH_1nCBwUyLTguM8gHS4AIAQ&sclient=gws-wiz
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Back on the bike and past High Dyke, which is part of the old Roman road called Ermine Street, which I had intended wobbling down today had the WR played ball.
It's also part of The Viking Way which celebrates it's 50th birthday this year, a mere nipper by comparison with Winnie The Pooh.
I fancy doing some longer walks, Hadrians Wall particularly, and The Viking Way looks like a good 'Test route' being relatively local and not particularly hilly.
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I fancy doing some longer walks, Hadrians Wall particularly, and The Viking Way looks like a good 'Test route' being relatively local and not particularly hilly.
Viking Way - Wikipedia
Final stop of the day was at Temple Bruer, once home of The Knights Templar who's actions in the Middle East still resonate today.
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I was told at Crowland Abbey that this Preceptory Tower is now locked having been reclaimed by the modern Templars, not so.
I don't know who this sarcophagus lid remembers but I've never been here without their being flowers resting atop.
I don't know who this sarcophagus lid remembers but I've never been here without their being flowers resting atop.
This is all that's left of the original Abbey. It's a simple building but some of the stuff that went on here makes for grim reading.
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Temple Bruer Preceptory - Wikipedia
There's a small staircase up to the 2nd floor. Again, I often wonder who's taken these steps and touched the walls before me.
This is where most of the old graffiti is, both old and modern.
I get irritated when I see people defacing places like this but delight in the older stuff, hypocrite that I am.
I don't know why but I was surprised to see that women appeared to be at it as well.
Who are these people? What are their stories?
I get irritated when I see people defacing places like this but delight in the older stuff, hypocrite that I am.
I don't know why but I was surprised to see that women appeared to be at it as well.
Who are these people? What are their stories?
From the window you can see the old farmhouse and the field beyond.
Might Henry VIII and Katherine Howard have shared this view when they stayed here on their way to Lincoln? Given the tight squeeze of the stairway I doubt it.
Might Henry VIII and Katherine Howard have shared this view when they stayed here on their way to Lincoln? Given the tight squeeze of the stairway I doubt it.
So that was my little afternoon at places of worship and terror within a few miles of home. Such different ways to worship the same God, such different actions to spread His word.
I'd certainly recommend a few minutes at Temple Bruer if you're in the area. It's an important piece of English and international history that still resonates today.
I'm was told by a local that the Tower door is almost always open but if you find it locked the gentleman at the house opposite has the key.
I'd certainly recommend a few minutes at Temple Bruer if you're in the area. It's an important piece of English and international history that still resonates today.
I'm was told by a local that the Tower door is almost always open but if you find it locked the gentleman at the house opposite has the key.
Many thanks for taking the time to visit and post up. Intriguing and fascinating backstories and links which you’ve also found for the thread to keep it alive. Well done.
Non invasive meters use high frequency or capacitive techniques to detect water that is the other side of something largely impermeable. Water is “less transparent” than eg wood, so can be detected by these techniques.
Good ones don’t “sniff”, or measure the humidity of the air, as that will change with the weather.
An excellent thread, thank you.
Another proof, that it’s good to have a purpose for going out, rather than just riding around for the sake of it.
Another proof, that it’s good to have a purpose for going out, rather than just riding around for the sake of it.
Another praise for you, a most interesting thread…thanks
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