We've just returned home from a couple of days away. On Wednesday we spent some time with our nephew, took him out for lunch and a bit of Christmas shopping. We also visited the town Museum where I used to work, it had changed so much but perhaps more about that on another day. Thursday we had a lovely lunch with friends in Beeston, Nottingham. We meandered home on Friday and spent some time in both Matlock and Bakewell. Rivers in both places were high after all the rain.
The River Derwent in Matlock
The River Wye in Bakewell
All Saints Church in Bakewell have a Christmas Tree festival each year so we decided to walk up and have a look. Thank goodness the rain of the previous two days had drifted away
View across the town and beyond from the churchyard. It is a fascinating churchyard, full of interesting memorials and stones.
One of the two Saxon crosses found outside the church.
An old weather vane close to the entrance.
Fragments of older building work in the porch.
The early 14th century font.
The alabaster monument to Sir Godfrey Foljambe and his wife is dated c1377. I wanted to know the name of his wife and found that it may have been his second wife Avena Ireland who is depicted on the monument.
Anyway, I mentioned Christmas trees. Unfortunately those in the chancel had been roped off as a crack had appeared in one of the main beams in the roof and it was thought unsafe.
There were some lovely trees to stop and admire.
All for now.
I hope you had a lovely pre-Christmas break Rosie. It looks like you did! The Christmas trees look a pretty picture all together. I like the one with all the little felt houses. x
ReplyDeleteThank you Simone, the tree with little houses was by the Old House Museum, Bakewell:)
DeleteA lovely little getaway. The trees in the church are so pretty with the lights shining.
ReplyDeleteThank you Lorrie, the trees were very pretty lighting the church:)
DeleteAren't the Christmas trees pretty. The River Derwent is definitely swooshing along here in Belper and the noise as it goes over the weir by Strutts Mill and at Milford is very loud but inspiring to watch. We are off to a Carol service/singalong on our little estate. My contribution is chocolate brownies, OH has sneaked one and said they're good. Have a lovely Christmas. Xx
ReplyDeleteThank you Gill, I can imagine the river near Strutt's Mill, having heard how loud it can get. Hope your sing a long went well, have a lovely Christmas:)
DeleteWhat a lovely church to visit and so festive. I love the ancient carvings.
ReplyDeleteThank you B, the carving are wonderful and there are many more both inside and out:)
DeleteThe two river pictures are so pretty and peaceful looking. The old church is so interesting. I LOVE old buildings, they have a feel new modern art lacks in my opinion. So many pretty trees. Sounds like you had a lovely outing. Happy Holidays to you and yours.
ReplyDeleteThank you Sandy, Happy holidays to you too:)
DeleteLovely Rosie & seems that you've had a few outings with family & friends even though it's cool. Love the church & trees & hope you have a great Christmas. BTW, card arrived safely a few days ago.......thank you. Very cold, windy & wet here today, especially seeing it was 37deg. on Friday. Most of the country is sweltering, but not here in southern Victoria at the moment. Take care & hugs.
ReplyDeleteThank you Susan, hope your corner gets warmer and less wet soon, your card arrived here too, thank you so much for remembering us, take care:)
DeleteThey all look fantastic. I especially like those little houses. Xx
ReplyDeleteThank you Jules, the tree with the houses was done by the Bakewell Old House Museum, I liked that one too, as well as the Christmas carols one:)
DeleteStunning trees in a lovely setting, albeit a dangerous one! The water level in both rivers looks very high, let's hope we don't get too much more rain especially with everyone ready to enjoy the festive season. 😊
ReplyDeleteThank you CK, the church is wonderful, I hope the roof can be sorted, I expect it will be expensive and also disrupt the services. Dry weather has been forecast for the next day or two:)
DeleteSo pleased you had a lovely few days away Rosie. I love the Christmas trees in All Saints church and the Saxon crosses and font are superb. We did go to Bakewell just for the day quite a few years ago now and I really liked the town. The river levels do look high - I hope we get a few dry days now so the level can drop. Have a lovely Christmas.
ReplyDeleteThank you Caroline, we always stay for a couple of days and visit everyone we can in that time, we can't drive backwards and forwards in one day like we used to, especially in the winter. Bakewell is a lovely town. You too have a happy Christmas:)
DeleteIt sounds like you had a lovely few days away. I do love Bakewell and your photos of All Saints church brought back memories of our last visit earlier in the year. The tree festival looks lovely, so many beautifully decorated trees. We went to a tree festival in Worcester cathedral this aftenoon. Lots of clever designs and local groups taking part.
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful Christmas, Rosie.
Thank you Beverley. The tree festival in Worcester s sounds lovely, I like the cathedral and Comandery there. Hope you too have a wonderful Christmas:)
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