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Posted 1 day 7 min ago
Connected to Hereford Cathedral is a chained library. In the days when books were far rarer and more valuable than today, it behoved institutions and their librarians to chain the books to the shelves, allowing perusal but not ‘borrowing’. Thanks to the old Deans’ fixation on security, we have an interesting collection of ancient books at the heart of one of our finest cathedrals.
Posted 4 days 8 min ago
Upon the island of Papa Stour are three standing stones, markers erected who-knows-when by who-knows-who.
Posted 4 days 8 min ago
The official Listing for St Mary’s Church at Cleator concludes:
A fine Roman Catholic church designed by the eminent architect E W Pugin, showing some good distinctive features despite superficial alterations, it merits listing.
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