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Cross Kirk in Peebles, Scotland, is a rather battered and ruinous old place, though one pleasant enough to mosey round. Originally built to house relics, it was a friary in the in 1470s. By the mid-seventeenth century, when the work of Reformation was at its most complete in the British Isles, further alterations were made. An inscription, now badly worn, was added:

Taylors of Harrogate’s English Breakfast Tea has a most satisfying taste. This blend, if not the brand, is probably my favourite, which seems to be supported by the fact that I cannot tell it apart from its rival, Twining’s.

Taylors' website describes its history: