Earlier in the year I read Robert Louis Stevenson’s 1868 Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Unusually, the gist of its plot is known by pretty much everyone, regardless of whether they have ever bothered to read it. This usually spoils somewhat a story, but I was pleased to learn the background to what I knew.
In many respects, Union Chapel in Islington is a busy and active church. It is currently looking for a minister, and its info pack excitedly states:
It’s cold on the X43. Since Covid-19 came amongst us, people seem to be under the impression that bus windows must be open at all times, for safety’s sake. Nonsense, of course, but typical of the modern mindset. I’m glad to get off at Chorlton Street, and I warm up as I trot along to Piccadilly Gardens. I take a look around, but it’s too early to set up shop, so I’m off to the Bagel Factory for a cup of tea.
Rosa Xanthina Lindl or Yellow Rose is native to China and Korea, and was only brought to the West in 1907. This example I found growing in a church garden in central London. It is far from its natural ‘home’ yet it offers a pretty flower and prospers well enough.
This week, I caught the omnibus to Birkenhead on the Wirral. I left my home town at 6.15 and arrived the other side of the Mersey a little after midday. I have never been to this part of the world, only spying it from across the water in Liverpool. Under the Mersey I went, appearing again on the other side.
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Salem Chapel, Martin Top
near Rimington, Clitheroe BB7 4EG
Salem Congregational Chapel is a registered charity No. 252401 (England & Wales)
Sunday Worship 10.45am & 6.00pm