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Whitby’s Hidden Quaker Burial Ground

November 25, 2021February 2, 2022 ~ Kate Cherrell ~ 2 Comments

Whitby’s Quaker burial ground is impressively well hidden. To most passers-by, it looks like a garden extension to some of the more grander Georgian houses on Bagdale.

A Preacher and a Horse Walk into a Bar

June 23, 2021June 23, 2021 ~ Kate Cherrell ~ Leave a comment

I don’t know about you, but when I think about Methodism, the first thing that springs to mind is a horse skeleton.

Andrew Hyslop; Covenanter, Martyr.

May 29, 2021May 28, 2021 ~ Kate Cherrell ~ Leave a comment

One postcard lead to a story of a murdered covenanter who ended his days in a field in Dumfriesshire

Lancaster Priory and the Headless White Lady

April 24, 2021April 23, 2021 ~ Kate Cherrell ~ 2 Comments

Lancaster Priory and the Parish Church of Lancaster are located right next to a medieval castle, on top of a hill overlooking the city.

Druids and Magic, Oh My! A Trip to Avebury Stone Circle

February 26, 2021February 26, 2021 ~ Kate Cherrell ~ 1 Comment

Avebury is a tiny village near Marlborough in Wiltshire and is surrounded by Europe’s largest Neolithic stone circle.

Destruction of Park Chapel, 1848

October 12, 2020October 10, 2020 ~ Kate Cherrell ~ Leave a comment

A hand-tinted print of a chapel on fire, surrounded by shocked onlookers, is not a common choice for framed prints, but still, one such copy found its way to me.

St Peter’s Church, Smallburgh: Tiny Shoes and Rood Screens

July 25, 2020July 25, 2020 ~ Kate Cherrell ~ Leave a comment

The rood screen at Smallburgh is arguably the main focal point of the church today.

The Thief’s Arm of Prague

May 9, 2020October 25, 2021 ~ Kate Cherrell ~ Leave a comment

The 400 year old arm, impaled on a meat hook, serves as a warning to all future criminals considering robbing the church.

‘Scratching Fanny’, The Ghost of Cock Lane

March 28, 2020August 10, 2021 ~ Kate Cherrell ~ Leave a comment

In 1762, the haunting of Cock Lane gripped a nation and sent the capital wild with fear and excitement

All Saints Church Snelland: Where Lightning Splits the Dead

December 15, 2019April 14, 2022 ~ Kate Cherrell ~ Leave a comment

Nestled in the country lanes by Wragby, Lincolnshire, flanked by yew trees and heavy swags of long-abandoned cobwebs, sits the tiny church of All Saints at Snelland.

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