Category Archives: Cumbria

Carlisle Cathedral (again)

Posted on June 26, 2015 by northernvicar

Let’s have a 1925 railway poster to celebrate this return to Carlisle. I last blogged about Carlisle Cathedral in January – it wasn’t much warmer in June! They are now working on the stone work by the south door, but signage … Continue reading →

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Lanercost Priory, Cumbria – St Mary Magdalene

Posted on June 15, 2015 by northernvicar

St Mary Magdalene, Lanercost Priory, Cumbria, was a place I first visited while walking Hadrian’s Wall in 1982. We have called in occasionally since then, but Friday 22 May 2015 was the first time we stopped at the Lanercost Tea … Continue reading →

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Great Salkeld, Cumbria – St Cuthbert

Posted on May 21, 2015 by northernvicar

We’re over the border in Cumbria, and stopped at Great Salkeld to have a look at St Cuthbert’s church – NY552368. The guide leaflet has a quotation from Ernest Barker, LLD, King’s College, London: “The village church has been the … Continue reading →

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