Showing posts with label norwich. Show all posts
Showing posts with label norwich. Show all posts

29 Feb 2024

Norwich

Norwich is a fine city with a wonderful Norman cathedral built of many stones, some of which came from Caen in Normandy centuries ago. 

It has a magnificent castle overlooking the city.

19 Jan 2024

Norwich by train - NOT amateur radio


We travel to Norwich from Ely several times a year by train. It takes under an hour and Norwich is a fine city. A day return with a Senior Railcard is not expensive. 

The journey is relaxed and the scenery pleasant. Being East Anglia (which is a fairly flat part of the UK) hills are rare!  Travelling there and back, you see fens, brecks, forest and arable land as well as a glimpse of Wymondham Abbey with its 2 towers.

The photo shows a pig farm!  I know you couldn't wait!  😀

16 Jan 2024

Norwich Cathedral last week - NOT amateur radio

A week ago we went to Norwich by train. It has a very fine Norman cathedral.

15 Jan 2024

Norwich museum exhibit - NOT amateur radio

The Bridewell Museum in Norwich well exceeded our expectations. The exhibits are on two floors and show the social history of the city.

It is interesting that, although we have no intention of moving, Norwich is a city we could live in. It has a nice feel.

12 Jan 2024

Norwich swans - NOT amateur radio

These, and many more, swans were on the River Wensum in Norwich earlier in the week.

Amazing to think stones for Norwich cathedral came all the way from France centuries ago up here!

10 Jan 2024

Bridewell Museum, Norwich - NOT amateur radio

Yesterday, we visited this museum in Norwich. 

It is a fascinating museum of social history in the city and far exceeded my expectations. 

Surprisingly, they do not have a souvenir booklet.

9 Jan 2024

Norwich trip - NOT amateur radio

We went to Norwich by train today. Many fields were flooded. 

Norwich has a rich history and was the second largest place in England hundreds of years ago.

17 May 2023

Norwich Market - NOT amateur radio


This was Norwich Market on Monday. They had interesting mushrooms and tomatoes on sale. 

22 Jan 2023

Norwich UK (Saturday)

This photo was taken on Saturday. It shows the market, with St Peter Mancroft church in the background. 

Norwich was largely overlooked by the industrial revolution. It is a lovely city with a fine cathedral.

9 Oct 2022

Norwich - NOT amateur radio

Norwich was forgotten by the UK industrial revolution. Today, it is a bit cut off, whereas years ago it was the second most important city in England because of the wool trade. 

I love Norwich. 

7 Oct 2022

Reflections - NOT amateur radio

 

We spotted these reflections in the River Wensum in Norwich yesterday.

6 Oct 2022

Norwich - NOT amateur radio

Norwich Cathedral
West Window
We went to Norwich by train today. We like Norwich a lot. On the train with our senior railcard, it is probably as cheap going by train. I enjoy trains as you can just sit back and enjoy the journey. 

We went to the market, up Tombland Alley,  down Elm Hill, in the cathedral and a nice walk beside the River Wensum where Caen stone was brought up years ago from France to build the cathedral.

28 Mar 2022

Enjoying the sun - NOT amateur radio

Last Friday, we had a day out in Norwich by train. The sun was shining and it was a glorious spring day. It was good to see people out enjoying it. 

This week promises to be colder and duller. 😞

27 Mar 2022

St George's Norwich - NOT amateur radio

The photo shows St George's Church in Tombland, Norwich that we passed on Friday.  

It is not far from the cathedral. Sadly it was locked. 

26 Mar 2022

Norwich tapas - NOT amateur radio

Tapas, as far as I know, is a Spanish invention. Instead of a large meal, you are served several small dishes of your choosing, all of which you can share. We had a lovely tapas lunch in Norwich yesterday and the price was extremely reasonable. I was just about to pay a tip when I was told the bill included the tip!

See https://www.dontxoko.com/ .

6 Nov 2021

Norwich cathedral - NOT amateur radio

Norwich is about an hour from here. It has a fine Norman cathedral. 

The spire is the second tallest in England beaten only by Salisbury.

5 Mar 2020

Christening Font at Norwich Cathedral - NOT amateur radio

The Christening font here is unusual being a copper vessel that was at one time in a chocolate factory.

It is shown in the photo.

Norwich - NOT amateur radio

Today we went by train to Norwich to meet with my wife's brother and his wife. We met in the cathedral.

The photo shows Pull's Ferry where stone from France used to build the cathedral came in. They built a special canal up to the cathedral (now not there) to move the stones to the cathedral from the River Wensom.

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Wensum

7 Oct 2019

Norwich Cathedral - NOT amateur radio

We love Norwich and go there quite often on the train from Ely.

Norwich Cathedral is one of the finest in England. It is Norman (nearly 1000 years old) and many of the stones used to build it came all the way from Normandy in France by boat. The photo shows one of the fine windows.

17 Sept 2019

Norwich cathedral bosses NOT amateur radio

Norman Norwich cathedral has some of the finest bosses anywhere. The examples shown are in the cloisters. Most of the stones to build the cathedral came from Normandy nearly 1000 years ago, which I find amazing.

To think this was built all that time ago without cranes and mechanical aids we have today.

Also, where did they get the manpower? There are over 1000 medieval churches in Norfolk alone