Out first port of call after the hour's drive over was - coffee. We found an ideal place in Bookmark, a bookshop, with toys and maps and a very pleasant atmosphere.
Like many bookshops now, they host book-signings by authors from time to time. I was tempted to buy a book about the Welland and Spalding's past, but resisted on this occasion.
We walked beside the river - a prominent feature, with several footbridges. The water is clean, and there are a fair number of fish.
As we were there on a Tuesday, the Chain Bridge Forge Museum wasn't open, so I hoped the camera could make the interior out better than my own eyes!
We were surprised by the size and splendour of the parish church of St Mary and St Nicholas.
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| The ceiling of the entrance porch |
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| The elephant in the church |
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| Carvings on the pulpit - see tiny cat creature in the middle |
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| Ayscoughfee Hall |
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| A medieval roundel in the wall |
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| The gardens are a public park |
We'll be back.
7 comments:
It's a good town to explore and your photos do you and Spalding justice. Lovely!
Thank you, Ida. I was favourably impressed. I had no idea it was so interesting.
A book about Spalding's past Alison.
It was once occupied for a time by the Romans.
It use to have such a famous Flower Parade that the Council decided not to fund it anymore.
Thats about it really, so probably well resisted.{:))
You're nobbut a cynic, Roy. 😏
I love looking at fish filled streams and rivers, always have done. Remember one in Derbyshire, stuffed full of brown trout
The river was surprisingly clean, in spite of a few inevitable bits of litter. It is indeed great to see fish, though I'm not much good at identifying them!
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