Tag Archives: Norwich Cathedral

Sunday Picture Post: Mousehold Heath

Posted on December 8, 2024 by crispina kemp

22nd November 2024, we board the bus for Norwich and walk out to Mousehold Heath, passing through the cathedral close. You are welcome to join us… November and the sun rises later, casting everything in gold The cathedral is a … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats: The Other Sights

Posted on October 31, 2023 by crispina kemp

17th October 2023, our walk on Mousehold Heath required that we passed through Norwich. Here’s some of the sights not included in Sunday’s post. Enjoy… St Andrew’s church, showing my obsession with church windows. And next, a fine example of … Continue reading →

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Our Cathedral

Posted on October 28, 2023 by crispina kemp

The earliest parts of Norwich cathedral date to late C11th, but it has been much extended with later Gothic additions. I like these Romanesque parts the best Starts With C, one of the titles from Maria Antonia’s #2023picofthe week 

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Sunday Picture Post: By Heath and River

Posted on November 13, 2022 by crispina kemp

Continuing our walk of 21st October. From atop Mousehold Heath we now descend through the trees and down to the river. The mist has cleared. The sun shines from a clouded sky. Enjoy… The trees are late in turning colour … Continue reading →

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For St George and England

Posted on October 30, 2021 by crispina kemp

St George features on St Ethelbert’s Gate at Norwich cathedral. The gate was built in 1316 after the previous was destroyed in riots. I think this qualifies for A Long Time Ago, another title achieved from the list provided for #2021picoftheweek … Continue reading →

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My Favourite Face

Posted on October 23, 2021 by crispina kemp

Symmetry, another title achieved from the list provided for #2021picoftheweek provided by Maria Antonia. This isn’t the face of the cathedral most visitors see. They arrive from Tombland via the west gate, to the applause of clicking cameras. The west … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: Norwich and its Heath

Posted on October 18, 2020 by crispina kemp

Fungi season’s begun. So it’s off to Mousehold Heath for us. A bus to Norwich. A walk through the cathedral close Then up the hill. Not high, but sufficiently steep. It’s where Robert Kett and his rebels set camp. (See … Continue reading →

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In A Modern Light

Posted on April 21, 2018 by crispina kemp

Norwich Cathedral, architecturally a mix of Romanesque and Gothic styles, features stained glass windows from every period. The one below is of modern abstract design. And now to decide which of the 52 subjects in the #2018picoftheweek Challenge to place … Continue reading →

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