Saturday Snapshot
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Golden Leaves and Sunlight
Gold Leaf: Buried Sunlight.. This sculpture on thetop of an old coal mining spoil heap has provedcontroversial – do you like it? This golden pillar – ‘Gold Leaf: Buried Sunlight’ – stands on the top of a spoil heap at… Continue reading
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Canal… Railway… and Footpath
A walk through the wood – but the trail is notmuch wider than the path Step out on the Ledbury Town Trail and you are walking along a route that’s more than 200 years old, and has seen the rise… Continue reading
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A Blooming Wonderful Flower Market
The weather is still thoroughly depressing, although we’ve had a bit of blue sky and sunshine today. It rained last night, and has been slightly warmer, so much of the ice and snow has melted. Snow is sliding off roofs… Continue reading
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Mud, Moss and Martyrs
Happy New Year to you all! Earlier this week, on January 2, it was the Feast Day of The Thousand Holy Martyrs of Lichfield, who may – or may not – have been slain for their faith. St Amphibaus (whose… Continue reading
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Canals, slaves and railways!
The remains of the lock gates reflected in the water. Question: How do you boost your town’s wealth and trade when there’s no decent road network linking you to the rest of Britain, but you’re only a mile and a… Continue reading
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