Kate North
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Heritage & conservation professional. Senior Properties Curator in the East for English Heritage - but posts here my own. Chocoholic. Easily distracted by dogs.
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Went for a drive today & stumbled upon the absolutely gorgeous St. Mary of Antioch, in Knotting, Bedfordshire…now possibly my favourite church I have ever visited ❤️
A photo thread…
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I’ve been away this week and got back to a nice clean house, husband and dogs all fine, everything looked ok and as it was when I left…
until I went for a shower and pulled the curtain across… 🤔😂
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The amazing Gallery of Kings, sitting over the west door of Lincoln Cathedral 🤩
I was lucky enough to get up on the scaffolding and have a tour of the conservation work back in late 2021. A short photo thread…
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I’ve never seen such an amazing little bridge! The gorgeous 14th century Trinity Bridge, Crowland, Lincolnshire 😍
Once spanning the river Welland, which was then re-routed, this is now a bridge over nothing much!
It’s hard to show it in one photo so here is a short 📷 thread…
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Spending the day poking about a ruined abbey-turned-country house is one of my favourite things, especially when there’s a very atmospheric undercroft, complete with lined out plaster 😀
Rufford Abbey, Nottinghamshire ❤️
A short photo thread…
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A lovely little face looking out from this timber framed building in Bishop’s Castle, Shropshire ❤️
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A really wonderful and unusual 12th century doorway with mermaid depicted! 🧜♀️ 🤩
St. Botolph’s Church, Stow Longa, Cambridgeshire.
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The ancient, and very pretty, church of St. Winifred’s 😍
Branscombe, Devon
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Spectacular and atmospheric Lowther Castle, Cumbria 😍
A short photo thread…
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What is it about old farm buildings that’s so appealing? Love the colours of this one in Derbyshire 🥰
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The enigmatic St. Mary’s Passage, Stamford, with Norman arch believed to have been one of the postern gates in the town walls.
More photos in comments below.
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Today I revisited my favourite church, St. Margaret of Antioch in Knotting, Bedfordshire…now decorated for Christmas 🥰
A photo thread…
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Excellent mid-14th century tiles on the steps to the chancel in St. Mary’s Church, Higham Ferrars 😍
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My very cheeky looking Dad, on the family farm in Shropshire, in about 1954 or 1955 ❤️😀
Apparently he loved his hat so much that he refused to take it off, even for bed 😂
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Beautiful details on the west front doorway of Lincoln Cathedral 🤩
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These amazing mid-15th century misericords in St. Mary’s Church, Gamlingay, Bedfordshire are such a great survival!
The seats are hinged - see thread below to see what’s revealed when you lift them up (and for some more detailed of the hand grips between the seats)… 😃😮
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Fragments of windows, within a window 😍🤩
Bushmead Priory, Bedfordshire.
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The absolutely amazing aisled barn at Wingfield Manor, Derbyshire 🤩 ❤️More photos in a thread below…
*Please note the site isn’t currently open to the public. These photos were taken during a site meeting & I’m just sharing for info…as with a previous post on the Manor.
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The very quirky and intriguing Rushton Triangular Lodge, Northamptonshire 😃
Built by Sir Thomas Tresham in the late 16th century, as a testament to his Roman Catholicism…everything here is in 3’s, representing the Holy Trinity.
More 📷 below…
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One of the many historic and beautiful homes to be found here in Cambridgeshire, although I think this one is extra- gorgeous! It dates largely from the mid-late 15th century, with some 16th century additions 😍
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The enigmatic and atmospheric Abbots Bridge, Bury St. Edmunds - a monastic bridge dating to the 12th century, with 14th century additions. Such a fantastic survival! 🤩
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There’s something very pleasing about the chunkiness and stepped-design of this chimney… and the chimney-cottage ratio is impressive! 😮😃❤️
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The completely amazing and unique arrangement of what was once the west front of the old abbey church at Bury St. Edmunds - which had its facing stone removed after it closed in the 16th century, and then in the 18th century, houses were built into the rubble corework 😮🤩
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What a gorgeous doorway! 😍❤️
Lyddington Bede House, Rutland
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The top floor of lovely Lyddington Bede House, Rutland 😍
A short photo thread…
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The absolutely gorgeous 16th century Willington stables and dovecote, Bedfordshire. Two of the many architectural gems in this area, but these have to be some of the best!
A photo thread…
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St. Margaret’s, not St. Mary’s! A mistake but no edit option 😬
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The incredible Crowland Abbey, Lincolnshire, one of the real gems of The Fens 🤩
A photo thread of the exterior and interior…
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The incredible roof structure in the kitchen of Gainsborough Old Hall 😍😃
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Such a lovely little ogee arched doorway to the now inaccessible rood stairs, with neighbouring flower label stop 😍 Pretty!
Church of St. Nicholas, Swineshead
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Such a pretty little building 🤩
No.3, St Mary’s Passage, Cambridge.
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The interior of the gorgeous 17th century Riding House at Bolsover Castle, Derbyshire 😍
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Wingfield Manor, Derbyshire ❤️
Currently closed to visitors as it needs some conservation work, but I took these photos yesterday and thought I’d share some images of this incredibly beautiful and very significant place 😊
More info & photos in a thread below…
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I wonder what stories this floor could tell… 😃
Bushmead Priory, Bedfordshire
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Absolutely stunning semi-circular recessed entrance to this Victorian building on Ludgate Hill, London 😍🤩
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The amazing door to Holy Trinity Collegiate Church, Tattershall 😍
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Lovely soft light falling through one of the south windows at St. Botolph’s Church, Stow Longa, Cambridgeshire 😍
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Arch action galore at beautiful Castle Acre Priory, Norfolk! 😀
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Sunlight streaming into the beautiful and peaceful Church of St. Margaret of Antioch, Knotting, Bedfordshire 😍
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Stamford, Lincolnshire - could easily be somewhere in France though 😍
It often feels like you’re wandering around a film set. This particular building stopped me in my tracks -
really beautiful and the ghosts signs (zoom in) add even more interest 😀
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Fantastic Brigflatts Quaker Meeting House, near Sedbergh, Cumbria 😍
Late 17th century with some 18th century alterations.
Photos of the lovely interior woodwork in comment below…
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Happy bank holiday Monday, from here at cow parsley central! 😀
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The excellent door (and door-within-a-door!) at Holy Trinity Collegiate Church, Tattershall, Lincolnshire 😃
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The gorgeous porch and doorway to St. Mary’s Church, Everton, Bedfordshire 😍
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A crisp autumn morning walk by the river in St. Ives, Cambridgeshire…with its stunning fifteenth century bridge, complete with a chapel in the middle 😍
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Some lovely big, old roof timbers in All Saints Church, Little Staughton ❤️
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I’m not sure I’ve ever seen such a very long terrace of thatched cottages! Couldn’t even fit them all in the photo…goes on and on 😄
Melchbourne, Bedfordshire
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It’s all going on at beautiful Castle Acre Priory, Norfolk 🤩
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What a window! One of the many stunning features of Bolsover Castle, Derbyshire ❤️
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Amazing early fourteenth century wall paintings at Longthorpe Tower, near Peterborough 🤩
More 📷 and link to further info below…
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Had an unexpected adventure yesterday - a visit to a church led me past some abandoned buildings including; a manor house (with ha-ha) coach house & stables, all largely 1870’s, & an early C20th motor house!
I don’t know why they’re so appealing but they are!
Photo thread below.
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Elegant and enigmatic Kirby Hall, Northamptonshire ❤️
More 📷 below…
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I just love this simple but pretty little doorway and section of the north elevation - with large amounts of lime render surviving - at St. Nicholas’ Church in Swineshead, Bedfordshire…one of my favourite churches (and villages) in this area ❤️
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Exploring the amazing cantilevered staircase in the ruined part of Kirby Hall, Northamptonshire, today 😍
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Might Ely Cathedral be the ‘archiest’ cathedral?! 🧐😀
I’m sure there are other contenders out there, but it’s pretty jam packed!
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Stunning Houghton House, Bedfordshire ❤️
The ruin of an early 17th century home, thought to be the inspiration for the ‘House Beautiful’ in John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress.
The 2 loggias & front porch are thought to be by Inigo Jones, the rest by John Thorpe.
A photo thread…
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Astonishing Bushmead Priory, a rare survival of a complete Augustinian refectory (with some later alterations) and fantastic C14th century wall paintings 😍❤️I have created a thread for photos as so many!
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Constantly amazed by the amount gorgeous houses to found throughout my local area in Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire! This one certainly made me stop and stare at it for a minute or two 😍
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The beautifully framed entrance to St. Botolph’s Church in Stow Longa, Cambridgeshire… feels a bit as if you are stepping into a different, and slightly forgotten, world.
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The impressive roof of the Great Hall at Stokesay Castle 😍
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The gorgeous Roxton Congregational Chapel, Bedfordshire 😍 Built in 1808, it’s a lovely example of the cottage ornee style.
(More photos in a thread below, as one’s just not enough!).
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The only surviving part of the outer walls of Newark Castle (Port of Glasgow, not the one in Nottinghamshire) this tower was converted into a Doocot, or Dovecote, in the late 16th century 😍
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Sunny St. Neots, Cambridgeshire, complete with converted mill and lilly pads 🥰
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It’s a really glorious day here in Cambridgeshire…spring is here at last 🥰
Fox Brook, St. Neots.
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Wonderful Kirby Hall, Northamptonshire 🥰
Depending on which part of this large and beautiful building you’re looking at, you can feel like you’re at totally different places! More photos in a thread below…
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For all of the railway enthusiasts - and others like me, who just like old and interesting structures - here’s the lovely mid-19th century station at Stamford and the adjacent late 19th century signal box 😀
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Almost like wandering into a fairytale…Stokesay Castle ❤️
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One of the wall paintings still visible in the fantastic St. Andrew’s Church, Lyddington, Rutland 😃
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What an unusual and beautiful church door 😍🤩
St. James’ Church, Croxton, Cambridgeshire
Photo of detail in comment below…
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Well, this must be the prettiest latrine I’ve ever seen…and two storey as well!
Castle Acre Priory, Norfolk 😀
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Some of the fantastic 17th century wall paintings and panelling at Bolsover Castle, Derbyshire 😍
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A bright and very green start to the week here in Cambridgeshire! 🥰
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One of the fantastically intricate ceilings in the Fitzwilliam, Cambridge 😍
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View through the ruined 15th century tracery at Lincoln Medieval Bishops’ Palace today, where we were recording new content for the audio guide 😀
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When you keep stopping on a non-work day out and saying things like, “oooh, look at those lovely rainwater goods”, then there’s probably no hope 😂
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Love this building on Castlegate in Newark, Nottinghamshire - the fab brickwork, the chamfered corner and the arched canopy over the window all help set it apart 😍🥰
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Wonderful mid-19th century writing desk and cabinet by William Burges 😍
Manchester Art Gallery.
Some close ups in a short thread below…
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The fantastic memorial to William Dickins, who fell from the church steeple whilst doing some pointing in 1718, but survived. A detailed description, with excellent spelling & layout of text! 🤩
Also…remnants of a lime coating to the masonry! 😍
St. Mary’s, Keysoe, Bedfordshire
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St. Edmundsbury Cathedral is unusual in still being under construction throughout the C20th - with the tower, a chapel and cloisters the last to be added in the 2000’s. It’s simply stunning & has a special atmosphere. The design and craftsmanship are top notch! 🤩❤️
A 📸 thread…
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@mothermagmar58
Yes, he says he did consider that one but the dinosaur is black and white on that one and he wanted more colour
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The incredible Conwy Castle 🤩
Once fully rendered, a shining beacon in the landscape.
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The wonderful 18th century Gothic Folly on the Wimpole Estate, Cambridgeshire 🥰
A 📷 thread…
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The wonderful lion who sits above one of the doors into the Great Hall of Gainsborough Old Hall, Lincolnshire ❤️
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A lovely, peaceful - and very green - Sunday morning here in Cambridgeshire ❤️
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The Old Bakery in Branscombe, Devon 😍
Interesting mix of building materials and methods!
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The spectacular & hugely atmospheric undercroft of the church of St. Mary Magdalene, Paddington, London.
A popular filming location, you may see it pop up in various things!
(Photos from a previous job in 2014/15, & prior to a major conservation project at the church).
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The doorway to a lost kingdom? 🤩
Lowther Estate, Cumbria
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Fountains Mill - a long-lived and long-functioning building…
Built by the Cistercians in the 12th century, it was still in use up until 1927!
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