Cambridge 21, 22 July

We spent a couple of days in Cambrige with Jenny and David. Many of the colleges set up as hotels during holiday time. Some of the photos are unlabelled as we went to so many colleges and now they all look a bit the same.

We stayed at Christ's College. This is the entry gate on the street.

 

Inside was quiet and very spacious.

At the door of our rooms in the second courtyard.

 

Christ’s College Chapel

 

 The college hall.

Charles Darwin was a student at Christ's College.

 

The Blythe Building facing the Fellows ' Garden.

 

One of the door ways.

 

The River Cam running through Cambridge is so peaceful and beautiful.

 

 We loved watching the punting.

We visited the Samual Pepys Library, in Magdalene College.

 

Medieval chimneys.

 

Inside the magnificent Fitzwilliam Museum.

 

The Fitzwilliam  dome.

The Winkle Gatherer by Jean-Baptistery Carpeaux (1827-1875).

 View of L'Estaque with the Chateau, 1885, by Paul Cezanne.

 

A harpsichord.

A lovely something or other.

The Mathematical Bridge.

 

 

 

Trinity College Wren Library.

 

The chapel at Trinity College.

 

 

St John's College.

 

The Bridge of Sighs at St John's College.

 

Walking to their fate over the Bridge of Sighs.

 

Kettle's Yard, the amazing house and gallery of the late Jim Ede, a curater of the Tate Gallery in the 20's and 30', and his wife Helen. It is a unique house with a distinctive collection of 20th century art, and a gallery exhibiting contemporary and modern art.

Standing under Milton's tree in Christ's College. This is our last photo with Jenny and David. Hopefully we will see them again very soon.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Norwich 18,19,20 July

Had a lovely few nostalgic days in Norwich with Jenny and David.

First stop was Jenny and David's allotment to inspect the fruits of their labours.

Joy at Tombland.

 

Elm Hill.

 

Of course a visit to the Norwich Cathedral is a must. The cathedral was begun in Norman times, 1096 and completed in 1145. It was constructed out of flint and mortar and faced with a cream-coloured limestone shipped from Caen in France.

 

Lord Nelson is still there in the Close.

 

We think this is England's most magnificent Cathedral.

 

A closer view of the roof.

The altar.

The choir.

The cloisters.

One of the gates leading into the Close.

 

Jenny and David took us to The Plantation Garden, a Victorian garden, created between 1856 and 1897 by a successful Norwich businessman Henry Trevor. It fell into disrepair and was rediscovered in the 80's, completely overgrown, then saved and restored by a trust. It is unique and absolutely charming, we loved it.

 

The back wall was constructed of all sorts of things, including bits of antiquity.

 

Looking down at the beautiful garden.

 

 

Sheffield 16, 17 July

On our way done to Norwich we stopped for a couple of nights at the steel town of Sheffield (The Full Monty) so Bill could visit an industrial museum.

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Lunch on the first day was at Berwick upon Tweed, with its old Aqueduct.

Looking towards the industrial heritage Museum on Kelham Island in Sheffield.

 

 

A large Bessemer Converter (blast furnance) stands at the entrance to the Kelham Island Museum.

 

The huge River Don 12,000 hp steam engine used to drive a plate forming mill. It was built in 1905 and retired in 1978. It is still steamed regularly but sadly not on the day we were there.

The Winter Gardens in Sheffield has quite a few Australian plants.

Sheffield Cathedral.

Inside the gothic Cathedral.

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The Tour de France second stage finished in Sheffield this year, so there were quite a few bike themes around. This was a bike decorating contest displayed at the Cathedral.