Tag: Leek

Categories
Holidays

Still Standing

As I look through the photos from my recent 5-week trip to the UK, several themes occur to me, one of which is old buildings.

They start with Leek, near Stoke-on-Trent, where I went out for a short wander before rain sent me scurrying back. (I hadn’t expected to need a raincoat.)Leek Leek Leek

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

Then there was York, which has its fair share of ancient buildings.

Clifford’s Tower
York Cathedral
York Cathedral
St Mary's Abbey, gardens of Yorkshire Museum
St Mary’s Abbey, gardens of Yorkshire Museum

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

While staying in the Wye Valley, we saw:

Tintern Abbey
Tintern Abbey
Bath: Roman Baths
Bath: Roman Baths
St Martin's Church, Cwmyoy
St Martin’s Church, Cwmyoy. Yes, it really does lean even more than that tower in Pisa.
Llanthony Priory
Llanthony Priory

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

Those buildings have seen so many events since they were built: war and peace, births and deaths. Despite it all, they’re still standing, ready for us to enter between their ancient walls, read their ancient signs and muse on centuries of history.