{"id":10625,"date":"2023-11-29T22:36:27","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T22:36:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=10625"},"modified":"2023-11-30T08:51:14","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T08:51:14","slug":"days-out-stamford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=10625","title":{"rendered":"DAYS OUT: Stamford"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Barn Hill, Stamford, looking south-east.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

All my Amazon deliveries today were in a very concentrated spot in Stamford. Which made for a nicer than usual (at least of late; too many deliveries in Peterborough!) delivery route, albeit it was, literally, freezing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wow! What a place.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Seeing how the other half live, on occasion, is a mixed bag. It\u2019s nice to enjoy the splendour of these beautiful buildings, even if only very momentarily. But it also rubs one\u2019s schnozzer in the fact that this isn\u2019t where one resides oneself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The rear of the building pictured above this pic.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This picture, above, is the rear of the palatial gaff pictured above it, mit portico, etc. Shot from down the bottom of the rather sweet little Barn Hill Mews cul-de-sac, where I had a package to drop. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Delivered here. What a door!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Some prime portals on Barn Hill. Look at these, above and below. Huge doors, massive knockers (snurf!). And check the tiny weird shaped letterbox on the one below. Almost no post will actually be small enough to pass through that little aperture. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Impressive (shit doormat tho\u2019!).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I took a few shots in town, as the evening light was lovely. And there\u2019s so much photogenic architecture, all begging to be papp\u2019ed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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All Saints. One of Stamfords\u2019 several grand churches.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Above, All Saints, shot from Red Lion Square. Just one of Stamfords\u2019 several grand churches. Why, pray, so much impressive ecclesiastical architecture? In looking for an answer I found this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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At this time the town was of great importance having been granted a charter by King Henry III in 1256. It then possessed six monasteries and priories, six religious colleges and no fewer than 14 churches. This unusually high density of religious establishments was renowned throughout Europe.<\/p>\nRead more here<\/a>.<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Parked outside the George. Didn\u2019t go in.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Being in an abstemious phase, I only parked near The George. I dursn\u2019t go inside. As I\u2019m orff the sauce for good. Instead I walked over the bridge – see pics below – to the St Mary\u2019s Bookshop, for to see their Ernst Haeckel Taschen book (a handsome 40th Anniversary edition). Only to decide I could\u2019nae afford it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A pano\u2019 from the bridge.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Gorgeous!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Beautiful.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The views from the bridge were lovely at this time (I forget exactly when; poss around 5pm?). With the evening light, and a clear (and freezing) sky. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

All my Amazon deliveries today were in a very concentrated spot in Stamford. Which made for a nicer than usual (at least of late; too many deliveries in Peterborough!) delivery route, albeit it was, literally, freezing. Seeing how the other half live, on occasion, is a mixed bag. It\u2019s nice to enjoy the splendour of … <\/p>\n

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