{"id":26160,"date":"2025-01-21T23:03:22","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T23:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=26160"},"modified":"2025-01-22T06:33:22","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T06:33:22","slug":"days-out-this-afternoon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=26160","title":{"rendered":"DAYS OUT: This Afternoon\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Ryhall.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve often driven past or through Ryhall. It\u2019s a very pretty place. But, until today, I never really had the opportunity to pause and enjoy it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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View from the (very narrow) bridge.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Ryhall is the kind of place I dream about living in, one day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s also been a fair old while since I had occasion to stop and look at – and enjoy – any ecclesiastical architecture. I managed two today. St. John The Evangelist church, Ryhall, and the remains of St. Leonards Priory, in Stamford.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s the church:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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St. John The Evangelist.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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If IMHO eat, this was one of the duller churches I\u2019ve visited. It\u2019s in a beautiful village. And the graveyard is quite pretty. But the church itself? It\u2019s a bit dull. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Inside there wasn\u2019t much that caught my eye. The posh folks\u2019 memorials, perhaps? And there\u2019s one corbel carving that, quite literally, stands out. But compared with so many churches I\u2019ve visited, this one\u2019s a little lacking. The glass here would typifiy what I\u2019m talking about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Outside there is a series of tiny little heads and ornaments, carved into the stone. Some of which are quite appealing. And the scale abs style of this feature strikes me a little unusual. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Later the same day I was able to stop – to revisit; I\u2019d passed the building earlier, whilst delivering – and briefly admire St. Leonards Priory. Or at least what\u2019s left of it\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There\u2019s an info\u2019 board. And you can walk down to the river. I walked part the way. But it got very<\/em> muddy. And I didn\u2019t have suitable footwear. So I didn\u2019t reach the Welland on this occasion. Poss\u2019 worth a revisit, with Teresa?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It was interesting walking along the colonnade. And peaking into the empty interior. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The area around the Priory is quite pleasant\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Slight pano\u2019\u2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019d hardly believe you were in Stamford, looking at the above view. But turn 180\u00b0, and you will quickly see that you certainly are!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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All in all, this was a very<\/em> pleasant Tuesday. I did my work, which in itself I found enjoyable. And afterwards I was able to savour some of the attractions of the locality. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I\u2019ve often driven past or through Ryhall. It\u2019s a very pretty place. But, until today, I never really had the opportunity to pause and enjoy it. Ryhall is the kind of place I dream about living in, one day. It\u2019s also been a fair old while since I had occasion to stop and look at … <\/p>\n

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