Wainwright declared Scafell Crag, “the greatest display of natural grandeur in the district”. I climb the Lord’s Rake & West Wall Traverse to see for myself.
When Edward Thomas's train stopped 'unwontedly' at Adlestrop station it became the inspiration for the most famous of his poems: ' Yes. I remember Adlestrop- / The name, because one afternoon / Of heat the exprss- train drew up there / Unwontedly' Though the station no longer exists the station sign is displayed in a shelter at the centre of the village. If this is not reason enough to visit Adlestrop, which is close to the Chipping Norton road near to Stow On The Wold, it's connections with Jane Austen must be of interest to visitors. The village itself surrounds a central green and is built of local Cotswold stone. Jane Austen is believed to have visited her mother's cousin Rev. Thomas Leigh three times between 1794 and 1806, she stayed at Adlestrop house the then rectory and would have worshiped at the local church. St Mary Magdalene is cruciform with an embattled west tower and despite several restorations retains much of it's beauty and is complimented by it's picturesque surroundings. www.bwthornton.co.uk My theatre blog: stratford-upon-avon-theatre.blogspot.co.uk/
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Limestone From Abydos Dynasty 19, reign of Sety l ca. 1291-1279 B.C. The site of Abydos lies on the west bank of the Nile in Upper Egypt, some 275 miles south of modern Cairo and 60 miles northwest of Luxor (ancient Thebes). Throughout ancient Egyptian history, Abydos was sacred to Osiris, the god of resurrection who ruled the netherworld. His son, Horus, governed the living on earth. During his reign, a pharaoh was identified with Horus. After death, he was thought to become one with Osiris. From the beginning of dynastic history, Egypt's rulers sought to erect memorial buildings and temples for themselves in the sacred land of Abydos where their union with Osiris would be memorialized. The largest of these memorial temples is that of Sety l (Dynasty 19). Fifty feet north of his temple, Sety built a smaller but equally well decorated memorial chapel for his father, Ramesses l. Advanced in years when he came to the throne, Ramesses ruled for little more than two years. The task of erecting a memorial chapel therefore became the pious duty of his son and successor, Sety. The relief above is from the west wall of the chapel. Metropolitan Museum of Art NYC
Wyck Rissington lies a few miles south of Stow-on-the-Wold just off the Fosse Way. In contrast to it's neighbour Bourton on the Water, Wyck Rissington seems a tranquil haven lost in time. Wyck is a Saxon term for an outlying farm while Rissington refers to a hill covered in brush. The village sprawls along a broad village green for a mile or more with houses set far back from the roadside. A beautiful collection of Cotswold cottages and farms meander past the village pond and down to the church at the end of the village. The church has an attractive new roof with a fine cross on the gable. The building is12th century in origin, the 9ft thick walls at the base of the tower date from this period. The tower itself and the important Early Gothic chancel are 13th century and are probably the work of Eynsham Abbey which owned the advowson at this time An interesting church with many original elements such as the Early Gothic east window arrangement and a magnificent 14th century stained glass crucifix with it's rare green glass cross. Another claim to fame is an association with Gustav Holst who at the age of 17 in 1892-93 became St Laurence's organist, his first paid post. The church and village inhabit a long lost age and are a peaceful place to visit. www.bwthornton.co.uk
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THE WEST WALLIn ancient Egyptian mythology the west was the realm of the dead. Therefore, in all Old Kingdom tombs, west walls incorporate a symbolic doorway (called a False Door by Egyptologists) as a focal point for prayers and offerings
