tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post8098295711409130568..comments2024-03-26T16:59:23.236+00:00Comments on Ragged Robin's Nature Notes: A Day Out in Herefordshire - Part 2: St Michael's Church, Castle FromeRagged Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14090463834740346114noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-52109485148196873322018-10-14T18:14:06.258+01:002018-10-14T18:14:06.258+01:00John Scurr - Thanks so much. Iron work is fascina...John Scurr - Thanks so much. Iron work is fascinating as I too am beginning to discover.<br /><br />Somehow I missed the heart burial recess - I didn't read my notes properly when there :( I didn't realise the image had been stolen so thanks so much for that information.<br /><br />I thought Simon Jenkins was a bit mean to give it only one star to be honest!! I have found some super churches that are not in his book although to be fair he was limited to a 1000!Ragged Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14090463834740346114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-70463967014453199122018-10-09T10:51:47.996+01:002018-10-09T10:51:47.996+01:00Caroline Gill - Thank you so much. It is amazing ...Caroline Gill - Thank you so much. It is amazing how the sight and smell of items can bring back so many memories. With Herefordshire and me it is always Damsons (my grandparents came from Herefordshire) and Dad always used to go over there for Damsons so Mum could make jam! ) I still haven't decided what to do with hop garland! <br /><br />How wonderful to live in a converted oast house :) I've just checked NT Croft Castle - it is a long way from here but have occasionally been similar distances on a day out. Saving Ledbury for a family day out as I think my daughter might like it there.Ragged Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14090463834740346114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-1930578424323829142018-10-09T09:06:57.366+01:002018-10-09T09:06:57.366+01:00How lovely, RR, to be in Herefordshire at this tim...How lovely, RR, to be in Herefordshire at this time of year, with its mellow light and rolling landscape. I haven't been to this church: what remarkable carvings. The hops remind me of my Kentish childhood: we had some in our church here in Suffolk last Sunday for Harvest Festival, and, oh, what a pang of nostalgia, brought on by their trailing form and heady scent! A friend of ours in those days lived in a converted oast house. I haven't checked the map, and it is probably too far for you for a day trip, but when we lived in Swansea, we loved to visit NT Croft Castle. I have only been to Ledbury once, when I was taking part in a poetry anthology launch at a fringe festival event. Again, a lovely place to explore. Caroline Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05203454486693014969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-30235838745835166372018-10-08T19:22:32.676+01:002018-10-08T19:22:32.676+01:00CherryPie - Thank you - the most amazing font I...CherryPie - Thank you - the most amazing font I've ever seen!Ragged Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14090463834740346114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-33749415227963080112018-10-08T18:33:24.921+01:002018-10-08T18:33:24.921+01:00The church looks really interesting and the font a...The church looks really interesting and the font as you say is stunning! The carving is exquisite.CherryPiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788084724907992076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-40275861553084383132018-10-06T16:38:58.783+01:002018-10-06T16:38:58.783+01:00Rosie - So glad you found out it was Pembridge - y...Rosie - So glad you found out it was Pembridge - yes it is very lovely there. Hengist Croft Gardens look lovely and somewhere else I would like to visit. Would be good if you had some photos. Most of my old old ones are in the form of prints stored in boxes! When we first went digital I didn't take many photos for years as son and OH had nabbed the digital camera. I stopped using my old Pentax slr then as print film etc. worked out expensive compared to digital images. I only really got back into photography about the time I started this blog when the family bough me a surprise Olympus dslr for my birthday.<br /><br />That is so interesting about the Heron Cross factory - it is so good to find items that are still made in England. You are fortunate to be able to buy jugs locally. I have a blue and white one called "Waking Woods" which I bought years ago from an antique fair I think - it has a blue lady on it! So I was thrilled to find a stall selling them in Ludlow. My son bought me a large harebell one for Christmas or Birthday and when we went back I bought the one with brambles, blackberries and dog roses. I love their pottery :)Ragged Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14090463834740346114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-7015617910827570892018-10-06T14:15:36.528+01:002018-10-06T14:15:36.528+01:00I've looked back at your earlier posts and yes...I've looked back at your earlier posts and yes, Pembrdge is the village we visited on that little break, such a pretty village. We also visited a garden called Hengist Croft too as well as an old Quaker Meeting House and burial site. I must see if I have any photos, I can't remember when we visited or even if I had a camera then! I did notice on one of your posts that you had bought a Heron Cross Pottery jug. I have a little jug from them too. The factory isn't far from us here no more than a couple of miles in Herons Cross between Fenton and Stoke, unfortunately they don't have a factory shop but I often see their wares on local market stalls and in antique and vintage shops:) Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-81762821894165304212018-10-05T17:05:38.379+01:002018-10-05T17:05:38.379+01:00Rosie - Thanks so much Rosie. So pleased you liked...Rosie - Thanks so much Rosie. So pleased you liked church, font and tomb.<br /><br />The church in Pembridge does have a separate bell tower. Hope you can go back one day. My son had a day out a few years back and visited 4 of the black and white villages - Weobley, Eardisland, Pembridge and Dilwyn. We had such a great time we went back as a family for a short break and stayed at The Gables in Weobley. If you want to see more of that area you can click on Herefordshire under my "Labels" and see the posts. The first few are recent visits but if you click on the older posts you will eventually get to the short breaks posts and also the day out post. Eardisley (we did visit the huge oak there but not the church) has another brilliantly carved font and is also on the "black and white village" trail.Ragged Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14090463834740346114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-80541091135580084562018-10-05T15:42:53.935+01:002018-10-05T15:42:53.935+01:00What a wonderful church. The font is amazing so d...What a wonderful church. The font is amazing so detailed and intricate. The Unett tomb too is so detailed. What a lovely day out you had. I was trying to remember the name of the pretty village I visited with a couple of friends when we went to visit another friend near Llandrindod Wells on the Herefordshire/Powys border, it had a separate bell tower - we never got inside the church so I would love to go back one day and explore. I think it was Pembridge:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-46679555504196880722018-10-05T13:21:23.165+01:002018-10-05T13:21:23.165+01:00Amanda Peters - Thanks so much Amanda. You see the...Amanda Peters - Thanks so much Amanda. You see the font as soon as you open the south door. I had seen photos of it before I went but nothing prepares you for the craftsmanship of it. I also really liked the tomb - again so beautifully made.<br /><br />lol! re: going back lists getting longer!! :) I forgot to mention what I had missed and this was the possible site in a chancel recess of a "heart burial".<br /><br />Lovely area - as I may have mentioned before I could live in Herefordshire :)Ragged Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14090463834740346114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-5287659239717363542018-10-05T11:13:02.086+01:002018-10-05T11:13:02.086+01:00The drive to the church looks lovely, beautiful da... The drive to the church looks lovely, beautiful day too. I bet you were very excited to get inside and look at the font.<br /><br />The carved stone in the doorway is very unusual, WOW the font it's self is stunning and has survived very well, it's the first one I have seen with a carved (feet) rest. The workmanship is of a very high standard.<br /><br />The building inside is quite simple, but to have a Alabaster tomb and that font makes it a special place.<br /><br />The whole area looks lovely, I do hope you get chance to go back and discover more, our list of "I must go back" get's longer and longer.<br /><br />Great post RR lovely to see.<br />Amanda xxAmanda Petershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16760505541954557539noreply@blogger.com