D and I went a wander round our nearest market town, Coleshill, at the weekend mainly to visit our favourite second hand bookshop - "Books Revisited".
I usually manage to park by the church in Church Hill.
There are some lovely independent shops in Coleshill.
I usually buy the Christmas wreath for the front door from this florists but that won't be until next month!
I just bought a few Christmas decorations for the tree from the bookshop although there were a couple of new books I was quite keen on which if they are still there I might buy another time.
Lychgate leading to the church decorated with poppies for Remembrance Sunday.
I've done several blog posts on St Peter and St Paul Coleshill Parish Church in the past - this is the West Door.
Crocheted poppies have been used to create a display at the church.
War Memorial
I hope everyone is staying safe and well.
All photos taken by me with the Panasonic Lumix FZ330 bridge camera. (I don't particularly rate my photos but if anyone wishes to use one I would be grateful for an email first - thanks).
Would you consider it an unusual thing to see the lychgate decorated like that? Just this afternoon, a few of us were commenting that we haven't seen any yarn bombing about lately. I love places such as Coleshill full of independent shops.
ReplyDeleteRustic Pumpkin - Thanks so much Debbie. I think its the first lychgate I've seen that has been decorated. I haven't seen much yarn bombing recently either. I think its one of the reasons I love Herefordshire so much as so many towns have lots of independent shops :) Apart from Coleshill have to travel much further at home.
ReplyDeleteColeshill looks lovely ! like the decorations on the lychgate :)
ReplyDeleteColeshill looks a lovely town and it's good that you are close enough to visit often. I love places with lots of little shops, I wish all high streets were the same. The poppies are lovely:)
ReplyDeleteThe Quacks of Life - Thanks :) I don't think I've seen a decorated lychgate before!
ReplyDeleteRosie - Thanks. Its very close to home so a good place to get a market town "fix"!! Only place near us with some independent shops sadly.
Coleshill looks a lovely town with interesting shops. Hay has lots of independent shops - they make such a difference to a town. Beautiful poppy decorations for Armistice day too.
ReplyDeleteBovey Belle - Thank you. Hay is very good for independent shops :) Discovered another town recently that apparently has loads and we've only ever driven through and that is Kington.
ReplyDeleteOh I wonder what the Green and Yellow heritage trail is all about...I feel a bit of research coming on 😻
ReplyDeleteThe Wessex Reiver - Thanks so much. Here is a link with a bit more info (you may need to copy and paste though) https://coleshilltowncouncil.gov.uk/about-coleshill
ReplyDeleteI've never done the tour tbh but reading the above just learned there is a rare Edward VIII post box there which I will have to seek out! The church iteself though rarely open is full of interest.
The poppy displays are lovely :-)
ReplyDeleteCherryPie - Thank you.
ReplyDeleteLove the crocheted poppies - they could do something similar on a Xmas tree shape and it would be stunning!
ReplyDeleteMillymollymandy - thank you and I agree with your idea. I did see a Cmassy one at Balsall Common but didn't have my camera with me and my phone camera is rubbish. Sadly I didn't have time to go back and get a photo.
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