Burton-upon-Trent has two churches dedicated to Saint Modwen, its patron saint. There is not much known about Modwen. She was apparently an Irish noblewoman who, on her pilgrimage to Rome,…
To avoid locked doors of smaller churches along my journey and to meet the people involved in creating the community around the saints, keeping these amazing buildings alive, I put much effort into planning: calling or…
Whitby Abbey is a special place. The abbey dominates the landscape from its exposed location on top of the cliffs. The ruins of the Benedictine monastery visible today were originally…
I set off on a rather rainy morning but managed to outrun the bad weather on my journey north. The day turned out to be pleasantly warm with sunshine and rainbows. For my second and…
First of all, Anglo-Saxon history is intriguing but at the same time mind-bogglingly confusing for somebody who has not studied it for the last 20 years or so. Everything started…