The Adventures of Pearl !!! Host list post's #22 and #23

[Jack Black]

Jack Black Thanks you for the trip thru Sheffield and beyond. The info no the police box was very interesting.

Jack Black You were a great host to Pearl Jack. Thanks for taking us with you as you showed her the sights.

Thanks a lot guys

Thanks for all the GREAT pictures Jack... been a wonderful story watching Pearl and her travels

So quick question... should we consider Randy "Father of Pearl"?

Thank you my friend Maybe!

Thanks very much to all of Pearls hosts, its been a fascinating and informative read! Brilliant in fact

Would you be willing to show her around like you did Earl Paul?

 

[donn]

Evening everyone hope your all having a nice Easter.
This morning the lady Pearl arrived in the county of Cheshire in the UK so many thanks to Jack Black for including me in this pass around and forwarding her to me.
She's a fine lady isn't she. I've never owned a Case so it's been good to see the high regard they seem to be held in on these forums is well earned. Pearl certainly seems to be a well made quality knife.

So not much adventure today for Pearl. I was doing chores this morning but as it got to hot I wondered off to buy some hot cross buns and check out some land. Now my posts are sometimes full of history and pubs and other stuff but in reality I actually live in the dullest part of all creation.

So nothing more interesting than the original Manchester to Liverpool railway line. The world's first intercity passenger railway opened in 1830. Nowadays just another suburban line, but when originally built a wonder of the industrial age.

About a mile down the line is the Chat Moss Hotel (very recently renamed the Glazebury after the village it's in ). Built at the same time as the railway it was for a time the headquarters of George Stephenson, chief engineer for the project.

https://www.scienceandindustrymuseu...s/making-the-liverpool-and-manchester-railway

https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Liverpool_and_Manchester_Railway

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liverpool_and_Manchester_Railway

So sorry not much to show but I've got a few things planned over the couple of weeks so hopefully there will be stuff more interesting than a railway to look at shortly.

 

[Jack Black]

Evening everyone hope your all having a nice Easter.
This morning the lady Pearl arrived in the county of Cheshire in the UK so many thanks to Jack Black for including me in this pass around and forwarding her to me.
She's a fine lady isn't she. I've never owned a Case so it's been good to see the high regard they seem to be held in on these forums is well earned. Pearl certainly seems to be a well made quality knife.

So not much adventure today for Pearl. I was doing chores this morning but as it got to hot I wondered off to buy some hot cross buns and check out some land. Now my posts are sometimes full of history and pubs and other stuff but in reality I actually live in the dullest part of all creation.

So nothing more interesting than the original Manchester to Liverpool railway line. The world's first intercity passenger railway opened in 1830. Nowadays just another suburban line, but when originally built a wonder of the industrial age.

About a mile down the line is the Chat Moss Hotel (very recently renamed the Glazebury after the village it's in ). Built at the same time as the railway it was for a time the headquarters of George Stephenson, chief engineer for the project.

https://www.scienceandindustrymuseu...s/making-the-liverpool-and-manchester-railway

https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Liverpool_and_Manchester_Railway

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liverpool_and_Manchester_Railway

So sorry not much to show but I've got a few things planned over the couple of weeks so hopefully there will be stuff more interesting than a railway to look at shortly.

Great post David, I'm sure Pearl is going to have some fun on the wrong side of the tracks

 

[donn]

I hope we both have some fun.

 

[Prester John]

Evening everyone hope your all having a nice Easter.
This morning the lady Pearl arrived in the county of Cheshire in the UK so many thanks to Jack Black for including me in this pass around and forwarding her to me.
She's a fine lady isn't she. I've never owned a Case so it's been good to see the high regard they seem to be held in on these forums is well earned. Pearl certainly seems to be a well made quality knife.

So not much adventure today for Pearl. I was doing chores this morning but as it got to hot I wondered off to buy some hot cross buns and check out some land. Now my posts are sometimes full of history and pubs and other stuff but in reality I actually live in the dullest part of all creation.

So nothing more interesting than the original Manchester to Liverpool railway line. The world's first intercity passenger railway opened in 1830. Nowadays just another suburban line, but when originally built a wonder of the industrial age.

About a mile down the line is the Chat Moss Hotel (very recently renamed the Glazebury after the village it's in ). Built at the same time as the railway it was for a time the headquarters of George Stephenson, chief engineer for the project.

https://www.scienceandindustrymuseu...s/making-the-liverpool-and-manchester-railway

https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Liverpool_and_Manchester_Railway

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liverpool_and_Manchester_Railway

So sorry not much to show but I've got a few things planned over the couple of weeks so hopefully there will be stuff more interesting than a railway to look at shortly.

Nice start, David. Looking forward to more.

 

[JohnDF]

Evening everyone hope your all having a nice Easter.
This morning the lady Pearl arrived in the county of Cheshire in the UK so many thanks to Jack Black for including me in this pass around and forwarding her to me.
She's a fine lady isn't she. I've never owned a Case so it's been good to see the high regard they seem to be held in on these forums is well earned. Pearl certainly seems to be a well made quality knife.

So not much adventure today for Pearl. I was doing chores this morning but as it got to hot I wondered off to buy some hot cross buns and check out some land. Now my posts are sometimes full of history and pubs and other stuff but in reality I actually live in the dullest part of all creation.

So nothing more interesting than the original Manchester to Liverpool railway line. The world's first intercity passenger railway opened in 1830. Nowadays just another suburban line, but when originally built a wonder of the industrial age.

About a mile down the line is the Chat Moss Hotel (very recently renamed the Glazebury after the village it's in ). Built at the same time as the railway it was for a time the headquarters of George Stephenson, chief engineer for the project.

https://www.scienceandindustrymuseu...s/making-the-liverpool-and-manchester-railway

https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Liverpool_and_Manchester_Railway

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liverpool_and_Manchester_Railway

So sorry not much to show but I've got a few things planned over the couple of weeks so hopefully there will be stuff more interesting than a railway to look at shortly.

I'm looking forward to see more of your's and Jack's beautiful country.

 

[donn]

Nice start, David. Looking forward to more.

I'm looking forward to see more of your's and Jack's beautiful country.

Thanks chaps.

 

[Fodderwing]

donn - Great news to hear you are hosting Pearl David! Wonderful post and already learned something. That is a mighty fine tree in the field by the twin main-lines. Looking forward to your posts.

 

[donn]

donn - Great news to hear you are hosting Pearl David! Wonderful post and already learned something. That is a mighty fine tree in the field by the twin main-lines. Looking forward to your posts.

Thanks Dwight your to kind. I really struggled to make that post anywhere near interesting but felt Pearl needed an intro to Cheshire. Glad you learnt something.

 

[donn]

Afternoon everyone hope your all well.
So eventually as promised, another adventure for Pearl which hopefully you'll all find more interesting than railway tracks.
So yesterday myself and Pearl took a day trip out to Worcester, county town of the county of Worcestershire and one of England's historic cathedral cities. This is actually nowhere near where I live, but I'd been planning to visit Worcester's Norman/Gothic cathedral as it's somewhere I've never visited before.
So Worcester itself is quite small and quite historic; full of small streets consisting of a lot of Tudor timber-framed houses such as these:

Worcester Cathedral is a fine affair, located in the city centre on a hill overlooking the River Severn.

The late Norman west end.

Based on the site of a 10th century Benedictine Monastery started by Oswald, (later St' Oswald) work was started in 1084 by Bishop Wulfstan, the only Anglo-Saxon Bishop to retain his bishopric following the Norman victory at Hastings in 1066.
The crypt is the only remaining part of the Anglo/Norman building that survives and dates from about 1089.

The remainder of the cathedral is a result of rebuilding from the late 12th century to the late 14th century. The nave is mainly 14th century; work starting in 1317.

There's always one place I like in our cathedrals and that is the Cloisters. Not all cathedrals have them as not all cathedrals had a monastic community attached to them. They were square four sided structures usually used as a place of work and study and are generally situated on the south side of the nave. Worcester's date from the late 14th century and are, unusually, enclosed.

Within the centre would normally be a herb garden.

Located off the cloisters would normally be the Chapter House. These are usually circular or octagonal/dectagonal buildings which were used by the Chapter to discuss ecclesiastical business.
Worcester's is a mix of Norman and 14th century. You can see some of the outside of it on the panoramic shot of the cloisters. It's the dexagonal building above and to the right of the cloisters.

More to come...

 

[Prester John]

Afternoon everyone hope your all well.
So eventually as promised, another adventure for Pearl which hopefully you'll all find more interesting than railway tracks.
So yesterday myself and Pearl took a day trip out to Worcester, county town of the county of Worcestershire and one of England's historic cathedral cities. This is actually nowhere near where I live, but I'd been planning to visit Worcester's Norman/Gothic cathedral as it's somewhere I've never visited before.
So Worcester itself is quite small and quite historic; full of small streets consisting of a lot of Tudor timber-framed houses such as these:

Worcester Cathedral is a fine affair, located in the city centre on a hill overlooking the River Severn.

The late Norman west end.

Based on the site of a 10th century Benedictine Monastery started by Oswald, (later St' Oswald) work was started in 1084 by Bishop Wulfstan, the only Anglo-Saxon Bishop to retain his bishopric following the Norman victory at Hastings in 1066.
The crypt is the only remaining part of the Anglo/Norman building that survives and dates from about 1089.

The remainder of the cathedral is a result of rebuilding from the late 12th century to the late 14th century. The nave is mainly 14th century; work starting in 1317.

There's always one place I like in our cathedrals and that is the Cloisters. Not all cathedrals have them as not all cathedrals had a monastic community attached to them. They were square four sided structures usually used as a place of work and study and are generally situated on the south side of the nave. Worcester's date from the late 14th century and are, unusually, enclosed.

Within the centre would normally be a herb garden.

Located off the cloisters would normally be the Chapter House. These are usually circular or octagonal/dectagonal buildings which were used by the Chapter to discuss ecclesiastical business.
Worcester's is a mix of Norman and 14th century. You can see some of the outside of it on the panoramic shot of the cloisters. It's the dexagonal building above and to the right of the cloisters.

More to come...

Thanks, David. What great architecture!

 

[Fodderwing]

Afternoon everyone hope your all well.
So eventually as promised, another adventure for Pearl which hopefully you'll all find more interesting than railway tracks.
So yesterday myself and Pearl took a day trip out to Worcester, county town of the county of Worcestershire and one of England's historic cathedral cities. This is actually nowhere near where I live, but I'd been planning to visit Worcester's Norman/Gothic cathedral as it's somewhere I've never visited before.
So Worcester itself is quite small and quite historic; full of small streets consisting of a lot of Tudor timber-framed houses such as these

Just another incredible cathedral David. What it must be like to walk through such a structure. Thanks for the tour and looking forward to more.

 

[donn]

Most of our great cathedrals have towers of some sort and Worcester is no exception.
The original Norman tower collapsed in 1170 but was eventually rebuilt, being completed in about 1374.

The tower was built to house the peel of bells. The bells were originally hung in an separate Norman bell tower; reputedly almost 170 feet in height it was located near the north east transept, but sadly, like many cathedral bell towers now long demolished.
The peel consisted of eight bells of which six remain.

Pearl on the Old Third.

http://worcesterbells.org.uk/

Now Worcester Cathedral is linked to the Royal line of England.
The most famous I think would probably be the tomb of King John.
Yep, that King John. 'Bad' King John, the king famous for Robin Hood and the Sheriff of Nottingham, and of course Magna Carta.
He reigned from 1199 to 1216 and is generally considered to be one of the worst kings in English history.
Essentially he just wasn't a very nice man. Reputedly the murderer of his own nephew, Prince Arthur in 1203 he also lost virtually all the English possessions in what is now modern day France, started a civil war and almost lost the crown to the French. His actions of course resulted in the formulation of the Magna Carta (great charter) that many consider to be the inspiration for the law codes of many modern nations, including the U.S Constitution.
He died suddenly, supposedly of dysentry at Newark Castle in 1216. His own hastily drawn up Will requesting that he be buried in Worcester Cathedral, a request that was actually honoured. King John had links to Worcester and visited the city often and was a devout follower of St Wulstan, whose shrine was located in the Choir of Worcester Cathedral.

And Pearl, alongside the face of a tyrant.
But...was he poisoned....??

He was interred just below the High Alter. The tomb you see dates from the rebuild of the East End in 1218 ordered by John's son and heir King Henry III.

More to come...

 

[donn]

The second royal tomb is located just to the right of King John's.
This is the Chantry Chapel containing the tomb of (another) Prince Arthur, son and heir to Henry VII and older brother of Henry VIII and dates from 1502.

This is one of the great "what if" scenarios of English history. If Arthur hadn't of died he'd of been crowned King. If that had of happened the whole structure of English religion would of taken a very different path.

So that brings this tour to an end. I hope you've enjoyed it. I spent about four hours in the cathedral as it was tipping it down for most of the day, so I didn't really get to see much more of Worcester or it's other museums ect as I also had a three hour train journey back home.

I of course had to allow a little time for me and Pearl to enjoy some refreshment whilst waiting for the train.
A pint of Craddock's Troll 5.4%.

In the 'King Charles II' pub. Dating from 1577 this was the house King Charles II escaped from after his defeat at the Battle of Worcester in 1651.

www.thekingcharleshouse.com

So thanks for looking everyone. There will be further little adventures with Pearl again shortly.

 

[Prester John]

The second royal tomb is located just to the right of King John's.
This is the Chantry Chapel containing the tomb of (another) Prince Arthur, son and heir to Henry VII and older brother of Henry VIII and dates from 1502.

This is one of the great "what if" scenarios of English history. If Arthur hadn't of died he'd of been crowned King. If that had of happened the whole structure of English religion would of taken a very different path.

So that brings this tour to an end. I hope you've enjoyed it. I spent about four hours in the cathedral as it was tipping it down for most of the day, so I didn't really get to see much more of Worcester or it's other museums ect as I also had a three hour train journey back home.

I of course had to allow a little time for me and Pearl to enjoy some refreshment whilst waiting for the train.
A pint of Craddock's Troll 5.4%.

In the 'King Charles II' pub. Dating from 1577 this was the house King Charles II escaped from after his defeat at the Battle of Worcester in 1651.

www.thekingcharleshouse.com

So thanks for looking everyone. There will be further little adventures with Pearl again shortly.

Thou art a worthy chronicler, David. Thanks.

 

[donn]

Just another incredible cathedral David. What it must be like to walk through such a structure. Thanks for the tour and looking forward to more.

Thou art a worthy chronicler, David. Thanks.

Thank you gentlemen. I'm sorry about the variable quality of the photos. The pics were taken with my Samsung J5 that provides better colour rendition than my Nikon camera but sometimes lacks definition, especially with pictures of large areas eg, the insides of cathedrals of castles.

 

[JohnDF]

Afternoon everyone hope your all well.
So eventually as promised, another adventure for Pearl which hopefully you'll all find more interesting than railway tracks.
So yesterday myself and Pearl took a day trip out to Worcester, county town of the county of Worcestershire and one of England's historic cathedral cities. This is actually nowhere near where I live, but I'd been planning to visit Worcester's Norman/Gothic cathedral as it's somewhere I've never visited before.
So Worcester itself is quite small and quite historic; full of small streets consisting of a lot of Tudor timber-framed houses such as these:

Worcester Cathedral is a fine affair, located in the city centre on a hill overlooking the River Severn.


The late Norman west end.




Based on the site of a 10th century Benedictine Monastery started by Oswald, (later St' Oswald) work was started in 1084 by Bishop Wulfstan, the only Anglo-Saxon Bishop to retain his bishopric following the Norman victory at Hastings in 1066.
The crypt is the only remaining part of the Anglo/Norman building that survives and dates from about 1089.


The remainder of the cathedral is a result of rebuilding from the late 12th century to the late 14th century. The nave is mainly 14th century; work starting in 1317.


There's always one place I like in our cathedrals and that is the Cloisters. Not all cathedrals have them as not all cathedrals had a monastic community attached to them. They were square four sided structures usually used as a place of work and study and are generally situated on the south side of the nave. Worcester's date from the late 14th century and are, unusually, enclosed.




Within the centre would normally be a herb garden.

Located off the cloisters would normally be the Chapter House. These are usually circular or octagonal/dectagonal buildings which were used by the Chapter to discuss ecclesiastical business.
Worcester's is a mix of Norman and 14th century. You can see some of the outside of it on the panoramic shot of the cloisters. It's the dexagonal building above and to the right of the cloisters.


More to come...

Most of our great cathedrals have towers of some sort and Worcester is no exception.
The original Norman tower collapsed in 1170 but was eventually rebuilt, being completed in about 1374.

The tower was built to house the peel of bells. The bells were originally hung in an separate Norman bell tower; reputedly almost 170 feet in height it was located near the north east transept, but sadly, like many cathedral bell towers now long demolished.
The peel consisted of eight bells of which six remain.


Pearl on the Old Third.






http://worcesterbells.org.uk/

Now Worcester Cathedral is linked to the Royal line of England.
The most famous I think would probably be the tomb of King John.
Yep, that King John. 'Bad' King John, the king famous for Robin Hood and the Sheriff of Nottingham, and of course Magna Carta.
He reigned from 1199 to 1216 and is generally considered to be one of the worst kings in English history.
Essentially he just wasn't a very nice man. Reputedly the murderer of his own nephew, Prince Arthur in 1203 he also lost virtually all the English possessions in what is now modern day France, started a civil war and almost lost the crown to the French. His actions of course resulted in the formulation of the Magna Carta (great charter) that many consider to be the inspiration for the law codes of many modern nations, including the U.S Constitution.
He died suddenly, supposedly of dysentry at Newark Castle in 1216. His own hastily drawn up Will requesting that he be buried in Worcester Cathedral, a request that was actually honoured. King John had links to Worcester and visited the city often and was a devout follower of St Wulstan, whose shrine was located in the Choir of Worcester Cathedral.






And Pearl, alongside the face of a tyrant.
But...was he poisoned....??


He was interred just below the High Alter. The tomb you see dates from the rebuild of the East End in 1218 ordered by John's son and heir King Henry III.


More to come...

The second royal tomb is located just to the right of King John's.
This is the Chantry Chapel containing the tomb of (another) Prince Arthur, son and heir to Henry VII and older brother of Henry VIII and dates from 1502.

This is one of the great "what if" scenarios of English history. If Arthur hadn't of died he'd of been crowned King. If that had of happened the whole structure of English religion would of taken a very different path.

So that brings this tour to an end. I hope you've enjoyed it. I spent about four hours in the cathedral as it was tipping it down for most of the day, so I didn't really get to see much more of Worcester or it's other museums ect as I also had a three hour train journey back home.

I of course had to allow a little time for me and Pearl to enjoy some refreshment whilst waiting for the train.
A pint of Craddock's Troll 5.4%.


In the 'King Charles II' pub. Dating from 1577 this was the house King Charles II escaped from after his defeat at the Battle of Worcester in 1651.


www.thekingcharleshouse.com

So thanks for looking everyone. There will be further little adventures with Pearl again shortly.

Wow... Absolutely amazing!!!

 

[donn]

Wow... Absolutely amazing!!!

It is isn't it. The medieval cathedral builders of Europe really knew what they were doing. I spend a lot of time in cathedrals and I every time I walk into one I go..."Wow...absolutely amazing!!!

 

[Jack Black]

Wow, thank you for that fantastic tour David, really interesting, I have never been to Worcester

 

[r8shell]

Most of our great cathedrals have towers of some sort and Worcester is no exception.
The original Norman tower collapsed in 1170 but was eventually rebuilt, being completed in about 1374.

The tower was built to house the peel of bells. The bells were originally hung in an separate Norman bell tower; reputedly almost 170 feet in height it was located near the north east transept, but sadly, like many cathedral bell towers now long demolished.
The peel consisted of eight bells of which six remain.

Pearl on the Old Third.

http://worcesterbells.org.uk/

Now Worcester Cathedral is linked to the Royal line of England.
The most famous I think would probably be the tomb of King John.
Yep, that King John. 'Bad' King John, the king famous for Robin Hood and the Sheriff of Nottingham, and of course Magna Carta.
He reigned from 1199 to 1216 and is generally considered to be one of the worst kings in English history.
Essentially he just wasn't a very nice man. Reputedly the murderer of his own nephew, Prince Arthur in 1203 he also lost virtually all the English possessions in what is now modern day France, started a civil war and almost lost the crown to the French. His actions of course resulted in the formulation of the Magna Carta (great charter) that many consider to be the inspiration for the law codes of many modern nations, including the U.S Constitution.
He died suddenly, supposedly of dysentry at Newark Castle in 1216. His own hastily drawn up Will requesting that he be buried in Worcester Cathedral, a request that was actually honoured. King John had links to Worcester and visited the city often and was a devout follower of St Wulstan, whose shrine was located in the Choir of Worcester Cathedral.

And Pearl, alongside the face of a tyrant.
But...was he poisoned....??

He was interred just below the High Alter. The tomb you see dates from the rebuild of the East End in 1218 ordered by John's son and heir King Henry III.

More to come...

A wonderful tour, thank you. It is so cool that you can pose Pearl right on the bells and kings!