If you click on this link you can read about this “exact replica of this Hereford Bull” that was donated to the city.
From Hereford and Ross-on-Wye we traveled East to spend a night in Henley-on-Thames and then our two last nights in Windsor, England. I’m working hard on wrapping up the posts of our wonderful time in Jolly Old England.
The Silver Gilt Corona was designed by Simon Beer and installed in 1992. It holds 14 candles and which represent the 14 deaneries in the diocese. The design symbolizes Christ’s crown of thorns and his crown of glory.
There are always so many wonderful details to see in a Cathedral. It can be overwhelming to your senses and there is no way to take it all in on one visit.
I’m moving along with my England posts. I have one more for Hereford that includes a Hereford Bull. We also finally made it to the River Wye which is a long curling river. When in this part of England and Wales we stayed in Ross-on-Wye and visited Hay-on-Wye and finally crossed over the river Wye on foot while in Hereford.
I do enjoy Autumn and am happy to welcome October. Hope all is well in your October world.
You can read about the history of this cathedral by clicking here.
Next time we’ll walk through this door and see all the amazing wonders within.
I’ll be linking to InSPIREd Sunday with this post. Thank you Beth and Sally.
For Good Fences which also includes Gates here are some beauties from the inside and outside of Hereford Cathedral in Hereford, England. In the next few posts I’ll show more architectural wonder from this amazing structure.
Dear and I visited the town of Hereford on a Sunday in July and we really enjoyed our visit to the Cathedral.
These gates were the entrance to the beautiful cloisters courtyard.
We made the mistake of visiting this cathedral on Sunday instead of a weekday or Saturday when the Chained Library is open and the Mappa Mundi exhibition is open for viewing. Arrgh! I was very disappointed. The other thing that we missed was a good meal at the Cathedral Cloister Cafe. We did enjoy the amazing history and architecture and beauty throughout the cathedral!
Thank you to TexWisGirl from Run*A*Round Ranch for hosting this weekly meme.
Jesus said, All who want to be followers of mine must re-nounce self, take up his cross daily and follow me. Luke 9:23
Master, we Thy footsteps follow,
We Thy Word obey,
Hear us, Thy dear name confessing,
While we pray.
Now into Thy death baptizèd,
We ourselves would be
Dead to all the sin that made
Thy Calvary.
Rising with Thee, make us like Thee,
In Thy love and care,
In Thy zeal, and in Thy labor,
And Thy prayer.
Let the love that knows no failing
Cast out all our fears,
Let Thy pure and faithful Spirit
Fill our years.
Till we hear the trumpets sounding
On the other side,
And forever, in Thy Heaven
We abide.
Words: Frederick A. Jackson, 1867-1942.
After today we only have three full days left in England. It’s moving day on Monday again. On this Sunday we had our first bad planning travel day. We traveled to Hereford to see the cathedral and the Chained Library and the Mappa Mundi but alas those rooms/exhibits are closed on Sunday. We were able to walk around the Cathedral so all was not lost.We are considering changing our route to Henley-on-Thames on Monday so we can travel back to Hereford to see the Chained Library and Mappa Mundi.
Dear is representing the home team jersey in honor of the Seattle Sounders playing the Portland Timbers this evening in Seattle. While in Hereford we walked to the River Wye and crossed the Wye Bridge since we hadn’t seen the river since arriving in Ross-on-Wye and traveling to Hay-on-Wye.
This old bridge has some history of it’s own.
Heading back to the Spiral Cottage via B4224, a road with a white stripe down the middle, thank you very much, we had to stop at the Bunch of Carrots Inn for a little refreshment.
We really have been blessed with some great weather while we’ve been in England. We are in for the evening and we will be watching the World Cup Final game on the telly. Hope your weekend is coming to a good end.
The Happy Wonderer ~ ellen b. 