We disembarked and walked into the centre, stopping to take some photos of the Eastgate clock. Next up we found Costa for coffee before heading to the cathedral.
We spent quite a while in this huge building admiring the architecture - I particularly liked the Victorian heaters which looked like a piece of sculpture! We got chatting to one of the volunteers who showed us the ecclesiastical court which is the oldest in GB. He also told us about Thomas Brassey, a local civil engineering contractor and manufacturer of building materials. By the time of his death, Brassey had built one in every twenty miles of railway track in the world. There is a chapel which has a large mosaic in memory of Thomas Brassey.
Wandering into the city centre, we walked along the unique arcaded shops - called rows - admiring the old buildings.
We spent quite a while in this huge building admiring the architecture - I particularly liked the Victorian heaters which looked like a piece of sculpture! We got chatting to one of the volunteers who showed us the ecclesiastical court which is the oldest in GB. He also told us about Thomas Brassey, a local civil engineering contractor and manufacturer of building materials. By the time of his death, Brassey had built one in every twenty miles of railway track in the world. There is a chapel which has a large mosaic in memory of Thomas Brassey.
The sun had come out so we decided to walk the 2 mile circuit around the city walls. The walls are reputed to be the oldest, longest and most complete in Britain. We stopped, overlooking the racecourse, for our picnic lunch before completing the circumnavigation.
Wandering into the city centre, we walked along the unique arcaded shops - called rows - admiring the old buildings.
Having exhausted the city we found the canal which we followed most of the way back to Kiki.
This evening we had a meal in the pub whose car park we’ve been staying in. Returning to Kiki we’re shattered (we walked 8 miles today!) so had an early night.
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