The parish church of St Oswald in Bidston on the Wirral was originally built in the 13th century. The tower was added in the 15th. The church was rebuilt in the Gothic Revival style in the mid-1850s. The church has a nave with north and south aisles, a west tower and a chancel.
The church is built from coursed and squared rubble.
As well as the many photos taken during my Sevenoaks holiday i also recorded quite a few videos, including this one.
Saturday was the big day of my trip to Sevenoaks (after arriving on Good Friday). I would have a full day to visit as many new railway stations as possible after the three on Friday. After a slow start due to some earlier disruption caused by a broken down train, the new stations soon racked up and i ended up visiting eleven! I also visited East Malling and Swanley, and whilst at Kemsing railway station a Spitfire flew overhead. Well i was in Kent after all, luckily no Dorniers or Heinkels were also around...
You can see my day two railway photos here, photos at East Malling and Swanley are here.
This bank holiday weekend i went down to Sevenoaks. I stayed two nights and had the aim of visiting twelve stations. I didn't manage 12... i went to fourteen instead! On day 1 i visited Otford, including the lovely village, and went up to Knockholt too. I also had a look around Sevenoaks too for the first time (i have been to the station once before but did not leave it on that occasion).
You can see my railway photos from day 1 here, and photos from Otford and Sevenoaks here.
Widney Manor is a suburb of Solihull. One of the earliest mentionings of the manor dates from the early 13th century when the land was granted to William de Parles. It was later also held by the Abbey of Westminster. During the reign of Queen Elizabeth, the land was owned by the Holbech family.
By the end of the 19th century the manor was owned by Greswold family. They granted the Great Western Railway access to build a railway station (in 1899) in return for a minimum of six stopping trains per day, despite the area around the station being sparsely populated and rural. The station also had a goods yard and cattle pens to serve local farms.
Modern housing estates have increased the population of Widney Manor greatly in recent decades though you are not far from the countryside, especially near the railway station. The M42 motorway also passes through Widney Manor, the noise of which can impair the rural feel somewhat.
