The parish church of All Saints in Wellington, Shropshire was built between 1788 and 1790 on the site of an earlier church (indeed several earlier churches) which had been damaged in the Civil War. Behind the three bay western front of the church, the first church in Shropshire built to have a monumental classical temple portico, is a nave, chancel and an apse. The nave has galleries, lit by two rows of windows. Above the west front is a tower.
The church is made from grinshill sandstone.
I've bought another dialphone, a GPO 741 this time. I now have four dialphones, which is impressive considering i don't have a landline! The GPO 741 is a wall mounted version of the classic General Post Office telephone, it only works when mounted on a wall due to where the cradle is.
The new order on the Cross City Line began yesterday as the Class 730 made it's long delayed debut. I thought i'd go and see it at Chester Road. The Class 323s will remain in charge for now though the end is coming!
Nowadays it is an outer suburb of Birmingham but until 1911 Northfield was a separate village and part of Worcestershire. There have been people living in the area since the Stone Age and later during the Roman occupation. Northfield itself was originally a Saxon settlement and was mentioned (as Nordfield) in the Domesday Book. St Laurence's church dates from the 12th century, the oldest surviving parts of the church being from about 1170.
Northfield was on the main road between Birmingham and Worcester which was later turnpiked. Northfield was a stop on the Bristol Road stage coach route. Apart from farming, nail making was a major industry in the village until the 19th century. In 1870 the railway station was opened and the village benefited from local employment opportunities including the Austin works in nearby Longbridge. However, as Birmingham expanded Northfield ceased being a largely rural village in north Worcestershire and became part of the city in the early 20th century.
When i saw you could get a windsock for less than ten pounds on Amazon the only question is, why not? So, my windsock is now installed on the shed. What use this is for me is unknown, but i love it.
