Churches (80) : St Mary, Warwick

The Collegiate church of St Mary dominates the centre of Warwick. Although much of the current church dates from a rebuilding in the early 18th century, St Mary's origins are Norman. The church's foundations date from 1123CE, created by the second Earl of Warwick, Roger de Beaumont. The crypt is the only surviving part of the original church.

The chancel and vestries were rebuilt in the 14th century. The church was devastated in the Great Fire of Warwick of 1694 (as was much of the town for that matter). The nave and tower were destroyed in the fire and were replaced in a Gothic rebuilding of the church in 1704.

Model Week : The new tramway siding

An extra siding has been added to the tramway which should complete the track layout. This will allow for the engineering Class 33 to be stored out of use while the tram does it's work. Now the track layout is completed the next aim is to continue the ballasting as far as here and begin building the second tram stop.

Passing through Longport

At speed.

Worcestershire Places (5) : Pershore

Pershore is a market town which dates from Saxon times and belonged to Pershore Abbey as per a charter dating from the late 7th century. The abbey may have been founded around 689CE by King Oswald. The abbey was partially demolished in the 16th century after the Reformation. The (still impressive but much reduced) remains of the abbey form the parish church of the Holy Cross.

Pershore is renowned for it's Georgian architecture. Pershore is known for the growing of plums nearby and celebrates a plum festival.

Soggy Stourbridge

With a lot of rain forecast to drop on Saturday I decided to stick to a fairly local destination for my rail adventure. I went to Stourbridge, updating my imagery of the stations and having a look around the town. On my previous trip to the town I didn't really see much of the town itself as i was concentrating on the canal. Stourbridge has some nice buildings and the rain largely held off while i was there! You can see my photos here.