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John Wesley at Barrowford
A trip to Barrowford near Nelson in Lancashire found us passing The White Bear a tavern, once visited by the teetotaller and gospel preacher, John Wesley.
Covid sermons on 1 Peter
These sermons on 1 Peter were recorded during Covid at St James Chorley.
We had previously had Bible studies on the1 Peter - a series of 10.
Two more articles
I have added two more articles to the Ministry Resources section. One reflections from the Bible on the theme of our citizenship, the other on the questions of how many marks a true church has.
Sermons on Judges from 2019
A series of sermons from 2019 (with two missing) have been added to the Ministry Resources section.
Serving Jesus
Details of module 19 of the worship for schools material produce for St James Chorley school. The full resources are known as “Inspired by Christ”.
The Christian Faith page has also been modified a bit and links provided to other sections.
Old bible study series added to Ministry Resources
I have added a Bible study series from St James Chorley, to the Bibles Studies section of Ministry Resources. The series is called Meeting Jesus and based on encounters in John’s Gospel.
Old articles added to Ministry Resources
I have added two articles I wrote for Church Society to the Articles section of Ministry Resources.
The Doctrine of Sin in Contemporary Theology and
Not Ashamed of the Gospel
New section and Railway update
The main thing to report is that I have added another page about the power, wiring and accessories used on the railway layout.
However, I have also added a new section, but so far without any content. …
More model railway additions.
A new page detailing the state of the layout from the end of 2023 to mid 2024.
Model Railway additions
I have resumed some additions to the Model Railway pages but not yet fully up to date.
Additional photos and explanation on the Railway on the Move page.
A nearly blank new page for the next update.
Sir Isaac Newton’s Birthplace - Woolsthorpe Manor
We visited the Manor some years ago but their lack of mention about Newton’s beliefs and fascination with the Bible remained with me. I have therefore added a page to the Journeying with Faith section…
Stuff - a new section
A new section has been added to the website to contain a miscellany of pictures and other things that don’t fit easily in any other section.
The first entry is about the word stuff - and the Bible.
The second entry is for …
Bunhill Fields
A visit made in 2006 with Guy Prentiss Waters to the resting place of various notable Nonconformits.
Nostell Priory Doll’s House
I have added a page about the Doll’s House at Nostell Priory near Wakefield. I have also added a brief page in the National Trust section.
Visit to Saltaire
Although this was not our first visit to Saltaire this time I paid more attention to the faith of Titus Salt, its founder, and how his faith in Christ shaped his business life, concern for the wellbeing and education of his workers and his philanthropy.
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Doll’s House made by Uncle John
I think this must be the first dolls house I remember. It was made by my Uncle John for his sister, my mum, sometime before 1940. We think she might have been about 9 and he was 18. After her death my sister, Sue, gave it a home and had it renovated. …
Visit to Bramhall Hall (HH)
After a trip to Glossop Awnings we took a major detour to stop off in Stockport at Brhamhall. Park and visit the fine traditional medieval Hall.
Oxborought (NT) and its Doll’s House Miniatures
On a visit to Oxborough Estate in Norfolk I discovered they had some silver miniatures which the National Trust think were produced for a Doll’s House. So I have added pages to the National Trust section and the Doll’s Houses I have visited section - despite the lack of an actuial Doll’s House in the House.
National Trust Properties, Ickworth and Cycling
I have added a new section for National Trust Properties we have visited, which is going to be mostly from mid 2025. The first entry is for Ickworth in Suffolk, but alos Wallington in Northumberland. …
Houghton Hall and Cholmondeley Soldiers
I have added two pages from our visit to Houghton Hall in North Norfolk the second being pictures of the large toy soldier collection. There is also a vido of the Waterflame fountain.
Needham Market
The final station on our East Anglia trip was Needham Market in Suffolk, just up the line from the previous one.
Stowmarket Station in Suffolk
The fourth of our stations visited in our East Anglia trip was Stowmarket. One more to add from that trip.
Wolferton - Royal station near Sandringham.
Station 3 on our East Anglia trip and 90 on our overall list of 100 Best was Wolferton, a bit of drive from Bury St Edmunds but and fortunately we checked on access the day before.
William Cowper and Dereham
On a somewhat out of the way back to our campsite near Bury St Edmunds we purposelfully visied St Nicholas East Dereham where there is a memorial window and displays about William Cowper who is buried there.…
Norwich Station and Sir Moreton Peto
I have added a page on our visit to Norwich Station and also a separate page on Sir Moreton Peto a Christian philanthorpist and oen of the founder members of the Baptist Missionary Society.
Historic Houses section
Another new section has been added with information about properties we have visited which are part of Historic Houses.
Two entries have been added, Hoghton Tower and Gainsborough’ House.
Maurice Wood plaque in Norwich Cathedral
A visit to Norwich Cathedral to take a photograph of the plaque in memory of Bishop Maurice Wood, an evangelist.
New section - Journeying with Faith
A new section of the website has been created with its first two entries. This appears as Journeying in the menu bar.
A page for our visit to New Lanark Mills - which started me on the desire to create this section.
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First of five East Anglian stations
We visited Bury St Edmunds Station one of the 100 Best Stations (according to Simon Jenkins). This was the first of five during a trip to East Anglia and I will add the other four over the next few days.
Newby Hall exhibition and dolls house book
Page added for the Newby Hall Dolls House exibition and details of the book about the collection.
Visit to A World in Miniature Museum
A flying visit to get some inspiration for miniature rooms whilst travelling up the M6/M74 to Moffat. A World in Miniature Museum is just off Jct 44 of the M6.
West Horsley Place - model house
Not quite a Dolls House, but sufficient for me to include it in the Doll’s House pages, a model house made for the Ghosts TV series.
Stamford Tea Room Window
I have added this picture to the Doll’s House pages. We passed the through the Market Square on our visit to Stamford Station. I liked the display so thought I would include it. A few yards further on we met a couple from …
Middleton Hall and Doll’s House
Visited in June 2025 as part of the trip down to Harold Wood in Essex.
A picture of the Doll’s House and some other things of interest.
Wallington Hall (Doll’s House)
A substantial doll’s House in a children’s room in the National Trust Property.
Doll’s Houses
This site has included pages about my Doll’s House but as explained I am planning to dismantle that and instead focus on Room Boxes. However, I had for a time thought it would be good to have pages about Doll’s Houses that are accessible to the public. …
More website changes
I have now mostly changed the website so that the main page is now that managed using Sandvox and only Exile and Return and 2023/2024 Stations pages have been creaed using Everweb.
I have also been getting more to grips with Sandvox after a few years without.
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Three stations visited
The first addition to the website this year comes from three visits to more of the 100 Best Stations. They are, in oreder, Wellingborough, Cambridge and Stamford.
That is 87 of the 100 visited, thirteen to go.