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Stephanie Jackson Posts: 3911 Joined: 13th Apr 2008 Location: UK | quotePosted at 11:59 on 3rd August 2008 No it's the same now as it was Andy. In fact it is better - they have renovated the Tudor House and Victorian House for all to enjoy. They have cleaned up all of the pools at the lower end of the park and rebuilt the wooden bridge. All credit to Sandwell Council for doing something right! I still take the children there for walks as it isn't very far away from where I live now. |
Jason T Posts: 7421 Joined: 14th Apr 2004 Location: UK | quotePosted at 13:40 on 3rd August 2008 This reminds me of good times, used to spend a lot of time in Ely, got close relatives who live there, I still go as often as possible.
 Picture by Andrew Sharpe
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| Jason T Posts: 7421 Joined: 14th Apr 2004 Location: UK | quotePosted at 13:44 on 3rd August 2008 |
Krissy Posts: 15430 Joined: 8th Jul 2008 Location: USA | quotePosted at 13:49 on 4th August 2008 Are those poppies in that field, Jason? |
| Jason T Posts: 7421 Joined: 14th Apr 2004 Location: UK | quotePosted at 16:49 on 4th August 2008 They are poppies Krissy, although i don't remember poppies, Ely is a lovely place, have family there, Ely cathedral is spectacular! you can walk up into the towers, and its SO high!!!  |
| Krissy Posts: 15430 Joined: 8th Jul 2008 Location: USA | quotePosted at 16:54 on 4th August 2008 I would love to see a cathedral like that!!! It must be beautiful inside!!! |
Peter Evans Posts: 3863 Joined: 20th Aug 2006 Location: UK | quotePosted at 18:13 on 4th August 2008 I pass by Ely when going up to my sister in laws house. I will have to stop there one day. Even though I am not religious, I do like looking at churches and cathedrals. |
John Ravenscroft Posts: 321 Joined: 21st Sep 2007 Location: UK | quotePosted at 10:44 on 5th August 2008 Ely is a fabulous place. So is Whitby - and in particular Whitby Abbey:
 Picture by Ruth Gregory
I wrote an article about Whitby for a mag called Time Travel Britain. It's here, if anyone has a spare few minutes to read. http://www.timetravel-britain.com/articles/churches/abbey.shtml
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Ruth Gregory Posts: 8072 Joined: 25th Jul 2007 Location: USA | quotePosted at 03:34 on 6th August 2008 Great article, John. I had read a little of the history of Whitby and Whitby Abbey, but nothing as compehensive as your article. Thanks! Are you a travel writer, John? As for memories, our visit to Whitby will always be one of my most cherished. It was super cold and windy that day, but we hardly noticed because we were so charmed, not just by the abbey but the town, too. And interestingly enough, Jason's photo on this page of Ely Cathedral, as well as your article John, tie in somewhat with my memory of Whitby. We were there on Nov.11 - what you call Remembrance Day. Everyone was wearing the little red poppies - something they also did in Pennsylvania when I was a small girl. And we went to Mass that day at St. Hilda's in Whitby after a beautiful morning ride up from York where we were staying. It was absolutely wonderful!
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| Jason T Posts: 7421 Joined: 14th Apr 2004 Location: UK | quotePosted at 09:58 on 6th August 2008 Peter, its a great place, i'm not religious either, but they are fantastic buildings to look round, Ely is a nice city too. |
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