TIDESWELL CHURCH.

The church of ST John the Baptist in Tideswell is rightly known as the Cathedral of the Peak, for it is one of the largest and certainly the most perfect church in the area. I have covered the outside photographs of this magnificent church in a previous blog. This blog is photographs I have taken of the inside, the blog is a bit long but I think you will enjoy it--- Thanks.
The Nave, Aisles and transepts were begun about 1340 in the late Gothic style and the Chancel and Tower were added at the end of the century in a Perpendicular style.

Looking down the centre aisle towards the Alter.

Tower Screen is by John Oldrid Scott from 1904.

The Organ dates from 1895 and is by the builder Forster and Andrews of Hull.

Pulpit.

Part of the Bower Chapel.

In the Bower Chapel is the Tomb of Sir Thurstan De Bower and his wife Margaret (about 1395 ) the alabaster figures of the couple on the tomb are worn by the ravages of time, but still give a strong impression of the couple.

Tree of Jesse East Window is by Heaton, Butler and Bayne of Nottingham and dates from 1875.

14th century Font, fortunately retrieved after having been left in the churchyard for a time and used for mixing paint.

The Alter.

Stalls.

Pew Carvings by Advent Hunstone.

Tomb of Sir Sampson Meverill ( 1388 - 1462 ) allegedly one of the Victors of Agincourt and later served in France with the Duke of Bedford struggling to retain English control of France against Joan of Arc.

The North Door.---- this old door is thought to have been made about 1500, constructed without mortise and tenon joints by nailing sets of planks at right angles, the inner skin of horizontal planks and the main outer skin vertical planks. By 1997 a lot of the decoration on the door was falling off, wood splitting and gaps appearing between the planks so the Parish proposed to replace the door but preserve and display it within the building where it is now on display.

These two Statues are either side of the Alter.

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ST LAWRENCE CHURCH -- EYAM.

The church is in the centre of the village and has many relics of the plague, including Mompesson`s Chair, Gravestones of plague victims and the Parish Register recording the deaths. The register records 273 deaths from the  plague out of 350 residents of Eyam. The church has two Norman Columns and may be built on Saxon foundations, but dates mostly from the 13th and 14th centuries. Unfortunately we could not take photographs inside this lovely church as it is forbidden.

Entrance to the churchyard.

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Sundial built by William Shaw and dated 1775.

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Anglo Saxon Cross dated to the 8th century, initially it was located at the side of a cart track near Eyam. It is grade 1 listed and a scheduled ancient monument. It is believed that the cross originally lay on a moor outside the village and was later moved to the churchyard. It is covered in complex carvings which are a mixture of Pagan and Christian symbols.

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Came across these carved stones in the churchyard, but I do not know what they actually are.

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EYAM.

Eyam is one of the best-preserved villages in the Peak District, Derbyshire, England and is the famous `plague village`, which went into voluntary quarantine when the Bubonic plague was imported from London in 1665 by George Viccars, the first plague victim, he was a Tailor`s Assistant, he caught the plague from handling infected material from London. The church in the centre of the village has many relics of the plague. I shall show photos of Eyam church in another blog. There are many fine old houses in Eyam and parts of the village have been kept as they looked several centuries ago. Many of the buildings also have plaques giving details of their history and the part their inhabitants played in the plague saga, notably the Plague Cottages, where the outbreak began.

The Plague Cottages.

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Three of the plaques in front of the Plague Cottages.

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Eyam Hall.

Built in 1676 but in a style which was already out of fashion, so it looks like an early Jacobean Mansion. It is the home of the Wright family who built it and have lived there ever since.

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The Market Hall.

This building was used by farmers wives to sell their eggs, butter, cheese and poultry on market days. It is now used as a Tourist Information Centre. 

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The Ever End Troughs.

Two 16th century troughs which collected water flowing from Eyam Edge. The high trough was reported to be mainly for the use of the horses and cattle and the low trough for dogs to drink from. The name of these troughs is derived from Eaver or Ever because the supply was said never to fail.

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Stocks.

If you committed a petty crime up to the beginning of the 19th century you could have been put in the Stocks and had stones and clods of earth hurled at you.

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I do not know what this building was or what it was used for but nature looks to be reclaiming it.

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Sheep Roast.

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RANDOM PHOTOGRAPHS #7.

Painted Lady Butterfly.

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Flooded Woods in Tattershall.

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Number 41.

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Grey Lagged Goose.

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Flying Dragon.

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Female Mallard Duck.

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TATTERSHALL CASTLE.

Tattershall Castle is in the village of Tattershall, Lincolnshire, England, North East of Sleaford. The castle is in the care of the National Trust. The brick castle was built by Ralph Cromwell, Lord Treasurer of England, between 1434 - 1447 as a display of his wealth, power and ambition in unstable times. The castle has six floors, 149 steps of spiral staircase. About 7 million bricks were used to build the castle, which has been described as the finest piece of Medieval brick - work in England. The castle is roughly square in shape, bounded by an outer moat which encloses an inner moat.

This is the old Guardhouse which is now used as a gift shop.

One of the many bridges that span the outer and inner moats.

The outer moat can just be seen in this photo.

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STREETLIFE MUSEUM HULL---VEHICLES.

BMW ISETTA 300.

The Isetta is Italian-designed built under licence in a number of countries including Spain, Belgium, France, Brazil, Germany and the United Kingdom. Because of it`s egg shape and bubble-like windows, it became known as a Bubble Car, a name later given to other similar vehicles. The BMW Isetta was in 1955 the world`s first mass-production 3 litre 100km car. It was the top selling single cylinder car in the world, with 161,728 units sold.

BMW ISETTA (UNITED KINGDOM).
With space for two and their luggage, the Isetta was perfect for the UK`s urban and rural roads. At one point, the British National Health Service started providing these vehicles for wheelchair users. In 1957, Isetta of Great Britain began producing Isetta 300 models at their factory in the former Brighton Railway Works under licence from BMW. In 1962, Isetta of Great Britain stopped production of the little cars but continued to produce Isetta engines until 1964.

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MORRIS EIGHT, series E, built 1939.

The `E` series of the Eight brought a major restyle to this popular car. During World War two the car was produced in limited numbers for the Military, essential civilian use and export. Full production began again in 1945 and the engine went on to be used in the series M -Morris Minor and as auxiliary power units in Centurion and Chieftain Tanks. 120,434 examples of this car were built between 1938 and 1948. This particular example was bought from new by it`s owner in Goole for £147-15-6d.

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DAIMLER MOTOR CAR, 1899.

In 1895 Harry J.Lawson bought the British Patent rights of the German Daimler Motor Car. A new factory was soon opened in Coventry to build them. This was the first ever British car factory and within eight months they had produced 89 cars. In the same year this car was built, there was the first fatal road accident in Britain. Edwin Sewell and Major Richer were killed when the rear wheel of their Daimler collapsed. They were thrown from their car on Grove Hill, Harrow. 1899 also saw the first person killed by a motor vehicle in the USA, This was Henry Hale Bliss, who had been hit as he got off a streetcar.

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DE DION QUADRICYCLE, 1899.

Made by De Dion-Bouton, France.

Before the Quadricycle, De Dion Tricycles were introduced in 1895. They were among the most popular motor vehicles of their day. The De Dion Tricycle offered reliable and fast motoring, with a top speed of 25 - 30 mph. However the tricycle was limited for carrying passengers. An unsatisfactory trailer was developed but the best solution was found with the Quadricycle in 1899. This could have a passenger`s seat mounted in front of the driver. The passenger seat is missing on this example.

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THREE WHEELED HANSOM CAB, c.1900.

Hansom Cabs were the taxis of their day. The regular two wheeled Hansom Cab is recognisable to many from Sherlock Holmes films. Three wheeled Hansoms were introduced during the 1900`s. They were an attempt to increase the carrying capacity of the Hansom. However, they were quite unstable so few were made. This is a rare surviving example. These were designed to sit four people with a luggage rack on the roof. The driver of the three wheeled Hansom would sit at the front.

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GARDNER - SERPOLLET STEAM CAR, 1901.

Made by Gardner-Serpollet, France.

Leon Serpollet built his first steam powered vehicle at the age of 18. It was a wooden tricycle. For the next three years he improved this until it was reliable enough to travel on public roads. In 1889 Serpollet joined in partnership with Frank Gardner, a wealthy American and they experimented and manufactured vehicles under the name Gardner-Serpollet. Gardner had many influential friends, including the Shah of Persia. This meant they had a ready market for their cars. These early steam cars had coke-fired flash boilers. The man who fed the boiler was called the Chauffeur, which is french for stoker. It was Serpollet who introduced the name of Chauffeur for the man who looked after the car.

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LAND  EXCAVATOR  1921.

Designed and built by Priestmans for use in land drainage it is believed to be the first land excavator of it`s kind in the world. In operation it was driven and towed by a crawler tractor. The power from the tractor was transmitted through a horizontal shaft and centre post. Features include the orginal chain operated whole - tine grab, cone clutches for slewing and differential drum and counter weight for taking up holding rope.

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