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Thread #71885   Message #1232969
Posted By: Oaklet
24-Jul-04 - 04:31 PM
Thread Name: Market Rasen Folk Club Friday July 30th
Subject: RE: Market Rasen Folk Club Friday July 30th
I took this photo whilst CAA type-testing my newly-restored R101.

It is a lovely, lonely place. This hilltop is where the village of Walesby once crowded around the church. The vicar - I forget his name - no - it has come back - Thomas Biltcliffe - was recorded as saying "fuck this for a game of soldiers - I'm off" and established a new settlement in the valley below. The hilltop buildings were robbed of their stone, leaving nothing but the medieval street pattern that is still visible today. The church holds one service a year and its position on the Viking Way (Barton sans Hyphens to Oakham) has given credence to its previous reputation as the ramblers' church. There are naive stained glass depictions of healthy outdoor pursuits in the 1940s stained glass windows in the nave. The porch gained an "uncomfortable" rating in the July 1995 edition of Vagrancy Today magazine.

http://www.harb85.freeserve.co.uk/gallery/ga12.jpg