Some in England will have had a very
wet one. And may still be without power.
There is also the threat of more rain
for some.
We've had a lovely day, a light brekky
was followed by a very pleasant walk along the beach and around the
headland. There's a castle up there, I wonder if we can get up to it.
Following the directions of a couple of
locals we found the steps and soon were admiring the view across the
bay. It was a good thing we were well wrapped up 'cos it was a very
cutting wind.
Down through the back streets of the
town our steps took us past St Mary's church. In the grounds were a
couple of ruined columns that lined up with the end wall and on the
ground were what must have been the bases of several isle pillars. In
the well kept graveyard some of the stones we read were dated in the
mid 1700's.
On the side of one of the pretty steep
streets was a well weathered column about eight feet tall and
protected by railings, but we couldn't find any plaque to tell us
what it was for. But good ole google solved the problem.
The Butter Cross now stands at the
junction of Low Conduit Street and St Mary's Street, but would once
have stood, complete and with a carved head, in Cross Street. A
butter cross would have stood in the market square and derives its
name from the produce that would have been sold near it
Back at the hotel we enjoyed a
traditional lunch complete with Christmas crackers, silly hats and
silly jokes, not forgetting the pud with brandy sauce.
The Man and I hope that not matter
where you spent the day and who you spent it with that you had a
very merry Christmas Day.
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