Sunday, April 26, 2026

St Oswalds, Winwick


What do you see that I do? What should scream at you is the fact the spire's a later addition: restored in 1869 while the rest of the church dates back a thousand years.

In fact it is England in a nutshell, appearing in the Domesday Book of 1086; lodging Cromwell's troops during the civil war of 1648; altered by architect Pugin when not working on Parliament; hosting the Titanic's captain marriage in 1887 and where I drove by in 2026.

Ed. The fine for use of a mobile phone whilst driving is £1000, tho' this was taken with a flat-cap-mounted hands-free device that live-streams the author's life 24/7.