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One of the wonderful UK National Trust properties is in in Suffolk in England.
Back in April 2014 my wife and I had a few days in this lovely county which is situated on the east coast, north of London.
The two counties that form East Anglia are the North Folk and the South Folk. Later their names were to become Norfolk and Suffolk.
These photographs were taken on a bright and sunny day and there wasn't an April shower in site!
I hope those who take the time to look at the photographs will, if you in the UK, or if you're visiting, get inspired to go and see this magnificent tribute to life as it used to be. So many wonderful artifacts abound in the museum and the views are stunning.
You can find out more about Sutton Hoo here… en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sutton_Hoo
And this is the National Trust website which also gives more information:
Steven Sutton speaking at the 2013 Young Americans for Liberty National Convention at George Mason University in Arlington, Virginia.
Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewhere.
Sutton Coldfield's ancient parish church of Holy Trinity had long been on my 'to do' list, having failed to gain entry on my last visit a couple of years ago. I'd been able to enjoy it's red sandstone exterior, with it's mixture of 15th century and Victorian elements, but it's internal appearance and contents largely remained a mystery to me, until now.
I was very impressed by the interior with it's rich jumble of furnishings and painted ceilings, a real gem with plenty of interest. The church itself is quite restored (the outer north aisle is a Victorian extension), and the arcades are all curiously rounded from mid 16th century and later rebuildings and reveal galleries in the aisles. It all looked quite gloomy with so much red stone and dark woodwork, but C.E.Bateman's early 20th century ceiling decoration (nave, chancel and north chapel) is gorgeous and does much to cheer up an otherwise sombre interior. There is some fine post-Reformation woodwork in the chancel screens and stalls, much having been ejected from Worcester Cathedral during Scott's restoration.
There is some good glass, the east window is very fruity 1850s by Gibbs, but my favourite glass was the fine 1907 Supper at Emmaus by Mary Lowndes, along with the Yoxall & Whitford windows nearby in the south chapel. There are some interesting monuments, several fine tablets, a big Baroque piece with busts and the tomb and effigy of Bishop Vesey, supposedly the original 1550s figure but looking so thoroughly renewed I was convinced it was a modern pastiche (Pevsner attributes too much tlc!). There is also a fine Norman font, originally in nearby Nether Whitacre church prior to it's rebuilding.
I had heard good things about this church after my first attempted visit, so after concluding my business in neighbouring Streetly I came straight here. It is unfortunately generally kept locked, so I tried asking at the parish centre opposite, and after an initially slightly lukewarm reception (perhaps more warning would have helped) a lady kindly offered to open up for me. I mentioned I was eager to see the church and it's furnishings as they are, having heard about plans for a major reordering, though owing to the huge costs involved this was dismissed as being some way off, perhaps 5 or so years, so no concrete plans just yet.
The station was constructed in 1862, as the northern terminus the line from Birmingham built by the London and North Western Railway. In 1884, the line was extended north to Lichfield.
The station was the location of a train crash on 23 January 1955, in which 17 people died.
Actress Sutton Foster attends 13th Annual Broadway Barks Benefit on July 9, 2011 at Shubert Alley in New York City. (Photo © Nick Stepowyj)
Reconstruction of the Helmet from the ship burial at Sutton Hoo, Suffolk. Fully lined and wearable. Anglian or Saxon 7th Century. Just part of our large collection of armour items
Steven Sutton speaking at the 2013 Young Americans for Liberty National Convention at George Mason University in Arlington, Virginia.
Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewhere.
Whitinsville Christian 72, Sutton 44..Tim Dufficy scored 15 points and Richard Santos added 11 for the No. 7 Crusaders (13-2, 8-1 DVC). Senior Gordy Smythe poured in 17 points for the host Sammies (6-10, 2-7)...WHITINSVILLE CHRISTIAN.Name.FGM.3PM.FTM.Pts..Tim Dufficy.6.2.1.15.Jake Lovewell.0.0.0.0.Caleb Holt.2.0.2.6.Matt Leduc.2.1.0.5.Schuyler Van Tol.0.0.0.0.John Woudenberg.2.0.2.6.Antonio Estrella.4.0.2.10.Richard Santos.3.1.4.11.Matt Colonero.1.0.4.6.Graham Tienhaara.0.0.4.4.Grant Brown.2.0.5.9.Totals.22.4.24.72..SUTTON.Name.FGM.3PM.FTM.Pts..Bryce Erickson.0.0.0.0.Josh Kramer.2.1.0.5.Joe Perry.0.0.0.0.Gordy Smythe.4.0.9.17.Zack Brogie.0.0.0.0.Kevin Rothermich.0.0.0.0.Matt Soule.0.0.0.0.Zach Gorczynski.0.0.0.0.Richard Harrington.2.0.0.4.Harry Valentgas.2.2.0.6.Tom McGovern.2.2.0.6.Pat Engdahl.0.0.0.0.Brandon Bousquet.3.0.0.6.Totals.15.9.9.44.
Shot at ISO 3200, Aperture of 2.8, Shutter speed of 1/400 and Focal Length of 70.0 mm
Taken with a 70-200mm F2.8 G lens and processed by Aperture 3.4.3 on Tuesday February-05-2013 20:01 EST PM