“It is what it is…” I remember the evening Morgana said that to me, many years ago. We were in Glastonbury, doing the first of our year of bi-monthly talks.
Tag: Bamburgh
The Stone and the Pilgrim (5)The Stone and the Pilgrim (5)
We stumbled upon the Preston Pele Tower, fifteen miles south-west of Bamburgh, back in February, 2018. My wife and I had seen a reference to it on a noticeboard in
North-easterly III – Intriguing AnomaliesNorth-easterly III – Intriguing Anomalies
Two things struck me as we entered the State Rooms to look around the public parts of Bamburgh castle. The first was that the collection of objects that were on
North-easterly II – Beyond the wallsNorth-easterly II – Beyond the walls
Next morning, we gathered at the gates of Bamburgh castle. We had seen it from beyond its walls, considering how we could glimpse our own ‘inner fortifications’ from a perspective
The Stone and the Pilgrim (2)The Stone and the Pilgrim (2)
Part 2. Rested, the group of pilgrims gathers beneath the vast presence of Bamburgh Castle. The castle was restored to its present glory by the 19th century munitions entrepreneur and
Dwellers in TowersDwellers in Towers
A recent trip to the beautiful Northumbrian coast threw up a chance visit to Preston Tower, one of a type known as a ‘Pele Tower’ – a fortified place of