• DeanandLindasTravelsSummer in Yorkshire, UK 2022Traveler
    A Georgian style house called a Prebend, where canons of the Cathedral lived.
    Lace panel commemorating the Battle of Britain.A former theater remodeled as a cafe.The old courthouseThe 1809 "House of Correction" closed in 1880 and became a lace factory.The original Bramley apple tree, in the garden over the wall.

    Charming Southwell

    September 13, 2022 in England ⋅ ☁️ 64 °F

    The minster and market town of Southwell is a picturesque village in Nottinhamshire. At one time, Nottingham was known for lace making, and we happened to see a lace panel in the church, commemorating the Battle of Britain.

    An apple was planted here between 1809-1815, and was first propagated as the Bramley Apple from this tree. It is now England's favorite cooking apple. The original tree still lives, but I had to look over a high wall to see part of it, as it is on private property.    Read more