tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post846049946405039401..comments2024-03-29T00:28:38.155+00:00Comments on Nigeness: Churches Locked and Open, and a ReliefNigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-19811518519367289132015-12-21T22:07:42.605+00:002015-12-21T22:07:42.605+00:00Oh yes - Breedon looks marvellous - thanks Mary! I...Oh yes - Breedon looks marvellous - thanks Mary! I think I've been softened up by visiting so many churches that fall within the tourist/hiker zone of the Peak District so tend to be open. Elsewhere, I guess it's much like the rest of the country - which is so saddening, especially just before Christmas - and no indication of where or how to get a key. On the other hand, there's the odd wonderful surprise when you find a normally locked church open because someone is doing the flowers or preparing for a wedding - or fixing the roof... Nigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-44364122330246157322015-12-21T18:30:57.496+00:002015-12-21T18:30:57.496+00:00You really should consult your friendly oracle on ...You really should consult your friendly oracle on Derbyshire church matters before you embark on your fruitless quests, Nige. I could have told you not to head off to Morley, Ilkeston etc. Here is a handy guide to Derbyshire churches, which tells you which ones are open (although it's not entirely reliable):<br /><br />http://derbyshirechurches.org/churches<br /><br />Derbyshire is generally quite good for opening up its churches. Staffordshire is very bad. <br /><br />I'm glad you liked Derby Cathedral - I think it's quite splendid. <br /><br />Have you seen the church at Breedon on the Hill? (Leicestershire). It's not far from Melbourne, so you could catch the sheelanagig in the church there and follow it up with some inhabited vines at Breedon. Corking stuff. Put it in your to-do list for your next visit.Marynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-11196191916338492802015-12-21T18:06:28.765+00:002015-12-21T18:06:28.765+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03533693961063956010noreply@blogger.com