PICKERING
Another 'EITHER YOU CAN'T OR THERE ISN'T'...
The Yorkshire steamrailway at Pickering was a dead affair, not even a locomotive on view.
Apparently they don't start before the schoolholidays 
The lunchstop in Lincoln, on our long drive south from the York area to Colchester.
I bought a few books here at Waterstones and we had a modest lunch in the café.
Again confused by carparking, we'd parked nearby but couldn't tell if it was ok for one hour? two hours?
Terraced housing
The van was of the nearby White Hart hotel.
Lincoln is famous for the signing of the Magna Carta, sometimes spelled Magna Charta, a royal charter
of rights agreed to by King John of England on 15June1215 to make peace between the unpopular king
and a group of rebel barons. ¬ Wikipedia
A brief visit in Lincoln Castle
Lincoln Castle is a major medieval castle constructed in Lincoln, England, during the late 11th century by William the Conqueror on the site of a pre-existing Roman fortress.
The castle is unusual in that it has two mottes. It is one of only two such castles in the country, the other being at Lewes in East Sussex.
Lincoln Castle remained in use as a prison and court into modern times and is one of the better preserved castles in England; the Crown Courts continue to this day.
It is open to the public most days of the week and possible to walk around the walls from which there are views of the castle complex, cathedral, the city, and surrounding countryside.
Displayed within the castle is one of only four surviving exemplars of the 1215 issue of Magna Carta.
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Thomas Grantham (1633-1692)
Thomas Grantham (January 1634 – 17 January 1692) was an English General Baptist divine (theologian),
minister, and author. Grantham was one of the leading theologians for English Baptists and made petitions
on behalf of the Baptist tenets, having access to King Charles II, in 17th century England. He was initially
an Anglican layman, and probably used to attend the parish church of St. Andrew's in his hometown.
Travelling in South Marsh district, Grantham encountered a group of Puritans who seceded from a
Nonconformist church between Spilsby and Boston in 1651, having adopted Baptist views. Grantham
became conviced of the baptism of believers only, in contrast with the baptism of infants, and went to
Boston Baptist Church. There, Grantham was baptised and received into the church in 1653.
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I was more curious for the Lincoln Cathedral, seen looming over the curtain wall
so made my way to the exit
Superb decorations on the cathedral
Lincoln Cathedral, also called Lincoln Minster,and formally the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of
Lincoln, is a Church of England cathedral in Lincoln, England. It is the seat of the bishop of Lincoln and
is the mother church of the diocese of Lincoln. ¬ Wikipedia
'When Lincoln Cathedral was first built, William the Conqueror granted the parish of Welton to Remigius in order
to endow six prebends which provided income to support six canons attached to the cathedral. These were subsequently confirmed by William II and Henry I.'
'In 1290 Eleanor of Castile died and King Edward I of England decided to honour her, his Queen Consort, with an elegant funeral procession. After her body had been embalmed, which in the 13th century involved evisceration, Eleanor's viscera were buried in Lincoln cathedral and Edward placed a duplicate of the Westminster Abbey tomb there. Between 1307 and 1311 the central tower was raised to its present height of 83 meter.
The western towers and front of the cathedral were also improved and heightened. ¬ Wikipedia
Built to impress
