Nothing used to be lent on #NewYearsDay in #Cornwall. As little as possible taken out & all that could be brought into the house done so. Sometimes even dust was swept inwards! Doorsteps were sanded for good luck, as those coming in were sure to bring some stuck to their feet.

Aha! TWO tin tabernacles in a week, and I didn't even go out looking for them! This 1885 beauty is in #Faversham, now a cafe and arts venue TheHotTin

It's not very often you see a complete, largely unaltered collection of C.19 farm buildings. I'd hazard a guess and say this fab place was once a model dairy farm.. #peakdistrict #Derbyshire

Mike Critchlow We still mark Plough Sunday in Hope (tho when was there last any ploughing as such in the Valley?) and the Young Farmers pull out the stops with a Big Breakfast. Love this window.

Publication day today! The History Press ..HWA #History #Biography #Victorians #politics #art #nonfiction #books

Winchester Cathedral, and the well known grave of Thomas Thetcher who died of a fever after drinking ‘Small Beer’ instead of strong. Winchester Cathedral

Beautiful ride in the south of the peaks today, a beautiful tranquil and very quiet part of the peaks. By the church of the picturesque village of Grindon here. DM for tour details. #motorcycles #motorcycletoursuk #peakdistrict

He she #littleowl posing last night absolutely stunning #PeakDistrict #Derbyshire

#goodnight! A pastel angel to watch over you, from the amazingly skilful Leek School of Embroiderers, at All Saints, Leek. Photo by Mike Critchlow, with thanks! victorianweb.org/art/design/emb…

A "tremendous" church for St Bartholemew's Day, with spectacular work inside by Henry Wison — St Bartholomew's in #Brighton victorianweb.org/art/architectu…

Chillaxing ..this super brown hare returns every evening to the same place to rest up & feed☘️#hare #nature #Derbyshire

#SundayThoughts "A serious house on serious earth it is" (Larkin), & often full of wonderful treasures with a spiritual dimension. Alec Hamilton's "Arts and Craft Churches" bring this home to us. victorianweb.org/art/architectu… (On right: All Saints' Compton, photo by Mike Critchlow)

As the cricket season draws to an end here in the UK, it's time to recap a few of the most village moments of the year... A thread —

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A couple of cheeky chappies hanging out #goldfinches

The interior of this small rural church is one of Britain’s most remarkable Victorian artistic treasures. In the 1980s, the church was deemed structurally unsafe and this exceptionally rare and beautiful interior was almost lost to demolition. 1/10