Blisworth - conclusion............not yet

In the village of Cosgrove is the parish church of St Peter and St Paul, parts of which date back to the 13th century. The roof timbers are amazing as there seemed to be no effort made at the time of construction to plane them off into regular shapes, the original characteristics of the tree being left in place

 The tower is over 70 feet tall and contains six bells with one ‘Santa Maria’ dating to the 15th century.

The next day, after a really lovely meal at the local, leaving Cosworth we passed under Soloman's Bridge which was built in 1800. 

It a was said that a certain Colonel Solomon’s, ‘Lord of the Manor’ agreed to the cutting of the canal on condition that he was allowed to erect the necessary bridge. However the Lord of the Manor at this time was George Biggin Esq., whose residence, Cosgrove Priory, is in sight of the bridge. The proximity may explain the bridge’s unusually ornamental appearance. 

We headed north west for Stoke Bruerne, home of the National Waterways Museum.  Ron was keen to spend some time there as he had heard there was an expert on historical boats and he was hoping to find that he had purchased a gold mine.

Entering Yardley Gobian is this unusual sign - designed I think to encourage you to pass slowly past the boats moored outside the marina.

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Sorry I'm still having real problems with this software. I'm going to have to look for another blog provider I think. I'll keep you posted!!!