Norwich Cathedral

The highlight for us yesterday was the cathedral. We spent quite a while wandering around inside.   At one time we got talking to a volunteer who had a grand nephew at Duntroon.  He pointed out to us a stained glass window depicting Anzacs.   According to him the only one in England.  He was a very chatty man and had been in the RAF. If Noel had commented on his past we would still be there.

The  bishops chair is fairly plain but on the top of a quite a few stone steps. It is the only one in England facing the congregation.  The altar cloths were both fairly plain, which was a bit of a surprise,  specially coming after the wonderful one of Worcester Cathedral.  That one was in the colours of the liturgical year and represented buildings and the river.

We had coffee and cake in the refectory - part of the new building attached to the old. We both felt the architecture was great and the space felt really good.

After the cathedral we walked to a tiny church , St Julians, where in 1370ish a lady went to spend the rest of her life in a smallish room. She became known as Julian of Norwich and was the first woman to write a book in English - about her visions from God.

After lunch Noel went to visit the museum in the castle and I spent an hour reading my book about the establishment of Iona.

We went to evensong in the cathedral - another special experience.