A Cathedral in the heart of
Yorkshire was the subject of last week's Sunday
Snap. With its weekly market and nearby racecourse the town on
the River Ure was
Ripon
The correct answer was given
by Erica, Sam,
Jen, Laura,
and Cass. I do love it
when so many of you get it right!
Onto this week's photograph
of some railings surrounding a lump of stone. Now the stone used for
the coronation of Kings and Queens of Great Britain is the Stone of
Scone but this stone pictured was reputedly used when crowning seven
Saxon kings. There is good evidence that Athelstan and Ethelred the
Unready were crowned here in 925 and 979 respectively and also claims
that five other kings from the 10th century were given
their coronation in the town.
The stone itself has a
slightly more dubious history. Some historians state the kings were
crowned in the Market Place whilst others say it was in a nearby
church. This church collapsed in1730 and out of the ruins came this
stone, It was declared the ancient coronation stone but at first was
used rather unceremoniously as a mounting block for horses. In 1850
it was decided that the stone needed to be conserved and it was put
on a plinth with the names of the seven kings added around it with
the railings protecting the structure. As it was placed in the middle
of the road and with the advent of motorised traffic the stone was in
danger again. Once the new council offices were opened nearby in 1935
it was moved safely away from the traffic into the council enclosure
where it has remained since. This week's question is
Where is the Coronation
Stone located?
We
were joined last week by Cheryl
with some reflections of the band from their instruments. Sam
was in search of books by the seaside and a rather fine shop sign.
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Gutted I was wrong last week lol!!! No idea this time :S
ReplyDeleteYeay I got one right ;-)
ReplyDeleteNo idea this week though I'm afraid!
I am going to guess and say Kingston for this :o)
ReplyDeleteWell done to everyone who guessed this, I wouldn't have had a clue. I do love Drakes fish and chip shop in Ripon, we were there this week yum x
ReplyDeleteKingston! :)
ReplyDeleteHelen x
What a gorgeous picture! Going to guess Kingston
ReplyDeleteI have to admit I have no idea, what a great picture though :) X
ReplyDeleteI am clueless but I love the photograph! Good luck all who guessed!
ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting landmark! I have no idea where it is though!
ReplyDeleteNo clue great snap , I love a mystery
ReplyDeleteI have no idea but would love to see this landmark
ReplyDeleteI have no idea this week. I only knew last weeks as it was close to home!
ReplyDeleteYippeeeeeee I know one, I actually know one!! I've been there! It's Kingston-upon-Thames :)
ReplyDeleteAhh I have no idea! xx
ReplyDeleteOh I have to go and see this, you find such great places that I love as a history nerd :) I didn't know where it was, so thank you I've learnt something this evening.
ReplyDeleteI have not got a clue! nice photo though. Kaz x
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