This strange looking photo shows Kynastons Cave on Nescliffe Hill, Nr, Shrewsbury and I took it when I went walking there today. There is a fascinating history to the cave - but I really like the colours of the sandstone rock face that it is carved into. Unfortunately those responsible for it have locked it up to prevent claims for damages falling down the lethal steps - I expect!
Humphrey Kynaston's Cave is a small cave in a red soft sandstone which was formerly used as a cave dwelling. It seems the cliff face is the result of a long ago abandoned sandstobe quarry, and the cave may be the remains of the quarring. The entrance is about six metres up the cliff face with a staircase leading up to it, cut into the soft rocks. Long time usage abraded the steps and made them difficult to use.
The cave has two chambers being about four square metres big, the one on the right being a little bigger than the left one.
The cave is named after Humphrey Kynaston (1474-1534), a robber and enchanter, who was a sort of Shropshire Robin Hood or Rob Roy. He was seemed guilty of murder, together with two others, and was declared an outlaw by King Henry VII in 1491. He had to to take shelter in a cave in the west point of Nesscliffe Rock. He lived in one room and stabled his horse in the other, closing the entrance with an iron door which according to legend became the door of Shrewsbury gaol. Only two years later he was pardoned by King Henry VII.
And lasagna for the main course - I make a lovely lasanga from a recipe I found on the back of a Campbell's condensed soup can once. Just need to make the potaoe wedges to go with it.
This strange looking photo shows Kynastons Cave on Nescliffe Hill, Nr, Shrewsbury and I took it when I went walking there today. There is a fascinating history to the cave - but I really like the colours of the sandstone rock face that it is carved into. Unfortunately those responsible for it have locked it up to prevent claims for damages falling down the lethal steps - I expect!
There was a nice bunch of us - Rachel, Brian & Gus, Thelma and me & Steven. The photo I will actually use in my album is of Rachel & Gus, but as I have not had permission to post it on here - so am posting one of them finding the cache.
We did the geocache on Grinshill and you have to wait until it is dark as you need to shine your torches around the trees to look for reflective spots attached to the trees to point you in the right direction - you don't notice them in the day time. Steven & I turned up with measly pathetic torches, but thankfully Brian and Rachel had huge ones which lit up the reflectors beautifully.
Steven & I really enjoyed this one and we want to have a go at the one at Nescliffe when we invest in some better torches!
div>I was driving through town tonight to take Jessica and Aaron out for their romantic Valentines meal when the sight of an illuminated Charles Darwin high up on a building caught my eye - so I just had to stop and take a photo!
As you can imagine - everyone in the car groaned at my silliness - but not being young & trendy I don't venture into town at night so have never seen this before - but it was fab with it changing colour every few seconds. I did not have my camera on me - but thank goodness my mobile phone has a decent camera on it.
The 3 illuminated structures in front of the building are also a Darwin memorial - not quite sure what they are meant to represent - they are not a pretty sight in the daytime.
I now have 2 photos of the day - which will give me a bit of leeway if there is one day in the month that I don't get chance to take a photo.
