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Church visits – Lead and Healaugh
Visiting parish churches, is one of the most rewarding and interesting activities to do when there is an hour or two to spare. There are thousands of gems all over the place full of history and beauty, just waiting to be explored. Today I made the most of the lingering Summer to do just that. The first stop was St. Mary’s church, Lead. Technically a chapel, this tiny construction stands isolated in a field, which would have once been the site of a medieval manor house, next to the village of Saxton. The church is Grade II*, now in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust and has a local…