Wednesday 31 July 2013

A Walk To Heysham Village: Part 1 of 2

It was such a sunny day, I decided to walk to and from Heysham village.  Half a mile to go. 
Heysham village can be seen in the distance. I took the right hand path
There are usually a few horses in the field alongside the shore at this time of the year. 


Almost at the village.
Looking back from where I had walked. As can be seen the tide was out, but rest assured it comes in at quite a speed here. As a result a few people have been caught out at times. 
The lower part of the village.
St Peter's Church is a Grade 1 listed building. Parts of it date back to around 1340 to 1350.

A large part of the graveyard, overlooking Morecambe Bay, is somewhat overgrown. 
The rear of the Church.
What a shame some of the graves and headstones have got into such a state. This one is for Sir William Edward Murray Tomlinson (4th August 1838 - 17th December 1912). A little bit of research revealed the following. Born in Lancaster, he was a Lawyer, colliery owner (Worsley Mines Colliery Company) and former MP for Preston. He became Baronet of Richmond Terrace, Richmond, North Yorkshire in August 1902.

I continued the walk towards Heysham Port, via St. Patrick Chapel. 
The ruins of St. Patrick Chapel, which dates from the 8th or 9th century. 

The stone graves on the top of the headland, dating back to Viking times. 

1 comment:

  1. I enjoyed this walk, a different viewpoint to Morecombe Bay also.

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