Sutton
- Part II
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Along the path, across the
fields to the canal ...
... and up the drive to
Sutton Hall. "Once the baronial residence of the Sutton family
and more recently a convent under the diocese of Shrewsbury."
To quote the leaflet of this "unique 'Inn' of distinction".
"A wealth of early
16th Century oak" says the leaflet but unfortunately hasn't
room for information on this thigh-booted guardian of the Royal
Hunting Forest of Macclesfield or his compatriot on the opposite
corner.
Colourful traditional decoration,
showroom-fresh, on a pristine narrowboat.
At Gurnett on the boundary
of the parish. The car is about to pass under the aqueduct carrying
the canal over the road and the River Bollin down on the left
entering its own tunnel.
On the wall of the cottage
opposite another stone plaque to a famous resident.
Back in the village centre
- The White House, and who can argue with that?
Sutton St James', the parish
church, seemingly built about 200 years ago ...
... and with a chancel unusual
on two counts: first, the chancel ceiling and secondly the inclusion
of the organ (pipes just visible on left).
Outside the vicarage door
another unusual feature: the vicar's ecologically friendly transport
and its message offering "all bespoke services".
From the churchyard, a glimpse
of Tegg's Nose and beyond - Macclesfield Forest, so completing
this visit to Sutton.
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