This is what is left of Walden Castle. Henry II had it destroyed.
Info about Walden Castle
Cool little museum, but I couldn't take photos inside.
Ox & Maggie outside the Pub we had lunch at.
A road in Saffron-Walden
Little walled yards in the town.
A proper English Garden in a walled back yard.
Still in Saffron-Walden. Lovely flowers everywhere.
Ely Cathedral (in Ely).
Dog tooth ornamentation on some of the 11th century part.
Stain glass from the 1800s. (All the windows were broken out during the reformation. (in the late1500s.)
Archway over the Prior's door from the 12th century.
The dome in the top of the lantern tower. (So called because it's octagonal like a lantern.
Vestibule on one side behind the choir.
St. Ethelreda's Chapel.
A modern statue of Ethelreda.
Inside this carved stone column is a stone spiral staircase.
The Lady Chapel. Where the modern Virgin Mary was a bit of controversy because some said she wasn't somber enough.
Best of all, one of the choirs was practicing in the Lady Chapel while we were there.
All the carvings in the lady chapel were defaced in the dissolution of the monasteries. (Notice there is no head.)
The Lady Chapel from the outside of the Cathedral.
The Outside of the Cathedral.
More from another angle
The old Abbey buildings are still standing and are in use.
Ox taking pictures with his fancy camera.
This gargoyle was up at the top of the Cathedral, and Ox took the photo with the fancy camera.