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Sunbridge Wells in Bradford is now a place of drinking and merriment, but it was once prison to Methodist evangelist, John Nelson. The long-demolished courthouse and gaol held the famous preacher in 1744 before he was forced to join the army, the liberty of which was little better than Bradford’s bleak prison.

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I called at Chirk Castle in the Autumn. I had walked the previous year, but had not the time to enter before I was due back. This time, I came in the car, bought a ticket and went inside.

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It was a joy to call this autumn at St Martin’s Church in the village of St Martin’s, close to Oswestry in Shropshire. The church was closing for the day, but a friendly fellow engaged in cleaning was only too pleased to show me round, while a Bible Study group next door concluded its affairs.