I came across some shop premises in Wakefield’s centre which seemed to be advertising Christian conversion testimonies. This seemed rather refreshing for a godless British high street, and I scanned them with interest. The organisation is evidently Pentecostal, its website explaining that
The former church of St Mark’s, Leicester, is an imposing Victorian construction by a major road. It is now the Empire Hall wedding venue, the website of which states:
Christians, dismiss your fear;
Let hope and joy succeed;
The great good news with gladness hear,
The Lord is risen indeed.
The shades of death withdrawn,
His eyes their beams display;
So wakes the sun, when rosy dawn
Unbars the gates of day.
"For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption..."
In the heart of Leicester is a site containing the remains of Roman buildings, including a surprisingly high section of the second century bathhouse. For reasons not altogether clear, it has been called the Jewry Wall since the 1600s, while Geoffrey of Monmouth in the 1100s thought it was the burial place of the original King Lear.
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Salem Chapel, Martin Top
near Rimington, Clitheroe, Lancashire BB7 4EG
Salem Congregational Chapel is a registered charity No. 252401 (England & Wales)
Sunday Worship 10.45am & 6.00pm