The Humber Bridge

MONDAY

After breakfast in the hotel we drove over to Barton-upon-Humber to have a look at the churches of St Mary and St Peter.

St Peter's is in the care of English Heritage. The Christian use of the  site goes back to the late 9th century and the stone church visible today (see extra) was first built in about 970. It has distinctive Saxon features, such as the use of large stones for doors and windows and a series of vertical stone strips around the tower – a technique derived from timber-framed buildings.

The main blip is the Humber Bridge which is 2.2 km long.

Both the church and the bridge are Grade I listed structures.

We called in at The Malt House in Rishworth for an enjoyable late lunch in the sunny beer garden. The car thermometer was showing 33º C.

Now back home in Wales and thunderstorms are brewing. It's the first rain I have seen for well over a month.

My previous visit here was  on 14/09/2020 when Covid restrictions applied