Anglican Church in Tarporley

Anglican Church in Tarporley

Inside Anglican Church in Tarporley

Inside Anglican Church in Tarporley

Inside Anglican Church in Tarporley

Anglican Church in Tarporley – note sign on door. Very English

Anglican Church in Tarporley – Monument honoring WWI soldiers.

Hunting Club meeting room

Hunting Club meeting room

Nice Rotary signage

More nice Rotary signage

Sandbach Saxon Crosses

Sandbach Anglican Church

Very old pieces of Saxon crosses and monuments.

Inside Anglican Church in Sandbach

Inside Anglican Church in Sandbach

Example of old “black and white” house in Sandbach

Example of old “black and white” house in Sandbach – still in use as apartment reside…

Sandbach Rotary

Little Moreten Hall – timber framed moated manor house constructed in 1450 through 15…

Second floor toilet – looking down. No longer used thank goodness.

Jeremy pondering Little Moreton

Ali in the “hall” of Little Moreton Hall

Fancy fireplace in Little Moreton Hall

Little Moreton Hall table

Little Moreton Hall

Little Moreton Hall

Little Moreton Hall garden

Things work a little different in Tarporley between Baptists and Methodists

Group shot.

Our alternate GSE team leader, Chris receiving his Rotary Service Award from District…

And we’re back in the States.

Departure home..

Bittersweet.

Before our last presentation…suspense!

Our last colored animal establishment.

Team w/Rolls Royce.

Seriously..the toilets here are odd.

Tatton Tower.

We are normal. Doug and Melissa are peeking again.

Team and Knutsford hosts in Tatton.

House at Tatton.

Victory!

Almost there.

Doug dared me..so we all did

Wishing with pence not pennies.

Hahahahah Doug!

Doug in dome.

Group in front of the lake at Tatton.

Jessica picturing a duck in the water.

Jungles in England? Who knew?

Team on bridge in Tatton.

Tatton Park employees gardening.

Don’t ask.

Tony educating Jeremy.

Japanese Garden in Tatton.

Beauty.

Howard joins in.

Poppies!

Team with (you guessed it) another scarecrow.

Doug and Jessica with Bert’s belly.

Doug and our Knutsford hosts at Tatton Park.

England is obsessed with scarecrows.

Farewell presentation.

At the Kirk residence enjoy conversation with Knutsford Rotarians.

Dinner at Howard and Hilary’s in Knutsford.

Dinner at Steve’s for the World Cup.

Football party decor. Go USA!

First pool we’ve seen since we’ve been here.

Doug coming out of the betting shop to bet on USA beating England in tonight’s World …

Knutsford Heritage Center.

Rope demonstration.

Arch in Knutsford.

Touring Knutsford.

Kids in the band.

Jessica at the fundraiser picnic.

Doug playing bartender like a good Rotarian.

Rotary fundraiser–youth concert.

Yummm.

Ladies shot.

Team in tavern.

tavern.

Tour guide in tavern.

Tavern time!

View after tavern.

At Derbyshire about to enter tavern.

School children walking.

Group shot in Darbyshire.

View..

Mam Tor.

Peak District.

Duck handled spoon with early Christianity symbol engraved from HG Club. Wonderful gi…

With the President of the Rotary Club of Hazel Grove after our presentation.

Rotary Club of Hazel Grove meeting.

What the inside of most walls look like in old houses here.

Mmmm mmm good.

Third time finally?

Making dinner at the Stair House.

It’s what’s for dinner.

Yummy.

Staircase House meat locker.

Eating lunch at a cafe for once instead of a pub.

My host, Robert and Melissa in Stockport.

Clock on St. Mary’s.

Melissa looking at 1930s attire.

EMW.

Effigy of Richard de Vernon (Rector 1306-1334) in St. Mary’s.

Roger giving us the tour.

Being educated by the Rector of St. Mary’s Cathedral in Stockport–a past Rotary pres…

Puy lentils for Ali’s dinner last night.

Doug at the hat museum in Stockport.

Eating with Hazel Grove Rotary Club.

Mussels in garlic and wine sauce for dinner with Hazel Grove Rotary Club.

Lyme Hall.

Buck crossing.

Trying to find the red deer.

Robert on walking path.

Pretty view.

Lyme Park.

Preparing for World Cup game on Saturday.

Strategically planning a hike to some historical park.

China Town–Manchester.

Touring downtown Manchester–in front of Rolls Royce birth place–Midland Hotel.

Royal Exchange Theater to see Pygmalion.

Soccer…errraaa football ha.

Americans in England by Russian tank..

Americans in England by Russian tank..

Manchester United Stadium.

Touring Manchester.

Stephen on his bike.

View from the Ford’s farm.

Side of my hosts’ farm. Lovely..

The Knot Garden.

Moreton House.

Crooked old house–Moreton House.

With President Keith of Sandbach Club.

Tour of Sandbach. 9th Century Obelisks on the left.

Colored-Animal Pub Count–2nd Half of trip–#1

Telescope view.

With the Lovell Telescope.

Waiting for the 3D theater show at the Lowell Telescope at Jodrell.

The telescope.

Jodrell Bank Observatory.

With one of the 80 million (exaggerated figure) elephants around London.

Enjoying our holiday in London!

Figures.

Da na na na na na na na na GO HAWKS! In London none-the-less..Awesome!

HIGHLIGHT OF THE TRIP for Ali.

London Bridge.

Trafalgar.

London Eye.

Queen Boadicea–died leading her army.

Ben!

“Where in the world is Jeremy.”

Remember this one, Mom? 17 years ago…

Team at Trafalgar Square in London.

GSE Team Member from England, Steve and his fiance, Janine.

Yay yay yay!

Good afternoon, London.

On a double-decker bus–about to tour the city.

Enjoying London–and Mexican food for the first time in a fortnight.

London–Leichster Square. Hello…:)

Steve got his iPad first in the states.

Interesting fruit plate.

Lunch at Vermillion Cinnabar.

Relaxing at lunch.

Lunch–28 May.

Group shot in press room.

Prime seats.

We get this feeling daily

Tunnel to field.

Man City.

Press conference room.

In the heated seats.

Some famous footballer, Mike Summerbee, from ‘back-in-the-day’ joined our tour.

Box seats.

Work in progress for Manchester City.

Manchester City Football Club–Doug almost made us wear red..shame shame!

Jeremy on the loom.

This place didn’t close until 1981..

Old Silk Mill.

With the Mayor of Macclesfield.

Touring the Bollington Brewing Co in Macclesfield.

Macclesfield Mayor and the GSE Team.

Highest medal of honor–Victoria Cross.

75 years of Rotary in Tameside.

Judge Jeremy.

Roy showing the team shoes used long ago.

Portland Basin Museum in Ashton Under Lyne.

Five pounds.

Sign for pub.

Running the ‘wishing stairs’

The crew at lunch in Chester–The Brewery Tap.

At The Brewery Tap for lunch–24 May, Monday–start of week two.

Shhh snuck up the tower steps while on tour.

Starting the tour of Chester.

Clock in Chester.

Downtown Chester.

Thatched-roof cottage.

The Lake District.

Whoopsies! Busted a tire!

Delicious mint bubbles!

GSE ladies w/the Jag.

Many of the classic cars in the event.

Melissa and Ali’s ride.

Old Rolls Royce.

GSE team at the Rotary Car Classic Show.

View from John and Vivian’s office.

How ironic haha. Red wine spill.

Oldest pub in Nantwich–The Black Lion.

Shackles!

Hello Georgia!

Ran into another Rotarian in Nantwich.

Tour of Nantwich.

Where he belongs

Nantwich.

Inside The “Crooked” Crown Hotel.

Farewell Wilmslow.

Our current Rotary hosts.

The Crown Hotel in Nantwich.

Outside “The Smoker” pub.

Where we’re eating lunch after Nantwich exchange.

Doug getting knowledge about Crown Bowling from President Peter’s wife, Gloria.

Crown bowling.

Melissa in crown bowling.

The chaos Ali created. Doug is glad.

Jeremy in crown bowling.

Disabled toilet instead of handicapped restrooms.

Thank you, Karen!

Melissa, Karen & Ali at Karen’s Tea Room in the Pennines.

Tea Room.

Peak National Park start.

Pennines Ridge.