The parish church of Our Lady and All Saints is world famours because of the twisted spire. The present building is the third on the site and there is evidence that a Saxon church existed before these.The church is beautiful inside; well kept and very much alive with activity. The glass is relatively "new" but very impressive. There is only one small remnant of the pre-Reformation glass and the plaster on the walls was later removed due to poor condition - any paintings and decoration were lost in the process.
The spire's wooden structure is twisted due to drying out - it looks weired but we are told its quite safe.
Filled with amazement we went on to the markets. More amazement! They were big and you could find just about anything. The markets here have been on the site since medieval times. More to the point the stalls had so much by way of usable "found objects" I have no excuse for not making more of my strange sculptures.
The remaining Tudor buildings look good and the Royal Oak pub in the shambles has been serving booze since the 12th century. The beer? Fantastic! Flavour, head and temperature - none of your freezing cold, tasteless "lager" you'd get in places like Oztrailier. As a bonus, Roger the publican, was a great host. We'll definitely be visiting again.Back to the station ... 12 mins and we're back in Sheffied.