David Beresford
Reflections on Life

St Cuthbert's Chapel is a single-cell building and was built in about 1370. It is built on top of an earlier building, as there is C12 and C13 masonry ...

This picture shows St. Cuthbert's chapel in the distance. It was a beautiful day when we visited. One can see why St. Cuthbert cherished his time here. ...

Group photo taken on our penultimate day together, in Doxford Hall.

These ancient steps are below ground in Ripon Cathedral and date from the 6th century AD, believed to be the earliest cathedral stone in the country. 

Picture taken in York on Saturday July 26, 2025. York Minster is in the background.

Once home to a thriving community of 900 monks, the remains of Rievaulx Abbey now stand in silent witness to a bygone age. The sense of prayer still fills ...

Avast me hearties! Don't walk by without sharing a drink with me!

A few moments before, this seagull at Whitby had swooped down on someone's sandwich and ripped out the meat from it! It was sizing up its next victim when ...

The amazing statue/sculpture near Middlesborough.

Entrance to Durham Cathedral

The late Very Reverend Robert Willis and one of his cats. Taken from a live broadcast, but with a new angle.