House and Whitby

Well it’s a month since myself and Tasha got married. Hasn’t time flown? The house is falling into place now as we have electricity in the shed so the freezer could get moved out of the house. We also finally have the bin collection sorted too.

One of the events in Whitby, which I neglected to mention was the Nights of Victorian Gothic. Organised by English Heritage over Halloween, it highlighted some of the grim professions of Victorian times such as hangman, surgeon and grave robber but also featured storytelling and alchemy. However, there were two key events which were the centrepiece of the night.

The first, about halfway through, was a live performance in the abbey cloisters to The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes featuring authentic costume, horse riding, rifle shooting and special effects. I felt this was the best part of the night and would love to have had a better view.

The second event, near the end of the night, was a full Victorian funeral procession featuring a four horse drawn carriage which looked beautiful, mourners at the front and rear and even an impromptu attendance by Gabi at the end if I'm not mistaken! The procession made full rounds of the main abbey lawn and was a sombre end to the evening.

It was also great to see the abbey lit up in purple and to see it at night which you normally can’t do.

Not long to another Whitby though as I’ll be going in April for Arthur’s stag.