Day Sixteen: Darfield to Wakefield
[<a href="http://storify.com/StMikesOpen4All/day-fifteen-darfield-to-wakefield" target="_blank">View the story "Day Sixeen: Darfield to Wakefield" on Storify</a>]<h1>Day Sixeen: Darfield to Wakefield</h1><h2>The day started with Aubrey, Margaret and me joining David and Hilary Hildred for Morning Prayer in church, summoned by the tolling of a bell.After a wonderful cooked breakfast, I set off!</h2><p>Storified by St Mikes Open4All · Mon, Jun 25 2012 16:48:38</p><div>On the road to WakefieldStMikesOpen4All</div><div>Royston wellsStMikesOpen4All</div><div>West Yorkshire countrysideStMikesOpen4All</div><div><b>The countryside was beautiful, and I waxed lyrical ...  The boo has a strange title though.</b></div><div>There's a reason for thatbooAn Audioboo by StMikesOpen4All</div><div>I enjoyed a welcome and cup of tea at the Three Houses, which is in the village of Sandal.</div><div>The Three HousesStMikesOpen4All</div><div><b>There seemed to be a lot of Sandal, but eventually I found my way to the edge of Wakefield.</b></div><div>Wakeside WaterfrontStMikesOpen4All</div><div><b>The weir was so spectacular, that I forgot to look behind me at the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.wakefieldfhs.org.uk/chantry_chapel/">Chantry Chapel</a>, which is famous for being one of only four set on a bridge  in the country.</b></div><div>Weir at Wakefieldstmikesopen4all</div><div><b>I was made very welcome in the Cathedral Coffee Shop, but Chris does not like to have his voice recorded.</b></div><div>Chris and friend at the Cathedral CoffeeshopStMikesOpen4All</div><div>2012-06-25 16.23.03StMikesOpen4All</div><div><b>There was a lot of <a target="_blank" href="http://www.wakefieldcathedral.org.uk/">information </a>about the alterations and fundraising going on at the cathedral, but not much on <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Treacy">Bishop Eric Treacy</a>  There is a hall named after him, though, and that is where the Coffee Shop is.</b><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>I then found my way to the home of Penny and Norman, who fed me wonderful chilli tonight, followed by apple pie.  They gave me the low down on the Olympic Torch, which passed this way this morning.  It sounds like I might have been run over by an outrider!</b></div></div><div>VIDEO0047stmikesopen4all</div><div><b>And so tomorrow, on to Leeds!</b></div>
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