Friday 31st August 2018



I was awake early and had done a few jobs before Brenda woke. The tiles were fixed to the bulkhead above the hob using Stikaflex, just need grouting now.







  River Trent viaduct

                                                                                       with Repton on the skyline



We walked into Repton crossing over the River Trent on an impressive viaduct. The river has grown no end over the time we have been following it, from the small, dirty stream we first saw in Stoke-on-Trent.

Repton is reputedly one of the oldest towns in England and was once the capital of Mercia. There were many lovely old buildings in the village from different eras.



               





         



Repton Public School was founded in 1557 and really, the school dominates the village with many school buildings dotted around the place.





 The original 1557 entrance arch

                                                                                               of Repton School


The church of St. Wystan’s stands in the centre of the village and has a huge, slender steeple. There is a crypt below the church that was built in the 10th century and is one of the finest examples of Saxon architecture in the country. It had been forgotten about until the end of the 18th century when a grave was being dug and a man fell into a hole while digging it. We were lucky that the church is open during the day and we were able to enter the crypt.



         











             St. Wystan’s Parish Church,                                              The Saxon Crypt

                        Repton, Derbyshire                                           in St. Wystan’s Parish Church
















A lovely place Repton, well worth the walk. Property there must be very expensive.

Back in Willington, we again had our lunch in the Dragon then back to the boat.

It had turned out a lovely day so Brenda read outside and I did more jobs. The tile grouting was done between us but it seems the powdered grout has gone off and it set far too quickly without being properly worked. And it was a buggar to clean off. Just hope it’s OK once it thoroughly dries.

Also spliced in the wrap around fenders on the back end and started to splice loops to hang the side fenders off.

We had fish and chips for our dinner from the local chippy.



Weather: a chilly start, warm in the afternoon with hot spells. No wind.





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