Tunbridge Wells, Kent: Remembering King Charles as a Martyr

King Charles the Martyr, Tunbridge Wells, Kent

The equinox has happened, marking the end of the year and the beginning of the season of light. The author was on vacation while Jools had half a day of work before her employer took them to a fancy place for lunch, drinks, and wine. The author dropped off Jools at work and spent the day driving around various churches in Kent, taking photographs of memorials and tombs. They visited Penshurst Place, which contains the Sidney Chapel where the great and good are buried and remembered. The chapel has a colourful roof, heraldic shields, and a gaudy, painted 15th-century font. The author then moved on to Speldhurst, where they couldn’t find parking near the church and convinced themselves it was locked. Next, they drove to Groombridge, but the church was in Sussex, so they skipped it and went straight to Tunbridge Wells. The author parked in a high parking house to be closer to the exit and walked down to the church, which was across from the Georgian square known as The Pantiles. There was a service underway, and the author took photographs of the ceiling and other details they failed to record ten years ago. They were quizzed strongly by a warden as to why they were doing this but said they enjoyed it. On the way back to the car, the author kept a promise by giving a young man selling the Big Issue a fiver and didn’t take a copy. After scrolling Twitter and eating, the author picked up Jools from her fancy lunch, and they began their trip back home.

Posted by Jelltex on 2022-12-31 11:51:07