Joanna's Whimsical Life: Between Końskie and Żarnów

Sunday 23 February 2014

Between Końskie and Żarnów

Today I am adding pictures showing the next leg of my coach journey between Skarżysko-Kamienna and Łódź: from Końskie to Żarnów.

Leaving Końskie you soon go past a moated castle in Modliszewice:

The village of Żarnów, although quite historic, always gives me this sleepy feeling... It used to be a town for a time.

Żarnów church of St Nicholas dates to the Medieval times and has soem original Romanesque and Gothic details. The 19th century bell tower was robbed of the bells, renowned for their sound. The oldest bell was made in 1533. Where did the Nazi Germans take them? Where do the bells sound now?

From this mount, on the 16th of September, the Polish king Jan Kazimierz observed a major battle against the Swedish army during their invasion of Poland in 1655 (The Deluge)

The battle between the Poles and attacking Swedes was fought on these fields...

No more battles, please... Why can't people coexist in peace and harmony?

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COME & EXPLORE OAK TOWN

Saturday March 9^th 2019, 1-3 pm

£10pp

Let's meet at 1 pm outside Acton Central Station, which splits the pretty Churchfield Road into two, and walk through Acton Park entering the same way as the annual Acton Carnival procession has entered the park over the recent years.

On the way we will see a brand new school and talk about the Goldsmiths’ Guild, the major benefactors of this part of the former London borough. We shall cross the east west through road, here known as The Vale heading towards Southfields Recreation Grounds which is situated on one of four ancient fields in Acton. The council bought in 1908 from Wilkinson Sword Co. who during World War 1 manufactured over two million bayonets on site.

Then we will stop to see St Peter’s Church which is especially popular with the Italian community and continue towards the long and curved Acton Lane to leave it soon for the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. Next we will make our way towards the same east west road which here uses the name of Acton High Street. We shall see more interesting edifices and ponder over the history of Berrymead Priory which was not really a priory. We will visit the newly open Arch Climbing Wall Centre. There will be some surprises on the way too! We will end up at The West London Trade Union Club and you are welcome to stay on and chill out over a drink but bring some food with you or buy some on the way. It's still £10 pp only, mind you!