Sunday, 21 September 2014

Tombstone quip

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I'm not sure whether the writer of the epitaph on this tomb at Penkridge Church is being rather learnedly-clever or writing with to...
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Friday, 19 September 2014

Buried for eight centuries

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The medieval seal of the ancient priory in Stone turned up a few years ago - buried in a field in Surrey.  A metal detectorist had found ...
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Wednesday, 17 September 2014

Clayhanger - book and cottage

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Anyone from Staffordshire will immediately react to the word Clayhanger - it being the name of the first of Arnold Bennett's trilo...
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Monday, 15 September 2014

Truck knot

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As people may know, I collect sightings of the ‘ Stafford Knot ’- it being the symbol of Staffordshire. This is a nice example, from a sh...
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Saturday, 13 September 2014

Codsall tomb of bright colours

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This astonishing monument at St Nicholas Church in Codsall dates back to the seventeenth century when nearly all such grand tombs were d...
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Thursday, 11 September 2014

Sunny bratch

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The Bratch Locks are quite a feature in Wombourne.  Not only interesting to canal enthusiasts, they often make for the starting point of...
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Tuesday, 9 September 2014

Autumn a-coming

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I don't usually go much on 'pictures of oddly-shaped trees' - but this one appealed to me. I'm not sure why. It could be...
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Sunday, 7 September 2014

Penkridge's grand parish home

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This very grand building, Haling Dene Centre , is the home of a parish council.  This surprised me, as most parish councils that I know ...
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Friday, 5 September 2014

Walking Alstonefield

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This late burst of summer has brought some glorious days that make you want to be outdoors.  Enjoying a walk on the hills over Alstonefie...
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Wednesday, 3 September 2014

Play Me I'm Yours

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You will never see this piano here again...  This piano is one of over a dozen that were planted in various public sites across Stoke-on-...
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