Monday, 29 September 2014

Pump it up

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In Oulton village, the person restoring this cottage came up with an interesting solution to the problem of what to do with an old but hi...
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Saturday, 27 September 2014

Simply a megalith for virgins

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A simple stone, all on its own, decorating the entrance to a household drive...?  So it appears. But the truth is never as simple as it...
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Thursday, 25 September 2014

Castle... at Blithfield

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Blithfield Hall is often described as one of the "oldest castles in England" though it's clearly been restored and built u...
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Tuesday, 23 September 2014

Dunghill of the past

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The land we live on has been inhabited for centuries -- yes, not a very profound statement, but we human beings live in the present, and...
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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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