tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41649759541778148252024-03-05T23:34:54.413-08:00Nomadtravellingnomadtravellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17714845635955522112noreply@blogger.comBlogger359125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4164975954177814825.post-21333508752651676852014-05-22T13:33:00.002-07:002014-05-22T13:33:41.304-07:00NEW MUZEI've decided that this will be my last post here. I am on so many sites now that I can't really keep track of everything. So farewell Blogger! But not farewell to all my Blogger friends I hope - I am on New Muze and will attempt to continue my posts there.<br />
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Here's the site : http://muzenews2.ning.com/members/Nomadtraveller.nomadtravellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17714845635955522112noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4164975954177814825.post-950182747452818792014-04-26T07:17:00.000-07:002014-04-26T07:17:06.652-07:00CAVALRY STOPPED<br />
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This week, before I go away, I have been playing the much
underestimated Jona Lewie. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not much on YouTube
either, apart of course from the unexpected Christmas song, Stop the
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With a mad Zydeco band in ‘Laughing Tonight’</div>
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And then the Beatlesque ‘I Think I’ll Get My Haircut’</div>
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And finally of course, the Ikea theme song, ‘You Will Always Find Me
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See you in a couple of weeks.</div>
nomadtravellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17714845635955522112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4164975954177814825.post-91030132885361455212014-04-03T15:19:00.001-07:002014-04-03T15:19:15.826-07:00FROM AD TO HRVATSKAI've been a bit quiet this week. I'm off to Dubrovnik at the crack of dawn tomorrow to take a group walking in the hills above the city and I had to research quite a lot about the place before I go.<br />
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So how have I been relaxing? This week I've been listening to Arrested Development. Here's some for you:<br />
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This is almost a psalm or maybe a hymn.<br />
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And this is so relaxing . . . even if you don't listen to the words.<br />
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And of course - still one of favourite songs of all time . . .<br />
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That's Dionne Farris with the female vocals. Mmmm. </div>
nomadtravellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17714845635955522112noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4164975954177814825.post-55330330768297008002014-03-28T07:02:00.003-07:002014-03-28T07:03:58.586-07:00FRIDAY FOUROh, it's Friday. This is not just for you, Ian (at least it's not intended just for you) - anyone can have a go . . . I've decided to make this one a bit of a world music selection; shouldn't be harder than some of the more obscure British songs . . .<br />
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So, what's the link between that and this:</div>
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Then find the link between that song and this one:</div>
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Now how does that song link with this one: </div>
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and, finally, how on earth does that link with this?</div>
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Send me a PM in Facebook if you think you have any of the links. Enjoy! </div>
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nomadtravellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17714845635955522112noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4164975954177814825.post-33875061973813439312014-03-24T16:10:00.000-07:002014-03-24T16:21:56.723-07:00LOVE BLOSSOMSTook the grandkids to Battersea Park yesterday. There is an adventure playground and a children's zoo and 83 hectares of parkland to run around in.<br />
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It sits on the banks of the Thames. Here's the Battersea pagoda with Albert Bridge in the background.<br />
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Nearby are also two of my favourite structures - the iconic (for fans of Pink Floyd) Battersea Power Station</div>
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and the Battersea gasometer. I used to pass this on the train every day and thought it would be cool to<u> </u>live at the top of it one day. I don't think it actually has accommodation in it, despite what appear to be windows.</div>
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Anyway, whilst in the park I did a spot of hanami (cherry blossom viewing).</div>
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And, as usual, took too many photographs of cherry trees. So, as an antidote, here's a pic of my favourite tree, a London plane tree. </div>
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And here's a Battersea Park bench. Because I liked it.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">After a good night at the Swan and a full English early the next morning, the landlord kindly drove us up to the the car park where the previous day's</span> walk had putatively ended. We were grateful to avoid the climb on foot. You can see how remote the car park is. Fine views though . . .<br />
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We then set off along the ridge of the hills. It was clear that this was Newbury racecourse country.<br />
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As if further proof were needed.<br />
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The footpath then led over Watership Down. <br />
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Not a very interesting scene, especially since the wind was now distinctly blustery and chilly and all the rabbits were presumably nestled in their warren. After the downs, the path led up to some lovely old beeches.<br />
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After which it became distinctly bleak and the wind even more penetrating.<br />
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When we did eventually come into the shelter of some trees, it was clear they had suffered in the winter storms.<br />
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After a pleasant walk through a short dale, we were supposed to follow the footpath and run across the notorious A34.<br />
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We elected to take a detour along a permissive path and through a farmer's underpass, although it looks as though the flood waters would have prevented this a week or so ago.<br />
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Safely on the other side, we now we came across this memorial stone.<br />
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Back over the hill, the path led through a pleasant hazel grove.<br />
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Where we passed the castellated entrance to Highclere Castle, the home used as Downton Abbey.<br />
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The views were quite extraordinary along the whole of the day's walk. The countryside appeared to stretch for 30 odd miles in almost every direction without a sign of any townships.<br />
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Although maybe not so strange - here was a new house, in glorious isolation.<br />
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Here we are at the start of this leg - where we finished last time. I put this in because it was such a lovely morning and such a contrast with last time, when it was miserable, cold, pouring with rain and flooded. You can see the sandbags still there in the background.</div>
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And we didn't even get round to seeing the village last time. It is a pretty little place, birthplace of Sarah Ferguson. The Queen Inn is the pub where she and Andrew used to meet (and maybe canoodle). Here's one of the thatched cottages.<br />
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<br />nomadtravellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17714845635955522112noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4164975954177814825.post-85274640463070208212014-03-14T17:03:00.000-07:002014-03-14T17:09:40.063-07:00EXETER CATHEDRALI have posted pics of Exeter Cathedral before, but haven't posted a tour of the inside. So when we visited last weekend, I righted this omission. <br />
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The cathedral is, like so many others, set in largish gardens, a popular gathering place on sunny days.<br />
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You can see the mediaeval buildings that still surround it in the background on the left. The oldest parts of the present structure are the 12th century Norman towers and nave walls. The building was extensively remodelled in the 13th century, hence the more ornate Gothic exterior.<br />
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The main feature of the Cathedral though is the ceiling - the longest mediaeval vault in the world.<br />
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The central bosses are carved and painted and hold the whole thing together. This is the Becket Boss (top middle), depicting the murder of St Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, in 1170.<br />
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Here is a boss up close to give you an idea of size.<br />
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Unusually, there is also a minstrel gallery in the nave. This was added in the 14th century.<br />
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Note the various musical instruments being played by the angels. And this is a side window.<br />
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Glass from the main windows and many of the greatest treasures were removed during the War and thus survived when a bomb damaged the building in 1942. The cassocks are embroidered with British plants and birds. Although I thought they might have found some different birds to depict.<br />
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Across the centre of the nave is a 14th century screen and balcony. The paintings were added in the 19th century.<br />
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Many of the tombs hark back to Britain's colonial past.<br />
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As do some of the carvings - this is on the pulpit, depicting the martyrdom of St Alban.<br />
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This is not quite the oldest tomb in the cathedral (there is a similar one dating from the 13th century), but I was quite shocked to see that someone had carved their initials in it.<br />
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An interesting 14th century husband and wife tomb. Note the swans for her and the lion for him. <br />
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Those are the bass pipes of the organ in the background. And this is the tomb of Bishop Oldham.<br />
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His name was apparently pronounced 'Owldom' and so the chapel is decorated throughout with owls - you can see them carved into the wall and embroidered on the kneeler<br />
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Here's a memorial that needs to be shown as a reminder to our present leaders.<br />
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This is the 15th century astronomical clock.<br />
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Note the hole in the base of the door underneath the main dial. This was the mediaeval cat-flap for the Bishop's cat. The clock ropes used to be greased with animal fat, a great attraction for mice, and so the cat was to make sure the mouse didn't run up the clock.<br />
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Some of the choir seats date from the construction of the cathedral and are the oldest in Britain. But I was fascinated by the imaginative animal carvings.<br />
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There are more, even more fantastical, on the Bishop's throne.<br />
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The throne itself is supposed to be one of the finest examples of mediaeval carpentry; it's about 18m tall and constructed without any nails or screws.<br />
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And just to finish off, here is a modern bronze that I liked.<br />
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<br />nomadtravellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17714845635955522112noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4164975954177814825.post-12447257348747251662014-03-10T17:07:00.001-07:002014-03-10T17:07:43.165-07:00ARCHITECTURAL PRINCEThe Prince of Wales, as you no doubt know, has strong feelings about urban design and planning. He has therefore begun to build an experimental town, called Poundbury, on the edge of Dorchester, on land that he owns, according to the traditional principles of urban planning that he supports. I have always had a slightly sceptical attitude towards the project, partly because it doesn't seem to have reduced urban motorcar use (which was one of its design aims) and partly because this is what you can see form the road as you pass it by -<br />
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it looks like something my grandson or Enid Blyton might have designed.<br />
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But we decided to visit it last week to see for ourselves. I can't comment of what it's like living there - it's supposed to be designed with ease of travel and access to essential services in mind - but it certainly made an impression. It's still a little like a cross between a Farrow and Ball colour chart, an estate agents catalogue and a Fairfield Porter painting, but I must say I thought the environment rather pleasant. I can see why car use has not been less than elsewhere - the distances are probably more than most people wish to walk in their own towns these days, but walking around was a fairly pleasing experience and it is certainly more open than most new towns. The visible construction did seem to be to the high standard it was puffed up to be too. If it's true that there won't be disturbance from road works every few days either, I could see the model being a successful one. Never the less, it is often land prices that prevent investment on this scale and I'm not sure whether spacious towns like this develop any sort of community.<br />
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Just a few glimpses, but how does it look to you?<br />
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Interestingly, I see we visited about the same time last year. It was just as spring-like, but also just as cold. It snowed just after our last visit . . .nomadtravellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17714845635955522112noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4164975954177814825.post-71546409715920938742014-02-27T16:30:00.000-08:002014-02-27T16:31:40.055-08:00AT OUR WHITLEY'S ENDWith the prospect of a reasonably fine day last week, I had an outing with one of the local ramblers groups. We started from the White Hart at Whitley. The pub has 17th century bits but I believe the original parts are 14th century.<br />
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And although it didn't rain until later, the signs of recent storms were all around.<br />
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And we had to take a detour at this path (just as it started to rain!). <br />
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Some liked the water better than others. <br />
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I guess the golfers didn't like this much on the 4th green and 5th tee. <br />
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When the sun was out, the woodlands were beautiful.</div>
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I haven't posted any pornographic trees for a while, so here are a couple from this walk. </div>
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And there were stunning views across the Surrey countryside<br />
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with some pretty little cottages.<br />
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The Dog and Pheasant is a lovely pub, I suspect mostly 16th century, now a popular foodie restaurant. We sat in the garden though and ate our sandwiches.<br />
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The footpath is hard to miss on the hill down the other side. But it was perversely the hardest part of the walk, being wet and slippery and at a rather unhelpful angle.<br />
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We are blessed with snowdrops almost everywhere at the moment.<br />
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And then we were back in the old village of Whitley, with its historic cottages.<br />
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A nice example of the local pointing style called 'galletting'.<br />
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<br />nomadtravellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17714845635955522112noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4164975954177814825.post-17541972972944074452014-02-27T16:01:00.002-08:002014-03-28T06:48:12.379-07:00VINTAGE TRAVELLEROK. Back from France, wine cellar replenished, few extra pounds round the middle, silly grin on face.<br />
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We stayed at a former chateau (most rural hotels seem to be former chateaux)<br />
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in a little place south of Calais, not far from the Belgium border. It was set in small but pleasant grounds.<br />
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When I say 'small', I mean a bit bigger than my garden, with only a small stream running through it. It was perfect for a couple of days relaxing and of course we had chosen it for its renowned chef, who likes to surprise guests, rather than give them a menu. Here's a starter - scallop soufflé on caramelised endive with seafood sauce and a crustacean foam.<br />
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Yes, it was stunning. Main courses don't photograph so well, so here's a dessert - baba on a sort of crème with spiced pineapple and a little tube of rum (I'd already squeezed mine!). There's a mulberry lurking round the back too. Don't know what the red bits are; maybe the chef cut himself.<br />
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The hotel was used during the War as a hospital (for German soldiers). There is still a bomb shelter in the grounds (which we didn't have to use).</div>
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and a very nice wine shop.<br />
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But we also enjoyed driving through the French countryside, with one village seemingly piled on top of the next.<br />
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Though the roads in these parts were horribly congested.<br />
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On the way home, we stopped in Boulogne. We always used to lunch in the old city, partly because it is historic and nice, and partly because it is nearly all restaurants. But we've now found where the locals eat lunch . . . This is the town hall in the old city. <br />
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This is the town hall in Calais.<br />
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<br />nomadtravellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17714845635955522112noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4164975954177814825.post-65138986213619292332014-02-20T16:31:00.000-08:002014-02-20T16:44:00.514-08:00SALISBURY CATHEDRAL<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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</xml><![endif]-->So I've posted my walk around Salisbury (<span style="color: red;"><a href="http://nomadtravellingman.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/sarum-kind-of-wonderful.html"><span style="color: red; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">here</span></a></span>). Here are some pics of the cathedral.<br />
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Construction began as soon as the city was founded in 1220 and the main body was completed in just 38
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It is an imposing building, standing in 80 acre grounds, the largest open green space in Britain. The most noticeable feature however is the spire, which was only added in the 14th century.
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The spire weighs over 6,000 tons and was destined to suffer the same fate as many other mediaeval spires - the supporting pillars began quite early to bend inwards under the stress - until reinforcing tie beams were added in 1668 by Sir Christopher Wren. You can see on the floor of the cathedral where the centre of the spire was remeasured in 1737 some 12 inches from the original centre.</div>
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Inside the cathedral is the largest cloister in Britain. <br />
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Although quite ornate, I thought it rather elegant. It contains two large fir trees.<br />
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The nave seems quite narrow, but leaving it open makes it the more impressive.<br />
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The tombs and memorials are an interesting slice of British history.</div>
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This is the earliest tomb, of Bishop Osmund (died 1099), moved here after the cathedral was finished.</div>
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This is the tomb of William Longespee, illegitimate son of Henry II and half-brother of King John, the first to be buried in the cathedral. He attended the foundation of the cathedral but died in 1226.</div>
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The tombs would originally have been decorated, like this one from the 17th century.</div>
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A more modern one.</div>
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The original bell tower was removed in the 18th century, so this is now one of the only cathedrals without bells. But the 1386 clock is still running, ringing bells every 15 minutes, making it the world's
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Two other features make this cathedral unique - it has the longest surviving original choir <br />
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and it houses the best preserved of the only 4 surviving original copies of the Magna Carta - no pics allowed unfortunately, so here's the one in the British Library.<br />
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The decoration on the pillars fascinated me. Even between cats and dogs there can be love!</div>
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I also liked the font, a modern structure, but impressive for all that. <br />
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Last week we went to Salisbury. Present-day Salisbury was established in 1220, after it was decided that the ancient town on nearby hills, which had been there since prehistoric times, was less well placed for 'modern' communication. The result is that the low-lying city does flood from time to time. There are five rivers nearby, two of which flow through the heart of the city.</div>
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Much of the old centre of town around the still flourishing market remains.</div>
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And the roads off make clear what business was once conducted there. <br />
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An old inn in the centre. <br />
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In the central city is the original church of St Thomas, built in 1220.<br />
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In the 15th century the Doom painting (the Final Judgement) was painted over the Chancel. It was plastered over sometime later and is thus almost perfectly preserved. <br />
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The church has many mediaeval decorations including this interesting coat of arms, which has the arms of Elizabeth I supported by a lion and a dragon - thus pre-union with Scotland. I wonder whether we will revert to this if Scotland separates.<br />
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You can also see a Christmas tree in the background. Why do churches have Christmas trees? And, if they accept these pagan symbols of their holiest of festivals, why do they not accept that it is bad luck to keep the tree after Christmas? Anyway, under the tree is a grave to one Jane Eyre. Of course it is not the fictitious one in the book, but I thought it was interesting. Thanks to the tree, I had to make do with this photograph which stood nearby.<br />
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The churchyard is entirely surrounded by mediaeval buildings, the original structure only really visible from the rear. <br />
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The clock on the church tower has figures which strike the quarters. <br />
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But they strike a little early and I nearly missed them . . .<br />
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This is one of gates to the old city.<br />
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Around the cathedral square stand rows of mediaeval manor houses, several of which date back to the 13th century. <br />
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This is Arundells on the square, which was Sir Edward Heath's home. <br />
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Olympic snowboarding, with its arcane language, it’s slightly
uninspiring events, its young slang, and it’s reproduction of pretty much all
the skiing events, was a closed world to me at first.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But I’ve kept at it and I think I’ve now got
the hang of it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So, for those of you to
whom it’s still a bit of a mystery, here’s a beginners’ guide to the usual
commentary..</div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>‘Here they go!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Whoa!!’</div>
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(They’ve started and they’re going downhill quickly.)</div>
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‘Oh, wow!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think
there was body contact there!!’</div>
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(There are 6 of them and it’s not a very wide slope.)</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
‘Whooooaa!!!’</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
(They’re still going downhill.)</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
‘Awesome!!’</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
(I like snowboarding.)</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
‘Oh, look at that!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Whoa!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Awesome!!!’</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
(Don’t go and make a cup of coffee just yet.)</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
(And, by the way, I really like snowboarding.)</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
‘Ooooooooh!’</div>
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(Someone fell over.)</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
‘Oh, that is just so awesome!’</div>
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(Did I tell you I like snowboarding?)</div>
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‘Whoa, ho, ho.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Whoooaa!!’</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
(They jumped in the air and someone else nearly fell over.)</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
‘Oh, just look at that!’</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
(Come back; you can make coffee in a minute.)</div>
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‘Oh, wow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t
believe it!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oh, awesome!!!’</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
(Yup, snowboarding is my thing.)</div>
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‘Woooooow!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oh,
noooo!!’</div>
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(Two more people fell over.)</div>
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‘I think he’s going to make it into the medals now!’</div>
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(There are only three people left in the race, so they will
finish first, second and third.)</div>
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‘Oh wow!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That’s why
this sport is so awesome!!’</div>
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(They did indeed finish first, second and third.)</div>
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(Oh, and I still like snowboarding.)</div>
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(Oh, yes, and you can go and make a cup of coffee now, if
you’re still here.)</div>
nomadtravellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17714845635955522112noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4164975954177814825.post-48869080618446378362014-02-07T09:49:00.000-08:002014-02-07T09:50:48.707-08:00DUMB AND DUMMER<span style="font-size: x-small;">Wayfarers Walk 4</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">We continued on from Arlesford</span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> in continual rai</span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">n, a</span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">longside the swollen stream</span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span> </span><br />
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The 13th century mill now looks somewhat precarious straddling the stream. <br />
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The no fishing notice is still there.<br />
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I wonder who Hambone Jr was, and why he's buried beside the river.<br />
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The path was often obstructed. And still it rained.<br />
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But the snowdrops brightened our way. <br />
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The view of the valley. <br />
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The view across the hills. Still raining. <br />
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And a long muddy trudge up Abbotstone Down. <br />
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Finally at the summit. Not stopped raining yet. <br />
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We broke for lunch in a bus shelter which was not yet waterlogged.<br />
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Then passing a nice house with more snowdrops <br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">A long walk, made longer by rain. Did I mention the rain?</span></span>nomadtravellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17714845635955522112noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4164975954177814825.post-76832971545899559502014-02-07T08:02:00.000-08:002014-02-07T08:18:48.950-08:00GOLF TO GOLF<span style="font-size: x-small;">Wayfarers Walk 3</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I seem to be forever writing about weather. But, as a further indication of how much rain we have had recently, the lovely town of Hambledon, that we passed through on leg 2 of this walk (qv), has just flooded. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Leg 3 began </span><span style="font-size: small;">eventually </span><span style="font-size: small;">on Wednesday last, after </span><span style="font-size: small;">delayed </span><span style="font-size: small;">trains and a long taxi detour to circumvent a fallen tree across the road at Meon. We were fortunate that the start of the path round </span><span style="font-size: small;">Corhampton Golf Course was sheltered from the weather.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Only complete fools would be out and walking about today.</span> <br />
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On the other side of the hill, the track was cut off by a new river.<br />
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This is the main road we had to walk along.<br />
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Next into open countryside, leading (disconcertingly) into Betty Mundy's Bottom.<br />
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The forest in the Bottom had clearly also suffered from the weather.<br />
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You could see for miles across the rolling hills without any sign of habitation.<br />
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If this notice is aimed at birds, surely it should say 'Don't be so stupid - nest in trees!'.<br />
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Over the next hill, we entered Hinton Ampnor, with a new river for us to cross.<br />
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Another saving grace - a short break for tea and buttered toasted spotted dog cake in the tea-rooms. This is the church in the Hinton Ampner. gardens<br />
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The gardens were full of snowdrops and <span class="st"><i></i>winter aconites.</span><br />
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But, outside the gardens, the fields were full of water.<br />
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This is Cheriton, not only a raging river, but the adjoining road now a parallel river.<br />
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Jeff spots the Wayfarers Walk signpost in Cheriton. Only another two thirds to walk . . .<br />
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The water flows off saturated fields onto the road, rather than the other way round.<br />
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Here is a local land-owner surveying the damage to part of her land.<br />
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But, eventually, we squelch across Alresford golf course into Alresford for the night.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">An attractive walk - not spoiled by weather. Despite the season, it is still quite warm.</span>nomadtravellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17714845635955522112noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4164975954177814825.post-25974575520918087442014-02-03T06:38:00.001-08:002014-02-03T06:43:43.746-08:00THE SOLUTION IS THE PROBLEMThere has been much in the news recently about floods in Britain. Mostly this has arisen because it just won't stop raining! <br />
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There are basically two aquifers in England - the chalk in the south east, and the sandstone that runs from the west up to the north-east, both very porous and usually sufficient to drain the water away after rain. These aquifers are now however up to 95% saturated. There is fast becoming nowhere for the water to go.<br />
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This is my village green yesterday:<br />
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And this is the view of the south as we came back over the South Downs later in the day.<br />
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But we haven't had it as bad as some others. The other reason the floods have been newsworthy is that the Somerset Levels have been flooded since Christmas. They are having a really tough time, with several villages completely cut off and turned into islands. This is one view of Somerset that appeared in the media.<br />
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And this was a pic that caught my eye of further up the coast, during one of the recent storms.<br />
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But more is yet to come. This is the current flood warning map.<br />
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Maybe the climate is changing a little bit?<br />
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But the solution is not so easy. There have always been water meadows in UK - where rivers are allowed to overflow each year and relieve the pressure on the towns downstream. We used to live in Pulborough where the Avon overflowed into meadows and rose up to our door steps regularly, but frankly without our having much concern. But I was quite shocked when a builder applied for planning permission to build houses in the water meadow behind our house. They were turned down, but I understand there were 66 other such applications last year that gained approval. Although they contract to build up the river defences to protect the new houses, do they have no idea where all that water is then going to go?<br />
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So the solution (pun intended) is complicated. Many of those living in Somerset have been vociferously complaining that dredging has not been sufficient in the rivers. But the Environmental Agency claim that dredging <u>has</u> been undertaken. Then I was struck by The Wetlands Trust and RSPB opposition to dredging as destroying the natural environment in the area. There is also the problem that the water has to have somewhere to go. When vast swathes of the country go under water, dredging just makes the water deeper. There are currently pumps removing something like a million gallons a day from the area, but it is being pumped of course into the river. But it still keeps raining and, as I have said, the land just can't absorb any more water at the moment.<br />
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The problem is sadly going to be with us for a little bit longer. With more heavy rain predicted for the weekend, here is a map showing this year's rainfall so far.<br />
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where it has been 225% of normal! I live in the middle of the black bit at the bottom. Despite the experts' scepticism, I think maybe we ought to just get on and dredge. It will at least cheer up the poor residents affected by the floods a little (not much, since I fear they will then complain that it is too little too late). And it will perhaps reduce the water level enough to let the houses dry out before the winter proper. But I fear Mother Nature has the last word. The only consolation I suppose is that stranded villagers haven't been forgotten and that, so far, the temperature has been quite mild. Frost and snow is still to come . . . <br />
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<br />nomadtravellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17714845635955522112noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4164975954177814825.post-25896857286984726152014-01-31T15:55:00.001-08:002014-01-31T15:55:18.450-08:00ARMATRADING POSTThis week I am listening to Joan Armatrading. I have admired her since I first heard her nearly 40 years ago. Now she probably ranks as Britain's best female singer/songwriter.<br />
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Her deeply personal, enigmatic songs are hard to categorise (not that I want to categorise her), so here are a few songs to show her range.<br />
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From 1980, this is All The Way From America. She sings this brilliantly live, but this is the best version I can find on YouTube.<br />
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It was difficult to decide on a third, but her brave singing, alone on the stage, with the audience in complete silence, swings it I think. This is her in 2012 with The Weakness In Me.<br />
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nomadtravellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17714845635955522112noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4164975954177814825.post-43862310287496095462014-01-27T12:10:00.000-08:002014-01-27T12:10:04.134-08:00THE MEANING OF LIFEI've mentioned before my surprise at today's young listing various electronic devices as 'essentials' before they think apparently of clothing or chairs or Marmite. It just shows what these days we take for granted. In my youth of course such devices didn't exist, so it's impossible to compare. But I do remember deciding once that we couldn't afford a television or a telephone. We chose to eat better.<br />
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So I was interested to see in a magazine interview that Cate Blanchett claimed that she was so poor when she was young that she couldn't afford a coffee every day. So that is obviously what she considers normal daily life. It wasn't clear whether she had enough food to eat as well.<br />
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In another article, a journalist had recounted her experiences in the 'Celebrity' Big Brother House. Never mind the bitching, the swearing, the sex, the uncouth behaviour generally, her criticism was about the standard of the toilet. Maybe everything else passes as normal for her.<br />
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So I wonder what is essential for your daily life. What can you not do without each day? A television? A daily coffee? A clean toilet? Personally I watch the TV in Currys, get my coffee free at Waitrose and use the loo in the community centre . . . nomadtravellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17714845635955522112noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4164975954177814825.post-54183947809513880902014-01-25T04:56:00.000-08:002014-01-25T04:57:58.975-08:00SEASON WELL<span class="mw-headline" id="24_Sekki">Last night was the AGM at our Japanese Society. Afterwards we were treated to a display of flower arranging (ikebana) by a 2nd dan master of the Ohara school, which features highly seasonal arrangements. There are up to 24 seasons in Japan, but because of the odd weather this year (it's still 11 degrees outside here), the main arrangement was winter/early spring ('risshun' in Japanese), which would in Japan be around the 4 February.</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="mw-headline" id="24_Sekki">A bit difficult to get a good shot with all the external noise, but I hope you can see it. I think there are 10 different plants in the display.</span></span></h4>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="mw-headline" id="24_Sekki">As with other schools of ikebana, the containers are as important as the plants. The Ohara style is what Westerners might call 'simple'.</span></span><span class="mw-headline" id="24_Sekki"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> But of course that's because it is easy for an expert to arrange. Here is one which might be early March (when the insects wake up but the buds haven't burst).</span></span><span class="mw-headline" id="24_Sekki"></span></h4>
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nomadtravellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17714845635955522112noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4164975954177814825.post-61692849166484098622014-01-19T17:05:00.001-08:002014-01-19T17:10:54.550-08:00PORTSMOUTH CATHEDRALPortsmouth is another city we visit often and in which we have never given time to look in to the Cathedral. So this weekend we went to Portsmouth just to visit the Cathedral. I think I have posted pics of the outside before, but anyway here it is again.<br />
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The building is interesting - the original 12th century church is the 2-storey structure on the right. <br />
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In the 17th century, the red roofed section and central tower was built. Further modifications were added in the early 18th century. And here the first of the building's links with the sea were set with the addition of the wooded cupola on the tower with a light to assist ships entering Portsmouth harbour.<br />
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In the 1920s the church was confirmed as the new Cathedral of Portsmouth (there was already a Catholic Cathedral) and the extensions to the left and right of the tower and the additional nave were added soon after. By the 20th century, the brick end wall had become unstable, but work to replace the end wall with a small extension eventually ran out of funds in the Second World War. The new entrance, with its flanking towers, was eventually completed in 1991.<br />
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From the moment you enter the doors, you are reminded of the sea, but not only the strong naval connection. <br />
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I thought the lighting in the choir resembled ships bells, but the cathedral officials assured me that was coincidence. <br />
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You can see the maritime influence too in the badge worn by the officials. <br />
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This then is the interior, viewed from the modern section into the mediaeval sanctuary.<br />
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The simple mediaeval altar in the old church somehow has a clean contemporary look. <br />
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On the exterior wall of the original church there remains a fragment of the original fresco<br />
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and some ancient carved figures, now looking as if they are carved out of driftwood.<br />
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In another grave, an unknown representative seaman from the 1545 sinking of the Mary Rose has been reintered. <br />
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I thought this was a nice, and moving, touch, given the number of other military monuments in the various chapels (inevitable in a town with so much naval history).<br />
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And I liked the cross above it<br />
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This is the D-Day memorial<br />
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and this is the more modern memorial to the men of HMS Glamorgan, which was lost in the Falklands War. <br />
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This is the oldest memorial, to the Captain who led the expedition to capture Cadiz in 1596, but who died on return to Britain in 1600.<br />
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And this is a copy of the marriage certificate of Charles II who was married here in 1662. <br />
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The maritime theme is continued in the hassocks (the one on the left bears the curious Islamic lookalike Portsmouth arms).<br />
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The original weathervane, again nautical in design, is now inside the church, having been replaced on the spire with one which is lighter in weight.<br />
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Afterwards, we didn't have to go far to find a cafe for lunch. <br />
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I had not heard it put quite this way before, but one of the guides told me that the streets used once to crowd in on the Cathedral, such that it was almost invisible except from the air, but one benefit of the constant wartime bombing of Portsmouth was that the surrounding alleyways and narrow lanes were cleared, leaving the Cathedral visible in all its glory. The nearest surviving houses are now a street away.<br />
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The Cathedral itself emerged almost unscathed from the War.<br />
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When I was at school, I was brilliant at maths.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It all seemed so straightforward that I didn’t
really know why it was included in a lesson.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I mean who can’t add and subtract or convert everything to quadratic
equations?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Consequently, I was often
bored and never studied very much.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In my
other lessons I tended to get bored anyway and didn’t study very much there
either.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Everything seemed either obvious
or irrelevant.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My teachers alternated
between extreme pride and extreme irritation; reward and punishment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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I was also shy in groups and nervous of people who
stared.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have of course now taught
myself to overcome these weaknesses, as I have also learned empathy and other
things I wasn’t taught at school.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These
days I would probably be diagnosed as suffering from some syndrome or other and
given special treatment or put in the IT class.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></div>
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There weren’t any syndromes in my youth (or IT!), just naughtiness
or laziness or giftedness in one subject or another.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But, as an adult, none of this applies. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am just normal.</div>
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Along with recognition that some children think differently
from others has come a greater awareness that such differences are not bad, nor
even necessarily worse than others.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A
number of famous experts – musicians, composers, authors, etc,- <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>have been outed in recent years as probably
being at some particular point on the autistic spectrum.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And, more recently, there has been a rash of dramas
on TV, film and stage featuring main characters with ASDs. </div>
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I like the fact that society has come to terms with this and
that it is so comfortable with the resultant openness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are of course examples of bullying, etc
of those with ASDs, but that is not the point of this post.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I just find it so refreshing that we can
recognise skills in those with ASDs and can even be comfortable laughing at situations
in which they find themselves, whilst feeling sympathy and without actually
being unpleasant towards them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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The first dramatisation I took note of was Mark Haddon’s
book, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This was a delightful book, narrated by Christopher,
whom we gradually assume to have Asperger’s or similar, who sees the world in
surprising and revealing ways.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
fixatedly pursues the mystery of the dog of the title and gets on with his
difficult life in the process.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was
constantly chuckling at Christopher’s views and deductions and ended having
enormous affection for him, rather than ridiculing him as might have happened
at a time when I was his age.</div>
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The book is currently on the London stage and I believe Brad
Pitt is making a film of it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is a
very popular play such as might not have been the case before Asperger’s was
recognised.</div>
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It is not a coincidence that the title echoes that of a
Sherlock Holmes story.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Inspector
Gregory</i></b>: “Is there any other point to which you would wish to draw my
attention?”</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Holmes</i></b>:
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“That was the
curious incident,” remarked Sherlock Holmes.</div>
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I have only recently, thanks mainly to the TV series, begun
to think of Sherlock as on some sort of spectrum.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of course, half the characters in the TV
series display autistic tendencies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But the
point is that the series is played with humour, as well as a great deal of
reverence.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is exciting, with many
unexpected twists and turns, but also peopled with fascinating characters with a
totally different way of approaching the world from you or me (well, me anyway).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Watson is of course the complete antithesis.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nothing could have been funnier than Holmes’
attempt at a wedding reception speech, with almost complete lack of empathy or
proper understanding of his role.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Despite the hilarity though of his awkwardness, there was absolutely no suggestion
that we should have laughed <u>at</u> him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Indeed we understood and suffered with him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wonder how Basil Rathbone would have played
him today.</div>
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But by far the best example though is Saga Noren in The
Bridge, played brilliantly by Sofia Helin.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Saga is also Asperger’s, although it’s never spelt out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I guess it is not a new premise that an autistic
detective might have special skills (viz Holmes), but, in addition, much of the
second series of The Bridge features Saga struggling to learn how to laugh at
jokes, how to interact with her boyfriend, how to tell white lies, rather than
the painful truth, etc.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When she takes
out a stack of post-mortem photographs to study whilst lying naked in bed after
sex, or when she sits all evening at home reading books on relationships, we
are highly amused.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And the dialogue,
with her failing to grasp at all the emotional sub-text of any conversation, is
hilarious.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yet, again, there is no way
we feel anything but sympathy for the character.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In fact this series might be all about the entertaining
interaction between the pair – one highly emotional, trying unsuccessfully to
recover from a breakdown, and the other emotionally bereft, but both equally in
need of sympathy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Indeed, in a neat
twist, it is the Asperger’s detective’s blunt honesty that gets through to her ‘normal’
partner, rather than any amount of counselling.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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I hope that this uplifting change in the viewing of ASDs reflects
a better popular understanding of the disorder, or at least contributes to a
better understanding of its naturalness in society.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Indeed it would be nice to see other
conditions featured in entertainment in this way. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But I fear we have a little way to go and we still
seem to feel less empathy with people over their body size, appearance, mobility,
mental health, etc.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Maybe we need more black
humour about the minority of ‘normal’ people who feature in celebrity magazines?</div>
nomadtravellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17714845635955522112noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4164975954177814825.post-7814926121214627602014-01-13T03:27:00.000-08:002014-01-13T04:13:54.806-08:00GUILDFORD CATHEDRALWe visit Guildford so often and usually see the Cathedral which dominates the town on the hill, but have never visited it. So last weekend we decided it was time we did. Here's the view from the town.<br />
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Up close it is a much more imposing building. It is, as you can see, modern, some say it looks a bit like a biscuit tin or a power station (which maybe it is!), but I rather like it. </div>
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The brickwork gives it a very attractive façade. And here are the bells.</div>
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And this is the inside - looking far more traditional cathedral-like. </div>
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This is the main altar at the end of the nave. If you look closely you can see the stag on the floor.that marks both the centre of the Cathedral and the summit of Stag Hill on which it is built.</div>
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But in certain parts there are obvious modern influences.</div>
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This is one of the side chapel windows. It looks like any other church window, until you notice the teddybear.</div>
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This is an obvious modern window (that I like very much). </div>
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Although much of the interior looks rather plain, it is decorated throughout with a number of important sculptures and carvings by local artists and craftsmen. But I was much more interested in the history of its construction.</div>
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Construction began in the late 1920s, but had to be postponed during World War II. After the War, there was of course a shortage of supply both of cash to complete the construction and of building materials. The completion of the structure therefore depended on fund-raising, donations and gifts of parts of the building. Nearly everything apart from the main structure is donated by an organisation or an individual. Here is one of the main windows; the frame and each of the panels is separately donated.</div>
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And this is the Cathedral banner - it was made from a donated silk dress belonging to the architect's wife, an unusual example of the wartime 'make do and mend'. I suppose today we'd call it recycling.</div>
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The final construction was completed by the public 'sponsorship' of individual bricks in 1966. And, although the maintenance costs are punishing, it continues to be in popular use and is a much-loved landmark. Inside it has all the uses of a much more ancient cathedral, including the strong military connection<br />
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and links with local schools. I particularly liked this mural, produced for Christmas by one local primary school, using the fingerprints of each pupil. <br />
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It's hard to imagine that that water is up to the roofs of cars in the car park. Here it is now:<br />
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It's still running pretty fast, mind you, but not in such a volume. You can see the water tide mark on the mill.<br />
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And in town you can see the signs of the impact. These shops are mostly closed or gutted.<br />
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On a happier note, I used the park and ride which is a local secret - free parking and a free bus every 15 mins to the town centre! As you can see, it's not yet well-known . . .<br />
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Even the bus stop at the bus station (for the return journey) has a local produce feel to it. <br />
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