tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post7340370984121427674..comments2024-03-26T07:58:59.761+00:00Comments on I'll think of something later: Norfolk churches: Ingoldisthorpe to ThornhamDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-26669154252952740182012-09-29T20:45:06.183+01:002012-09-29T20:45:06.183+01:00I think that the ceremonial uniform must have been...I think that the ceremonial uniform must have been well known even though there are some pictures of a rather handsome Caractacus wearing littleDavid Damantnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-88984298565165422372012-09-27T19:39:10.932+01:002012-09-27T19:39:10.932+01:00Good old Jung. I do think the great treat of these...Good old Jung. I do think the great treat of these walks is finding unexpected beauties in the nooks and crannies of even the less well endowed churches.<br /><br />As for Caractacus's ceremonial getup, did Gilbert know about that, or is it wisdom after the event?Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-34752449515198465222012-09-27T19:10:47.374+01:002012-09-27T19:10:47.374+01:00David - did you know that when Major General St...David - did you know that when Major General Stanley boasts of knowing "every detail of Caractacus's uniform" he was NOT speaking of the uniform in which Caractacus and his colleagues fought - they went into battle virtually naked, and pictures showing this have led to the suspicion that the General was rather exaggerating his abilities. The uniform in question was however the formal uniform worn on ceremonial occasions, which was most elaborate with all sorts of glamourous additions. David Damantnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-87467664382251351642012-09-26T16:59:07.061+01:002012-09-26T16:59:07.061+01:00Jung said that if the Christian religion was not t...Jung said that if the Christian religion was not true it was at least psycologically valid. He was speaking philosophically, but surely the manifestations of Christianity described in these wonderful pictures and comments prove Jung's point (not forgetting the "at least"). The natural thoughts and emotions of so many generations of believers created these beautiful things, inspired by the Christian revalation and crystalised in stone and paintDavid Damantnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-20960411614519848362012-09-24T01:11:30.248+01:002012-09-24T01:11:30.248+01:00Thanks so much for noting the duet--I've found...Thanks so much for noting the duet--I've found and bookmarked it to obtain. There is just so much to listen to! I didn't know of the Downses--quite a poignant story there. Sort of glad that my parents didn't name me Boudicca. Would have been pretty tough to live up to that. Susan Scheidhttp://prufrocksdilemma.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-69410798250570414762012-09-23T19:43:39.848+01:002012-09-23T19:43:39.848+01:00Kind of you as ever, Sue. The Caractacus duet in q...Kind of you as ever, Sue. The Caractacus duet in question is that of Orbin and Eigen in Scene III, getting underway properly with 'Cling closely to me'. I don't think it's on YouTube but it sounds good as sung by Judith Howarth and Arthur Davies on the Hickox recording.<br /><br />Curious to note that the children of the late Sir Edward and Joan Downes are named Boudicca and Caractacus... Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-18614132224831887082012-09-23T16:40:49.624+01:002012-09-23T16:40:49.624+01:00David: Will comment formally Over There in due cou...David: Will comment formally Over There in due course, but had to race over here and say, oh, my, what a treasure trove of information you noted, worthy of its own post, and yes, yes, the synergy with Boudicca/Snettisham is wonderful. So wonderful, in fact, that, now that I think (hope?), I've got a handle on my sidebar, I've put up a link to this post over my way so folks can come take a look at what you're referring to. I love the idea of exploring the English landscape in tandem like this. Thank you so much! (Now only wish I could find that duet you wrote of. I shall keep searching!)Susan Scheidhttp://prufrocksdilemma.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-5262554184009541502012-09-19T21:21:10.240+01:002012-09-19T21:21:10.240+01:00And we, dear MUT, after our Chamonix experience wa...And we, dear MUT, after our Chamonix experience want more Alpine walking, with you of course: a fair exchange?<br /><br />dxx Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-49084923609735347082012-09-19T19:56:47.260+01:002012-09-19T19:56:47.260+01:00Es macht Lust sofort hinzufahren!
We want to go im...Es macht Lust sofort hinzufahren!<br />We want to go immidiately! Your walks are such a great project and your blog too! Kisses from Vienna MUTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-17057928009096013092012-09-18T17:09:32.295+01:002012-09-18T17:09:32.295+01:00Liz - lovely to hear from you. I was thinking of A...Liz - lovely to hear from you. I was thinking of Alvin Ailey's troupe and its hundred and ten per cent communication only the other day. A fellow blogger who drops in here was lucky enough to catch them in Canada recently. Looking forward to seeing you when you're next in London.<br /><br />Also - don't know who the Anon. was who wants to come and join us next year, but it's always the same (approximate) date: the second weekend in September.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-26838019627006896712012-09-18T16:39:29.759+01:002012-09-18T16:39:29.759+01:00David, this is me resurfacing too. I love the phot...David, this is me resurfacing too. I love the photographs and your comments on where you went and what you saw and it's great to know that you still have such an eye for the strange and marvellous. What a hike. I am always in the wrong shoes and I never walk far from a tea shop so you were better off without me tagging along and complaining. Plus I'm not terribly religious but I'm starting to wonder if I might have Quaker potential. Your Quaker House above a pub sounds particularly promising. I also loved the mountain pictures in your earlier summer blog. I often copy one of your photos and use it as a screensaver to remind me of you and J. I miss you a great deal and hope to see you soon. I was in Paris seeing Alvin Ailey in July (3 separate performances) and remembered our evening together at Sadlers Wells watching them dance to Otis Redding. To be repeated on a future occasion, please.Elizabeth Holtnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-42191756315423582012-09-18T11:43:27.431+01:002012-09-18T11:43:27.431+01:00Lordy, what a delicious plethora of comments - I s...Lordy, what a delicious plethora of comments - I suspect a big bird may have been tweeting exhortations.<br /><br />Gwendolen - you are quite right, we should have set up a Justgiving place for easy access. Something in me still rather likes the idea that cheques are not entirely obsolete, especially if they arrive with a pretty card. J will suggest an easier solution to David.<br /><br />Fyshe Wife Hen - you're right, death from a broken kneecap is awful, not silly. But I couldn't resist the reference to the end of Daphne du Maurier's 'Don't Look Now'.<br /><br />Niki - how humbling! Thank you.<br /><br />Suzy - I'd prefer Quaker Meeting Houses too, not overprone to worship at the riven shrine of CofE. It's the artistic legacy I like. I think there's a QMH in Lynn, possibly - if I remember right - above a pub.<br /><br />Deborah - I see from my records that we passed through the model village of Glandford on our 2003 walk. My memories of the church are hazy; perhaps it was shut by the time we got there. Certainly I was sorry to miss the Shell Museum.<br /><br />All others - thank you. Sorry you've had trouble posting. There are two easy accesses - if you press the button on the Name/URL entry you can supply your identity. Most of you preferred anon, so I can't trace the unsigned eulogies. I hate Google's identification process - the fuzzy number and the often illegible word, which on other sites I've sometimes had to try three or four times. <br /><br />Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-35067231145777428202012-09-18T11:33:36.412+01:002012-09-18T11:33:36.412+01:00It sounds as if you had a wonderful time. I'm ...It sounds as if you had a wonderful time. I'm trying to remember what churches in Norfolk we visited last month...our friend took us to so many fantastic ones -including Snettisham I think. We were suitably generous to Church funds then and feel we've done our Norfolk bit already, so sorry not to give to you too.. <br /><br />We stayed in Binham, which is pretty good to start with. I was interested in your bit about Preedy. We did see another -this time Edwardian - church and like you, I'm not a fan and was prepared for instant dislike. But Glandford Church is rather gorgeous - loads of carvings and all very exuberent and full of life. Have you seen it? Bang next door to the homely and very personable Shell Museum: not to be missed. Loved your sunsets too. Deborahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-45997725839978670482012-09-17T20:03:35.440+01:002012-09-17T20:03:35.440+01:00Beautifully written and wonderful photos - thank y...Beautifully written and wonderful photos - thank you! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-22934708641577046332012-09-17T16:19:16.782+01:002012-09-17T16:19:16.782+01:00Looks like a wonderful walk. I haven't explore...Looks like a wonderful walk. I haven't explored that part of Norfolk yet, but will. Enjoyed your photos very much. <br /><br />KateKatenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-57145746449811837622012-09-17T16:11:26.685+01:002012-09-17T16:11:26.685+01:00Lovely to hear once again of your epic meanderings...Lovely to hear once again of your epic meanderings in sunny Norfolk. Caroline rhapsodic about the effect of black Norfolk mud on the naked foot. Your photos are sublime: you have a great eye for composition. ChristopherChristopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03361749064761551813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-26890198428393448852012-09-17T14:21:34.094+01:002012-09-17T14:21:34.094+01:00I read last year's pilgrimage with admiration ...I read last year's pilgrimage with admiration and am very sorry I missed coming along this time too! What a very evocative piece on those quiet corner's of the English countryside I miss seeing.<br />I'd add a couple of Quaker meeting houses next time around! But the carvings on the benches make me want to sit down and take stock.<br /><br />Lovely to see that the annual trip is being maintained. love Suzysuzygilletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04304739726485133581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-33073926002363424482012-09-17T13:56:18.498+01:002012-09-17T13:56:18.498+01:00I have been awe stricken by the dedication, physic...I have been awe stricken by the dedication, physical effort and... arduous research and aesthetics of this endeavor of yours, dear David. I could only do it on a wheelchair and after 10yrs at a uni dept.,. BUT I enjoyed it thoroughly thanks to your photographs-you must have an exhibition soonest. I shall try to send in some money, which I haven't done immediately as there are formalities which necessitate my actual getting physically there to a (horrid) bank. Keep up the great work. You should be an ambassador of Britain abroad, a roving one, so that many people can profit from this wonderful wisdom and culture of yours. I thank you personally for giving (me) so much. xxxNikiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-91277161992361176822012-09-17T13:48:34.165+01:002012-09-17T13:48:34.165+01:00dusaste 103I would have thought that breaking a kn...dusaste 103I would have thought that breaking a kneecap was a hideous way to die....poor bloke. beautiful as ever but don't you think that there must have been an awful lot of sinners in Norfolk for it to have so many churches???? <br />Fyshe Wife FosterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-91667174159671802102012-09-17T13:06:39.699+01:002012-09-17T13:06:39.699+01:00Wow !! How very interesting and well written. So m...Wow !! How very interesting and well written. So many churches.<br /><br />lookng forward to reading next yesars installment already<br /><br />LiamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-55616542247843829402012-09-17T12:46:13.443+01:002012-09-17T12:46:13.443+01:00David - wonderful pictures. I wouldn't mind co...David - wonderful pictures. I wouldn't mind coming with you next year if that is possible. do you have dates? Is it always the same weekend?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-63424429009189965912012-09-17T12:37:58.461+01:002012-09-17T12:37:58.461+01:00on a sunny autumn day in London town this springy ...on a sunny autumn day in London town this springy and evocative prose made me want to go walking....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-62493795030336376882012-09-17T12:07:14.128+01:002012-09-17T12:07:14.128+01:00Your descriptions are so wonderful David! We were ...Your descriptions are so wonderful David! We were there in March and I dearly wish we had these insights. It really is the most amazing corner of the world. Well done on the campaign. Is there a justgiving type link for those of us who are unable to fathom chequebook, stamp and envelope faff? <br /><br />xx<br />GwendolenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-91114264238359265872012-09-17T11:30:03.405+01:002012-09-17T11:30:03.405+01:00Amazing - particularly your sunset photos. I hope ...Amazing - particularly your sunset photos. I hope you did some gluttonous imbibing to celebrate your achievement<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-54060581157164373382012-09-16T20:38:40.977+01:002012-09-16T20:38:40.977+01:00Si non e vero, e ben trovato, Signor Will! 'Ag...Si non e vero, e ben trovato, Signor Will! 'Agamemnon's' death mask is another case in point<br /><br />As for the pics, Harper's Keeper, I hope they hold those viewers who skim the text...we're always told to keep it snappy on blogs, but if I heeded all the rules about what makes a 'good' blog, I'd not want to carry on with it. Very difficult not to succumb to what one thinks the audience wants to read.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.com