Following on from my last post about sheela-na-gigs I thought today I would look at the green man. There are a number of similarities between the two figures in that no-one knows exactly what the green man symbolises nor why it is found so frequently in churches and other buildings. Its origins are also obscure … Continue reading The Green Yorkshireman
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Pleasure Gardens
For over 200 years, Norwich’s pleasure gardens provided public recreation, from bowls and leisurely walks in the C17th to Pablo Fanque’s Fair in the C19th.
Pablo Fanque and steed from The Illustrated London News
I ended the previous post with a passing mention of My Lord’s Gardens, a relic of the Dukes of Norfolk. Here it is, on Samuel King’s map of 1776, some 100 years after the gardener and diarist John Evelyn designed it for Henry Howard who – now that the dukedom had been restored by Charles II – was keen to re-establish his family’s presence in Norwich. This was to be the first of several pleasure gardens in Norwich.
Between King Street and the bend in the river opposite the modern-day railway station were My Lord’s Gardens (outlined in red, the name underlined in green) and Spring Gardens (blue). From, A New Plan of the City of…
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Pillow Mounds
A pillow mound on Levisham moor The Normans introduced rabbits into England; or was it the Romans? No-one is really sure, it is usually attributed to the Normans and I’m fairly certain they brought rabbits in quite large numbers but were there some already here? Until quite recently the Normans were accorded the somewhat dubious … Continue reading Pillow Mounds
Initial Thoughts
Welcome to this blog. I hope to post a number of items on different topics. I intend posting on what I am up to, where I've eaten, things I've seen both in the real world and on the web. My intentions are good but time will tell how often I actually get around to it. … Continue reading Initial Thoughts
Tangential Ramblings 