Here's to the hundreds of volunteer divers who spent hours underwater to raise thousands of bits and pieces from the wreck of the Mary Rose...
Saturday, 30 May 2015
Friday, 29 May 2015
Tudor Manicure Set
Check out the Swiss army penknife style bone manicure set and the cut throat razor from the carpenter's chest on the Mary Rose...
Mary Rose Flagon
The wooden flagons with hinged lids, made out of wooden planks, were one of my favourite things on the Mary Rose. One was so tall it would have been up to my knee. The leather buckets were great too.....and the shoes
Gimlets, Augers, Mallets and Planes
More woodworking tools from the Mary Rose, some bearing the carpenter's marks of their owners
Victory Gate
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, Victory Gate, with golden balls on top....and just inside the gate, a weighing bridge made in Dewsbury...
Mary Rose Sinks
Visit to the wreck of the Mary Rose in Portsmouth....well worth 5 hours on the train! I nearly filled a whole sketchbook...and this was mostly drawing in the dark. Thought provoking stuff
Anglo Saxon Moustache- Staffordshire Hoard
New Staffordshire Hoard findings! 1500 pieces of gold have been reassembled, revealing images of moustachioed Anglo Saxon gents. Meticulous renovation work continues on the tiny gold fragments to restore and piece together a very rare find- an almost intact Anglo Saxon helmet. Also, there's this pommel grip with a unique design....
Tuesday, 26 May 2015
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Spotted on Spen Valley Greenway, boundary marker for the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, near the site of Cleckheaton Central Station
Sunday, 24 May 2015
Henry Moore's Misplaced Chewing Gum
Birthday trip to Yorkshire Sculpture Park, where we renamed one of Henry Moore's reclining figures
Yodelling accessories
More Sound of Music related items. Ginger pigtails, edelweiss neckerchief, alpine shoes and a cowbell
Lederhosen
Vintage Alpine kit, plus complementary cowbell, courtesy of B Authentic, ace costume hire and Aladdin's Cave in Milnsbridge
The Hills Are Alive
Singalonga Sound of Music, Holmfirth Picturedrome-top evening's entertainment in the company of the intrepid Fay Wheatcroft, the original Lonely Goatherd. Here's part of my outfit, minus cowbell, costumes courtesy of the Aladdin's cave that is B Authentic, Unit 13, Denard Industrial Estate, Tanyard Road, Milnsbridge. See: www.b-authentic.com
Eurovision
Well this year's Eurovision was decidedly dull. No unicycles, exploding dresses or Benny Hill-style Polish milkmaids and the only bearded lady was last year's winner. Highlight of the night was when Supertramp-alikes set fire to the piano. Good news though, despite everyone's best efforts, Russia's wailing woman was held off at the last minute by the Swedes. (UK deux points for Manhattan Transfer on acid )
Tuesday, 12 May 2015
Coast- To Coast Map & Striding Edge
I'm sure it wasn't possible to get all the way to St Bee's Head by train, even in 1978!!
Saturday, 9 May 2015
Kirkby Stephen Youth Hostel, 1978
Here's where we stayed in 1978 on our epic Coast to Coast Walk. We stayed at Scarborough Youth Hostel , an extra day. Kirkby Stephen, I think was the old school master's house and there were no meals . On our 20 mile walk to get there, we and gathered wild mushrooms and bilberries for breakfast the next day and went to the chip shop for tea!
Friday, 8 May 2015
Thursday, 7 May 2015
Tuesday, 5 May 2015
Half Way
The 6 mile point on the Keswick Half Marathon, bottom of Catbells and the rain cleared enough to do a quick sketch before the runners came....you can see the back of the arrow pointing the way under Catbells towards Lodore
Monday, 4 May 2015
Dorothy Well
Dorothy Well, Portinscale, a memorial to Dorothy Christain (1730-1772). Daughter of the Vicar of Crosthwaite, Keswick, Dorothy was an invalid, who liked to watch the horses at the well from her cottage window. Reverend Christian was the uncle of Fletcher Christian of "Mutiny on the Bounty" fame...
Friday, 1 May 2015
Not Quite The Same Side of the Coin
Other side of the Irish penny....I haven't really done justice to the beautiful Celtic birdie with calligraphic swirls
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