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goffik Apr 20, 2006 06:27:20
Replying to moss

> As no one is saying anything, my answer would be no - its just a made up picture, very "English Shire".

I think I agree, actually... it doesn't look like anywhere real, does it? I'm sure that if it were, then being in such a prominent position, someone would recognise it! I just thought I'd mention it, as a semi-relevant topic here, and to strike up a conversation to shove all the nastier threads to the bottom! ;o)

> It reminds me a bit of Heywood Sumner, who's sketches of the landscape round his New Forest home are a visual delight

I'll look out for those - the Forest is right on my doorstep so should be interesting!

Speaking of the Forest - I discovered recently that Gerald Ponting (he of Callanish fame) lives there nowadays and has writtn some books about his local area, also just up the road from me! Might give him a shout to see if he knows of any archaeology in the area... The Forest is disappointingly empty of anything but the odd undiscernable tumulus.

Cheers for the response though! :o)

G x

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moss Apr 20, 2006 07:39:33
Replying to goffik

Try your local library;

Heywood Sumner's- Wessex by Barry Cunliffe and

The Book of Gorley, an illustrated diary of his...

"thread diversion" as if, pigs flying comes to mind, perhaps they will all be winging their way down to the megalith picnic at Avebury, to be roasted and then with due ceremony their gnawed bones will be buried at the foot of the stones, so that someone 5000 years hence will say.........