Eloise arrived in February and, together with her big brother Luke, has been keeping us busy.
Now things have settled down a bit, I'll hopefully be able to spend a bit more time on my walking and blogging.
Saturday, November 30, 2013
In case you were wondering...
why there haven't been many blog posts lately, meet Eloise (aka "Little Moo").
Eloise arrived in February and, together with her big brother Luke, has been keeping us busy.
Now things have settled down a bit, I'll hopefully be able to spend a bit more time on my walking and blogging.
Eloise arrived in February and, together with her big brother Luke, has been keeping us busy.
Now things have settled down a bit, I'll hopefully be able to spend a bit more time on my walking and blogging.
Saturday, March 30, 2013
A Mystery Solved
Some time ago I wrote a post about a mysterious memorial stone I came across in Cockerhurst Road on the outskirts of Shoreham.
Thanks to tip offs received from members of Kent History Forum I have managed to get to find out the origins of the stone.
The stone was erected in 1928 by a Miss Maud Berkeley in memory of her late father, Dr E J G Berkeley. She lived at Little Timberden in the village and ran a Catholic mission chapel.
As well as the stone and a seat, she also erected a 15' high teak crucifix with a life size statue of Jesus.
The crucifix had a somewhat chequered history.
On the 21st January 1943 it was blown down in a gale and on the 27th October 1960 it suffered an even worse fate.
The crucifix was deliberately sawn down and the statue of Jesus vandalised. It would appear that some residents of Shoreham thought the towering crucifix an eyesore.
The crucifix and statue were removed and put into storage for a number of years. Eventually a Miss Cobbold suggested they be relocated to the Carmelite monastery at Quidenham in Norfolk where they remain to this day.
If you have found this post of interest you may also like....
The White Cross of Shoreham
My Darent Valley Walk Part 1
Tin Tabernacles in Kent
On one face it is inscribed with a passage taken from the Bible (Hosea) - "Behold therefore I will allure her and will lead her into the wilderness and there I will speak to her heart"....
On another face the inscription reads "Pray for the soul of E.J.G.B".....
and on another "and of A.J.B".
The stone was erected in 1928 by a Miss Maud Berkeley in memory of her late father, Dr E J G Berkeley. She lived at Little Timberden in the village and ran a Catholic mission chapel.
As well as the stone and a seat, she also erected a 15' high teak crucifix with a life size statue of Jesus.
The crucifix had a somewhat chequered history.
On the 21st January 1943 it was blown down in a gale and on the 27th October 1960 it suffered an even worse fate.
The crucifix was deliberately sawn down and the statue of Jesus vandalised. It would appear that some residents of Shoreham thought the towering crucifix an eyesore.
The crucifix and statue were removed and put into storage for a number of years. Eventually a Miss Cobbold suggested they be relocated to the Carmelite monastery at Quidenham in Norfolk where they remain to this day.
If you have found this post of interest you may also like....
The White Cross of Shoreham
My Darent Valley Walk Part 1
Tin Tabernacles in Kent
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Kent Big Weekend 2013
Once again Kent and Medway residents have the chance to apply for free entry tickets to many popular attractions in Kent over the weekend of 23rd/24th March.
The closing date for applications is the 18th February and tickets are allocated by ballot. Over the last few years we have usually been lucky enough to get tickets and had some enjoyable days out.
Participating attractions this year include Leeds Castle, Wildwood, The Historic Dockyard and Royal Engineers Museum.
For further details please see the Big Weekend web site http://www.mykentbigweekend.co.uk
Good Luck!
UPDATE - we won tickets for the Canterbuy Tales....
The closing date for applications is the 18th February and tickets are allocated by ballot. Over the last few years we have usually been lucky enough to get tickets and had some enjoyable days out.
Participating attractions this year include Leeds Castle, Wildwood, The Historic Dockyard and Royal Engineers Museum.
For further details please see the Big Weekend web site http://www.mykentbigweekend.co.uk
Good Luck!
UPDATE - we won tickets for the Canterbuy Tales....
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