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STRIPPED BUT COVERED

Published on June 8, 2014 by chrisrenney2 Comments

STRIPPED BUT COVERED

This door has been stripped to reveal the original marbling effect painted on it. Close up, this too is covered in graffiti. We do love to leave a trace of ourselves.

DO NOT BE LURED INTO THE DARKNESS

Published on June 8, 2014 by chrisrenney2 Comments

DO NOT BE LURED INTO THE DARKNESS

FRACTURED IMAGE I

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FRACTURED IMAGE I

Spent the day at Kirby Hall in Northamptonshire. This is one of the treasures of the Elizabethan age and has so many images to offer up. I hope they are of interest to you because, yes, I took a few…….

OH DEATH WHERE IS THY STING A LING A LING

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OH DEATH WHERE IS THY STING A LING A LING

PUBLIC BATHS WOMEN

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PUBLIC BATHS WOMEN

SURGEON’S EPITAPH

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SURGEON'S EPITAPH

Hope you can read this.

GEORGE’S SHED II

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GEORGE'S SHED II

My husband’s Great Uncle George was a market gardener and worked the land together with his youngest sister. These old ploughs were used by them and are housed in what the family calls ‘The Hovel’ which was actually lived in during harvest season by a couple whilst they worked the land. George bought it from them for £10 I believe and tacked it on to the end of his barns. These items are now in the care of my parents-in-law, as is the house and all the old outbuildings where this series of photographs were taken. There were some great finds here…..