Where would we be without suffragettes?
Join Debbie at travel with intent for 6 word Saturday
Category: History
Traces of the past
Next to mine own Shippe
I do love most
that old Shippe
in Exon a tavern
in St Martins lane
These are the words of Sir Francis Drake, a sea captain and slave trader, he carried out the second circumnavigation of the world in 1577 – 1580. In 1588 he helped defeat the Spanish Armada, but only after he’d finished his game of bowls on Plymouth Hoe. His home in Devon, Buckland Abbey is owned by the National Trust.
The Ship Inn pub is now sadly part of a chain but it still retains it’s character, who knows maybe Sir Francis still visits. This post is for Paula’s Thursday Special, Traces of the past, she has a beautiful photo of lake Bled this week.
#March Square 4
Having been hidden behind plastic and scaffolding or ages the restoration of Matthew the Miller is complete! this wonderful clock from the 1620’s looks bright and sparkly again.
I’m sorry the dial doesn’t look as square as it actually is, or as bright, but zooming on an i phone is a bit hopeless. tomorrow I’ll show you the tower so you can get an idea of how it looks.
day 4 of Becky’s March Square challenge and I’m addicted to square photos now!
Cheeky antiquity
Cheeky moi? No way,
Honestly, they made me do it!
Pedestrian
From where? Going where? With who and why?
Vipsol, Etruria, Phoenicians, Wine.
Pedestrian, Christa’s weekly photo challange.
A miracle cure-all
Do you have something that hurts? A chronic or acute condition?Then time travel back 100 years to the first world war, just the right machine will be waiting for you.
Click the photos for a slightly better view of the treatment possibilities.
And here it is, Violet Ray High Frequency Apparatus.
Should you wish to try one out, a certain online auction shop has similar models for as little as $25!
Shades of Ephesus
I posted a photo of the library of Celsus yesterday in black and white, and my inquisitive friend Jude wanted to know what colour it actually was.
Perhaps 2000 year ago, it might have been brighter, a warm rosey shade, we’ll never know. But here is what my camera saw.
Mystery solved Jude? By the way, the lady is Arete, goddess of virtue!
Celsus Ceiling
I’m joining Paula again this week, for her black and white day Sunday challenge. It has the theme of ‘Ceiling’, and I was tempted to post somewhere local, but then came across this photo taken at the library of Celsus, Ephesus, Turkey.
As it’s more than 2000 years old, perhaps it’s Paula’s oldest ceiling this week, we’ll see!
Six Word Saturday
Late afternoon at St catherine’s Almshouse’s
Built in the 15th century to house thirteen poor men of the city
Black and White Sunday, Structure
Paula continues her Black and White Sunday this week with the theme of ‘Structure’. I took this photo a few weeks ago, when I was showing my friend some of the historic sites in Exeter. This building dating from the early 15th century, was once the Merchant’s House, but is now commonly known as the House that Moved.
There’s an excellent article here, written by the very knowledgeable local historian, David Cornforth, that explains the name. On the right hand side of the page is another link, to a short film from the BBC archives, a great piece of history that would throw today’s health and safety officers into a real panic.
Lucid Gypsy 