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i know the words aren't exactly from the Bible. but its a revision of Psalm 19. I used it as a background to a song i wrote. and this is the way i revised it. :D
lyrics:
The heavens reveal the glory of god
The skies uncover the work of your hands
Shouting out praises to him
We lift our hands and we sing...
Revive my Soul
Bring joy to my heart
Light up my life
Let me hear your voice
Renew my strength
Make me wholly whole
Purify my mind
Let me hear your voice... of love
Surrounded by peace in this beautiful place
Calmed by the river that flows with your grace
Wrapped in the petals of your flowering love
I lift my hands and I sing
I know these are one of Joys favourites. I love hollyhocks too but I prefer the deep red ones which Phill carelessly forgot to plant - lol
I am having a 'me' day tomorrow. I bought a voucher for a spa day from Travel Zoo at a bargain price and am going to spend the whole day chilling. It is at a beautiful manor house so I can sit and chill in the grounds as well as use their gym, pool and other facilities. Can't wait!
2018-02-26: President of the African Development Bank Group, Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina with Karin E. Isaksson, AfDB Executive Director, Sweden during the Introduction to Finnish Know-How in Education at the National Agency for Education.
I know, where the hell are his feet, but I like it anyway :) I thought about cropping it, but I wanted to leave the official in it, maybe I'll post a cropped version too....
We know little of the stained-glass work of C.E. Gwilt. But it must have been favourably received, because he submitted designs for a competition to create windows for the House of Lords. These designs were for a large window depicting eight Norman kings. In 1844 they were exhibited at the Bazaar, St James’s Street, London.
This window was formerly located in a house in Niton in the Isle of Wight.
Gwilt was one of several stained-glass artists in the first half of the 1800s who experimented with the use of coloured glass in their compositions, in a return to earlier traditions. In this window Gwilt combines coloured and stained glass in a setting of clear quarries (diamond-shaped panes as used in lattice windows). Heraldry had been a popular addition to windows since the Middle Ages. Here we see arms representing the patron saints of Scotland and Ireland, Andrew and Patrick. St George represents England.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION
Clear and coloured glass window with painted details and yellow (silver) stain depicting St. George and the Dragon. Made by C.Edmund Gwilt in England, 1840.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Three panels, trefoil-headed, with tracery lights above. The central panel depicts St George slaying the dragon - he wears chain mail and a white surcoat decorated with the arms of England - against a background of quarries with tudor roses. The left hand panel is decorated with a shield of the saltire cross of St Andrew or Scotland on a background of quarries decorated with thistles while the right hand panel has a similar shield with a saltire cross of red on white (St Patrick or Ireland) on a background of quarries with shamrocks.
DIMENSIONS
Height: 88cm
Width: 86cm
MARKS AND INSCRIPTIONS
'designed executed by C. E. Guilt, 1840' [centre; & and lower right:] 'Fet C.E.G.t' [and lower left:] 'Fet C.E.G.' (Makers's mark; painted; Guilt; 1840)
GALLERY LABEL
SAINT GEORGE AND THE DRAGON In the flanking lights of the window are the Saltires of St Andrew (left) and St Patrick (right), for Scotland and Ireland respectively. Formerly in a house at Niton, Isle of Wight. England, signed and dated 1840; by C. Edwin Gwilt Museum no. C.315-1976((PW) 2003)
OBJECT HISTORY
The window was purchased in an antiques shop on the Isle of Wight in the 1930s by the vendor's father. No previous history is known. These designs were for a large window depicting eight Norman kings. In 1844 they were exhibited at the Bazaar, St James’s Street, London." V and A website
This window was formerly located in a house in Niton in the Isle of Wight.
Gwilt was one of several stained-glass artists in the first half of the 1800s who experimented with the use of coloured glass in their compositions, in a return to earlier traditions. In this window Gwilt combines coloured and stained glass in a setting of clear quarries (diamond-shaped panes as used in lattice windows). Heraldry had been a popular addition to windows since the Middle Ages. Here we see arms representing the patron saints of Scotland and Ireland, Andrew and Patrick. St George represents England.
We know that this is the African birds, but found in Taiwan. Is very exciting.
栗頭麗掠鳥 African Superb Starling
I am mad.
Clearly.
I have all day to travel back home, but here I am , catching the six o'clock ferry from East Cowes, sitting now on the deck, taking photographs as we cast off.
Because I am mad.
I have a couple of places to visit on the way home, so I catch the early ferry, missing breakfast at the hotel. I could have had breakfast and caught the ferry at nine, but that would have meant battling traffic in and out of Newport due to the Floating Bridge being out of action.
So here I am.
Taking shots.
It is the blue hour. Or is it the pink hour in the morning?
I don't know. But sunrise is half an hour away, the engines tone rises, calm water on the river turn to foam, and we move off.
Once the ferry leaves the river, I go back downstairs and buy a coffee and a Twix, then go to the back lounge to see the island blend into the murk of dawn's shadows.
The ferry is only 10% full, so plenty of room to spread out and pretend that there's no other people about. I could have gone back up to snap Southampton in the golden light as the sun had risen, but instead I just sit and wait for the call to return to your cars.
I program the sat nav, so once we were docked and tied up, I was one of the first off, and was soon heading north to the motorway and away from the Southampton rush hour.
Traffic was heavy, but I made good progress, allowing me to stop at Fleet services for breakfast in Costa, before pressing on to the M25 and the chaos that drive east would be.
Traffic much heavier than it was three weeks back, meaning I was half an hour later, which I didn't mind, as the church I planned to visit would be more likely to be unlocked at half nine rather than nine.
West Kent is picturesque, full of pretty villages full of former merchant's houses, now seamlessly turned into what used to be called the stockbroker belt.
Otford was a village, now a suburb of Sevenoaks, the ancient centre of the village is around the pond, and around the edge of the green is the pub and the church.
A parking space outside the papershop offered half an hour's free parking, so I abandoned the car there and limped over the main road to the church, showing well through the bare trees, just waking up as spring arrives.
A modern church centre sits to the north, and having tried the west and south doors, I try going through the church centre, and the doors swing open into the church, no one else was inside.
There was a grand monument, the west wall covered in hatchings and the east window in the Chancel had several Flemish painted panels of saints arranged into a cross.
I take many, many shots.
I am back at the car within the half hour, and a three mile drive away through the rolling countryside is the next target, Kemsing.
We had been here before, but the porch door was locked, but the parish website promised it would be open from nine. And it was.
John Vigar's description stated that access to the Chancel would not be possible, which confused me, but the large arts and crafts recreation of the rood screen, was locked, and the door through the vestry was also out of bounds.
So I took shots through the screen, not ideal, but better than nothing, and I think they came out well.
It was time to go home. So, back in the car I program my phone, and it leads me back to the M20, and from there I know the way.
Lots of trucks and lorries also heading south, but I cruise past them. Its a fine day to be driving, the sun is breaking through the low cloud and mist, making for a pleasant drive.
I have also judged the fuel well, so don't need to refill before stopping at the car hire office.
They give it the once over, I tell them the things which are not working on te brand new car, they make notes, and I am done.
Emma drives me back to St Maggies, dropping me off on Station Road. I walk along to Chez Jelltex, check the garden for new flowers and growth, then go onside.
The cats sleep on, and I am overcome with weariness. MY knee is aching, I am out of painkillers, but massage it, nd its a little better.
I have brunch and a brew, listen to some podcasts, have a shower, unpack the suitcase.
Phew.
It now stays light until gone six, meaning we could have gone for a walk before dinner. But not at the moment. So I cook hash for dinner, which was ten minutes away from being done by the time Jools got home.
So we eat and drink wine.
One day and the weekend will be here.
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This is a very wide church and relatively short, the walls being entirely rendered and a sombre grey in colour. From the roof hang a dozen brass chandeliers which almost create an impression of a warm country kitchen. At the west end above the tower door hang many hatchments, from a distance almost looking like a chessboard in their regularity The pews are unusual too, for although they are of normal proportions they each have a little closing door. Through the wide chancel arch the east window shows some small seventeenth-century glass panels, rather unhappily set together, while below it is an well-carved tomb constructed as an Easter Sepulchre. What a pity we do not know whose tomb it is, especially as it is of relatively late date.
www.kentchurches.info/church.asp?p=Otford
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OTFORD.
NEXT to Shoreham southward lies OTFORD, called in Saxon, OTTANFORD, in the book of Domesday, OTEFORT, and in the Textus Roffensis, OTTEFORD; for it is observable, that the syllable an, when it is the second in the Saxon name of a place, is generally left out in our modern pronunciation. (fn. 1)
OTFORD PARISH is about nine miles in circumference, and contains about two thousand four hundred acres of land, of which about seventy are woodland. It lies for the greatest part of it in a low damp situation, which makes it far from being pleasant, and gives it a lonely and gloomy appearance, and in all probability it would have been but little known had it not been for the residence of the archbishops at it for such a length of time. In the valley much of it is meadow land, and though the rivulets and springs throughout it render it very moist and marshy, yet it is here rather fertile. Towards Sevenoke the soil becomes sandy, and on the eastern and western hills it is entirely chalk mixed with flint stones, and is in general very barren. The river Darent runs through it northward, and it is otherwise watered by two other streams which join the river here. Hence the chalk hills rise on each side towards the east and west. The high road from Dartford to Sevenoke goes through the village of Otford, which stands at the foot of the chalk hills in the valley, not far from the eastern banks of the Darent, across which another road branches off from the village towards Chevening. At the entrance of the village from Eynsford, stood till lately, an antient seat, seemingly of the time of queen Elizabeth, which carried with it the appearance of its former opulence.
It seems formerly to have been known by the name of Colletwell, and to have been for many years the residence of the Petty's; several of whom lie buried in this church, after which it for some time remained uninhabited and dropping into ruin. From the heirs of the above family it passed at length by sale to George Lake, esq. whose sister Mary, about 1790; sold it to Mr. James Martyr, who pulled the whole of it down, and built a good genteel house on the scite of it, in which he now resides. On the opposite or southern side are the ruins of the archiepiscopal palace, and near them the church. Here was a seat inhabited for many years by a branch of the family of Petley, and another by a branch of the Polhill family. David Polhill, esq. the last of that name, began to rebuild this house, intending to reside in it, but he again pulled it down before it was quite finished. The scite of it, with a considerable estate in this parish, is now in the possession of his son Charles Polhill, esq. of Chepsted.
The liberty of the duchy of Lancaster claims over a part of this parish. A fair is held here on the 24th of August, for pedlary ware, &c.
Antient history makes mention of two famous battles fought at Otford, one of which happened among the Saxons themselves, contending for glory and supreme sovereignty, the other between the Danes and Saxons, for their lands, lives, and liberties.
The first of these was fought in the year 773, when Offa, king of Mercia, having already joined to his dominion most part of Wessex and Northumberland; and perceiving the weak estate of the kingdom of Kent, thought it a fair opportunity to subdue it, and add it to his own domains. In consequence of which he invaded it, and fought a famous battle with Aldric, king of Kent, at this place; and though Offa gained the victory, yet it was not without great slaughter on both sides. (fn. 2)
The other battle was fought in 1016, when king Edmund, surnamed Ironside, passing the river Thames with his army, marched after Canute, the Danish king, through Surry, into Kent, and encountering the Danes at this place, made a great slaughter of them; after which he pursued them as far as Aylesford, in their rout to the Isle of Shepey, and had he not desisted from the pursuit there, through the treacherous advice which was given him, he would, in all probability, in the compass of that day, have made the victory compleat over their whole army.
The fields here are full of the remains of those slain in these battles; bones are continually discovered in them, particularly when the new turnpike road which leads from Eynsford, through Otford, to Sevenoke, was widened in 1767, many skeletons were found in the chalk banks on each side of it.
Mr. Polhill has a field in this parish, called Dane Field, which most probably was the spot on which the last-mentioned battle with the Danes was fought.
IN THE YEAR 791, Offa, king of Mercia, whose gifts to the British churches and monasteries in general were great and munificent, gave Otteford to the church of Canterbury; (fn. 3) soon after which one Werhard, a powerful priest, and kinsman to archbishop Wlfred, found means to gain the possession of it; but, at the command of the archbishop in 830, he by his last will, restored this place, then estimated at ten hides, again to the church of Canterbury; part of the possessions of which it remained at the coming of Lanfranc to that see, in the 4th year of the Conqueror's reign, anno 1070; who, when he divided the manors and possessions belonging to his church, (fn. 4) reserved Otford to the use of himself and his successors, and it remained in the archbishop's possession at the taking the survey of Domesday, in which record it is thus entered, under the title of Terra Archiepi Cantuariensis, i. e. the land of the archbishop of Canterbury.
The archbishop himself holds Otefort in demesne. It was taxed at 8 sulings. The arable land is 42 carucates; in demesne there are 6 carucates. There are 100 and one villein, with 18 borderers, having 45 carucates; there are 8 servants, and 6 mills of 72 shillings, and 50 acres of meadow. There is wood for the pannage of 150 hogs.
Of this manor three Thaines (fn. 5) hold 1 suling and an half, and there they have in demesne 3 carucates, and 16 villeins, with 11 borderers, having 4 carucates. There are 5 servants, and 2 mills of 24 shillings, and 28 acres of meadow, wood for the pannage of 30 hogs. The whole value of it, in the time of king Edward the Confessor, and afterwards, was . . . . Now the demesne of the archbishop is rated at 60 pounds, of the Thaines 12 pounds; what Richard de Tonbridge holds in his lowy is rated at 10 pounds.
From this period of time Otford continued part of the possessions of the see of Canterbury, till archbishop Cranmer, in the 29th year of king Henry VIII. conveyed the manor, lordship, and seignory of Otford, and the manor of Otford Stuyens, alias Sergeants Otford, with the chapel of Otford annexed to the parsonage of Shoreham, and all other his estates in Otford, among other premises, in exchange to that king.
This manor, lordship, and seignory of Otford coming thus into the king's possessions, appears thenceforth to have been stiled the HONOR OF OTFORD, having a high steward appointed to preside over it, and it remained with the view of frank-pledge, and the courts and law days of it, in the hands of the crown at the death of king Charles I. in 1648. After which the powers then in being seized on the royal estates; and passed an ordinance to vest them in trustees, in order to their being surveyed, and sold to supply the necessities of the state.
Accordingly, in 1650, the honour of Otford was surveyed, when it was returned, that there belonged to it several court leets, within the hundreds of Codsheath, Sommerdenne, Sherborne Borough, and Kingsborough; all adjacent hundreds to this honour.
That there belonged to it a three weeks court held at Otford, wherein actions not above forty shillings were tried and determined. (fn. 6)
After the above survey, the honour of Otford was sold by the state to Edward Sexby, and Samuel Clerke, with whom it remained till the restoration of king Charles II. when the possession of it again returned to the crown, where it continues at this time.
The high stewardship of the honour of Otford has been from time to time granted by the crown to divers of the nobility and gentry of this county. John-Frederick, duke of Dorset, is the present high steward of it.
The archbishops of Canterbury had, from the earliest accounts, a HOUSE Or PALACE here, in which they resided from time to time, as appears by their frequent mandates, dated from their manor house of Otford, being a most commodious and favorite retirement for them; adjoining to which they had two large parks, extensive woods, and other lands for their pleasure and convenience, in their own possession.
Archbishop Thomas Becket seems to have been greatly pleased with the retired situation of this palace, and several tales are told of the miracles he wrought whilst at it; among others, that the archbishop finding the house wanted a fit spring to water it, stuck his staff into the dry ground, and that water immediately burst forth, where the well called from thence St. Thomas's Well, now is, which afterwards plentifully supplied the palace.
Here that great prelate archbishop Robert Winchelsea entertained king Edward I. in his 29th year, anno 1300, (fn. 7) and he resided here at the time of his death in the 6th year of king Edward II. anno 1313, (fn. 8) at which time it appears that there was a park here, which extended into Sevenoke parish, for four years afterwards the succeeding archbishop, Walter Reynolds, had the king's licence to purchase lands in that parish towards the enlarging of it, (fn. 9) but this afterwards not being thought by one of his successors, archbishop Simon Islip, sufficient for his accommodation, he with the king's licence purchased lands and meadows here, in the 33d and 34th years of king Edward III's reign, in order to be inclosed with other lands by the archbishop, and for another park to be made here, since known by the name of the Lesser or Little Park. (fn. 10)
Archbishop Deane, who came to the see in the 16th year of king Henry VII. rebuilt great part of this house; notwithstanding which, his immediate successor, (fn. 11) archbishop Warham, thinking the house too mean for him to reside in, as he intended to do, on account of his quarrel with the citizens of Canterbury, rebuilt the whole of it, excepting the hall and the chapel, at the expence of 33,000l. a large sum at that time, and here he entertained that splendid prince king Henry VIII. who rested with the archbishop at it several times both in the 1st and 7th years of his reign. (fn. 12) His next successor, archbishop Cranmer, observing that this stately palace excited the envy of the courtiers, passed it away, with his other estates in this parish, in exchange, in the 29th year of that reign, to the king, as has been already mentioned.
After this palace, with its parks and appurtenances, had thus come into the king's possessions, he kept the mansion with the two parks, called the Greater and Lesser, or Little Park, and the woods and lands belonging to this estate in his own hands, and soon afterwards purchased of a descendant of Sir Edward Bo rough, the manor of Danehull, in this parish, formerly possessed by the Cobhams of Sterborough, which he laid into his park here, all which continued pretty entire in the crown till king Edward VI. in his last year, and queen Elizabeth, afterwards made several grants of different parts of it. But the former in that year granted the little park of Otford, then lately disparked, to Sir Henry Sidney, as will be further mentioned below, and the latter in her 34th year granted to his son, Sir Robert Sidney, the scite of the honour of Otford, the archbishop's house commonly called the Castle, and the greater park, containing seven hundred acres, lying in Otford, Seal, and Kemsing; in the 15th year of king James I. bearing then the title of lord Sidney, he was created lord viscount Lisle, and that same year, with Barbara his wife, Sir Robert Sidney his son, and others his trustees, conveyed the whole of the above mentioned premises to Sir Thomas Smith, second son of Customer Smith, in whose descendants they continued down to Sir Sidney Stafford Smythe, chief baron of the exchequer, who died in 1778, as did his widow lady Sarah Smythe, in 1790, and by her will devised this estate, consisting of the ruins of the palace, and three farms, called the Place, Great Lodge, and Greatness farms, containing about eight hundred and sixty acres of land, in trust, to be sold for the benefit of her nephews and nieces, which they were accordingly, next year, to Robert Parker, esq. of Maidstone, in which situation they still continue.
Most probably the palace was demolished, and the lands of the Greater Park disparked soon after the grant of them to Sir Thomas Smith. It stood behind the present ruins more to the south. There is nothing left of the mansion itself, but vast heaps of rubbish and foundations, which cover near an acre of ground. The present ruins were part of the outer court, the two remaining towers of which were not many years ago two stories higher, but the roof of the largest which was covered with lead falling in, the uppermost story of each was taken down.
THE MANOR OF SERJEANTS OTFORD, with the LITTLE PARK, part of those possessions likewise granted by the archbishop to king Henry VIII. as mentioned before, remained in the crown till king Edward VI. in the 7th year of his reign, granted to Sir Henry Sidney, his park, called the Little Park of Otford, lately disparked, and his lands, meadows, &c. inclosed within it, parcel of the honour of Otford, for the term of thirty years, which lease was renewed anno 10 queen Elizabeth. After his death, his eldest surviving son, Sir Robert Sidney, by letters patent, in the 44th year of that reign, had a grant in see of the manor of Otford Stuyens, alias Sergeants Otford, the little park, and other premises here, late belonging to the see of Canterbury, at the yearly rent of thirty pounds. (fn. 13) This manor came afterwards to be possessed in undivided thirds, by Mompesson, Hyde, and Wall. The two former sold their shares to Sir Thomas Farnaby, bart. of Kippington, in Sevenoke, whose son, Sir Charles Farnaby Radcliffe, bart. is the present possessor of them. The other third part of this manor descended from the Rev. Dr. William Wall, vicar of Shoreham, whose only daughter and heir, Catherine, married Mr. Waring, and had by him eight sons and eight daughters, to his grandson, Mr. Sampson Waring, of Rochester, who, some few years ago, sold it to Sir Jeffry Amherst, K.B. since created lord Amherst, baron of Holmsdale, and he is the present owner of it. By the name of Park-fields, which several lands, now belonging to Charles Polhill, esq. between the village and the river Darent, have immemorially been called by, it should seem that he is owner of some part of the lands formerly inclosed within these parks of Otford.
But the little or Lesser Park, lying on the north side of this parish, and parted on the west side by the river from that of Shoreham, now claims the reputation of a manor, and is called OTFORD NEW PARK. It has been for some years possessed by the family of Bostock, and is now the property of the Rev. Stillman Bostock, of East Grinsted, in Sussex.
RYE-HOUSE is an estate here, which was formerly accounted a manor, and seems in the reign of king Edward III. to have been owned by John At-Welle and Robert William; for they had, in the 46th year of it, the king's licence to assign four marcs yearly rent, issuing out of certain tenements, called Le Rye, in Otford, held of the archbishop, to Adam Fleming, chaplain, and his successors, celebrating divine offices in the chapel of Apuldrefelde, for the good state of the king whilst he lived, and for his foul afterwards. (fn. 14)
This estate afterwards came into the name of Palmer, ancestors to those of Bekesborne, who bore for their arms, Argent, a chevron sable, between three palmers scrips or purses of the second, stringed and tasselled or
One of this family, John Palmer, died possessed of the manor of Le Rye, in Otford, in the second year of king Richard III. his descendant, of the same name, conveyed it by sale to king Henry VIII. in the 30th year of his reign; (fn. 15) who, in his 33d year, demised it to John Walker, yeoman, for a term of years; after which the family of Bosville had the see of this estate, in which name it continued down to Henry Bosville, esq. of Bradborne, in Sevenoke, who dying without issue, in 1761, devised this estate, among others, to his kinsman, Sir Richard Betenson, bart who dying, without issue, it came by the limitation of the same will to Thomas Lane, esq. who is the present possessor of it. (fn. 16)
Sir George Harper, anno 33 king Henry VIII. conveyed to that king a messuage, called BROUGHTON'S, and other premises in Otford, in exchange for lands in Essex; (fn. 17) all which were granted in the 1st and 2d of king Philip and queen Mary, (fn. 18) to Humphrey Colwych, to hold in capite by knights service.
The Polhills afterwards became owners of this estate; David Polhill levied a fine of it in the 16th year of queen Elizabeth, in whose descendants this estate has continued down to Charles Polhill, esq. the present owner of it.
Charities.
In the rolls of the 13th of king Henry III. there is mention made of an hospital, or house of leprous persons here. (fn. 19)
SIR THOMAS SMITH, gave by will, in 1625, to six poor persons who do not receive alms, and frequent divine service, bread to be delivered to them weekly, to be paid out of land, vested in the Skinners company, now of the annual produce of 5l. 10s.
ONE OF THE FAMILY OF POLHILL gave by will, 20s. yearly, to be distributed among the poor, at the discretion of the trust, parish officers, to be paid out of land vested in Mr. Polhill, and now of that annual produce.
JOHN CHARMAN by will, gave 20s. yearly, for the like purpose, to be paid out of land, vested in Mr. Amhurst, as trustee of the children of Mr. Richard Round, deceased, and of that annual produce.
OTFROD is within the ECCLESIASTICAL JURISDICTION of the diocese of Rochester, and being a chapel to Shoreham, is a peculiar of the archbishop of Canterbury, and consequently in that deanry.
The church, which is situated at the east end of the village, near the palace, is dedicated to St. Bartholomew, a saint of great credit here for the gift of curing barrenness in women, which caused great resort of people to his image and shrine in this church; and a fair was held at Otford on his anniversary. It consists of two isles and one chancel, having a pointed steeple at the west end, in which are two bells.
Among other monuments and memorials in this church, in the south isle, on the south side, is a mural monument, of elegant sculpture, with a busto of statuary marble, and inscription, for David Polhill, esq. of Cheapstead, son of Thomas Polhill, esq. of Otford, by Elizabeth, daughter of Henry Ireton, by Bridget, daughter of Oliver Cromwell; he was one of the Kentish petitioners in king William III.'s reign, obt. M.P. for Rochester, and keeper of the records in the Tower, in 1754, æt. 80; he married three wives, first Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Trevor, esq. of Glynd, in Sussex; secondly Gertrude, sister of Thomas Holles, duke of Newcastle, who both died, s. p. thirdly, Elizabeth, daughter of John Borret, esq. of Shoreham, by whom he had four sons and one daughter; he left surviving Charles and Elizabeth; arms at top, Polhill with impalements; several memorials for the Rounds and Mainards. In the south chancel, a memorial for William Sidney and Alice his wife, descended from William Sydney lord of Kingsham, by Chichester, and of Isabella St. John, daughter of lord St. John, obt 1625; arms, a pheon; memorials for the Everests and Pettys. In the great chancel, on the north side, a magnificent monument, with the statue of a gentleman, as large as life, standing and leaning on an urn, over him is the head of a lady, in profile, with figures of statuary marble on each side, most beautifully executed; and a memorial for Charles Polhill, esq. youngest son of Thomas Polhill, esq. by Elizabeth, daughter of Henry Ireton, ob. 1755; he married Martha, daughter of Thomas Streatfield, esq. of Sevenoke, by whom he had no issue. Memorials for Bostock and Brasiers; a memorial on the south side of the altar for Robert Polhill, gent. of Otford, son of John and Jane, of Otford, obt. 1699, æt. 57; arms, Polhill. On the north side of the altar is an antient altar tomb, with an arch in the wall, ornamented with Gothic carved work, but the inscription is lost. In the east window is a shield of arms, Lennard, in stained glass, being or on a sess gules, three fleurs de lis of the field, with quarterings, in the middle a mullet for difference. At the end of the chancel a mural monument for George Petty and Anne his wife, daughter of John Polhill, esq. of Otford, he died 1719, and for Robert their eldest son, obt. 1727.
The chapel of Otford, annexed to the parsonage of Shoreham, was part of the antient possessions of the see of Canterbury, and continued so till the same was exchanged by archbishop Cranmer with Henry VIII. in the 29th year of his reign, as has been mentioned before.
King Edward VI. in his 1st year, granted the parsonage and advowson of Shoreham, with this chapel of Otford, to Sir Anthony Denny, to hold in capite by knights service, who presently exchanged the same with the dean and chapter of St. Peter's, Westminster, for the advowson and patronage of Cheshunt, in Hertfordshire. (fn. 20)
By virtue of the commission of enquiry into the value of church livings, in 1650, issuing out of chancery, it was returned, that Otford was a parsonage, rented at one hundred pounds per annum, the house and glebe of which was worth fourteen pounds per annum beyond that sum. (fn. 21)
It is an appropriation, now belonging to the dean and chapter of Westminster, the present lessee being the Right Hon. the lord Willoughby de Brooke.
The curate of this church, in 1719, had a stipend of twenty pounds per annum. In 1724, the dean and chapter of Westminster augmented this curacy with two hundred pounds. (fn. 22)
Finally back to posting the day of instead of one day behind. Today was a pretty busy day. I got to 10 and realized I had only snapped a few shots and nothing that was good, so I clicked off a few dozen photos around the house.
We've been painting the last few days. Meg spent most of today working on trim and yesterday I painted a good chunk of our living room blue. I shot this up our ladder at the top of the window. I wasn't too worried about it, and besides, no one will know that there's blue on top of the window. :-)
Not a pretty background I know, but when I was checking the cows today she was limping on her left rear.
Then later she was walking fine.
She is a little over 2 years old and is about to have her first calf.
I am thinking the calf may be shifting around getting ready to be born, hopefully tomorrow when I am home and can keep an eye on her.
Lamont Cranston - The Shadow Knows - Go Hero - Pulp Fiction Action Hero Mysterious Figure AKA Kent Allard famed aviator for the French in WWI - World War One - hypnotism - alias as The Black / Dark Eagle or Henry Arnaud or Isaac Twambley or Fritz the Police Headquarters janitor - sanctum satorium hideout - comic book serial radio show series film movie comics newspaper the weed of crime bears bitter fruit toy toys figures Executive Replicas
Did you know you really might be a genius? It’s true.
Even if you don’t think of yourself as intellectually superior, you could possess many of the characteristics shared by people of high intelligence. It turns out many people who are geniuses have personality traits, habits and behaviors in ...
you know why i love photography? because it lets you capture life in a frame. a single frame, a measly amount of pixels. every successful picture was a pretty big task to tackle. i mean, to be able to read the emotion straight off of a model's face? it's attainable, but only with effort. and you know, sometimes, pictures that you thought were bad turn out great. the unexpected capture, the unintentional frame, can be completely suckish... or terribly great. and if it is great, then that's one image that you can turn back to in your worst times.
yeah, a movie might have a thousand pictures inside of it, but it's not worth them all. take one snapshot from a film, and you've got merely a snippet of the entire plot. it means nothing.
but a photograph... it is so much more concentrated. that's why a picture's worth a thousand words, right? fill a page, you're only a step of the way towards the end of your story. a page can be two hundred words. but a picture? a thousand.
that's why photography means so much to me.
When I counted up my demons
Saw there was one for every day
With the good ones on my shoulders
I drove the other ones away
So if you ever feel neglected
And if you think that all is lost
I'll be counting up my demons, yeah
Hoping everything's not lost.
~Coldplay
Who know about bees? There is a bee house over at the Tinker Homestead. Pardon the terrible picture but I couldn't get any closer. There were those boxy bee hives to the side of the front of the bee house, each with a corresponding shape, and then there are these openings at the back, each with he same characteristic icon/shapes. Each seemed to have about the same number of bees coming and going. There was no one around to do any interpreting.....so many someone here can say what might be going on...
NO INVITES OR NON-BEE ICONS PLEASE
TEDxSanFrancisco: Dare To Know is on Oct 9, 2018, at the Herbst Theatre San Francisco Opera, and is made possible by the generosity and support from our friends at: The Chef & The Dish, Hilton San Francisco Union Square, Alaska Airlines, Deloitte, doc.ai, DLA Piper, J.P. Morgan, Chambers eat + drink, SummerHill Homes, uBiome, Michael's Chocolates, EndlessWest.com, Calm, Bird Rock Coffee Roasters, Harmless Harvest, Good Idea, Papito Hayes, Makeup Artistry by Marwah Zaki, Lips N Lashes by Elise Bigley
I know I've said it before, but I don't think I'll ever get used to seeing people taking a photo while looking at the back of the camera.
It makes me want to yell, "Stop! You're doing it wrong!"
To know the road ahead, ask those coming back
- Chinese proverb
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Henry Timisela Photography (c)
for Dutch Streets
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Who knows where they were going, but examining this image that the Squadron of two birds looked like they were looking out after those feeding in the water. Good story, but not likely true.
As my good friends know, my car got broken into a few months back, and these low lives took my Knives that I had for 15 years. Since they broke in without breaking the window, the Cops, and the insurance company just shrugged their shoulders and did nothing. I do have a decent car alarm, but what is the point when it's going off but no one responds?? Crooks know that!!
I can't go Charles Bronson and hunt them down, since ah... what's the word? Illegal. After searching for a better surveillence system, alarms etc, I just got fed up with all of them since they are very expensive, and not effective enough.
I did, however find a few goodies online that airsoft hobbiest, Paint ballers, and Military use for training excersizes. One was Co2 powered and the velocity was a bit too dangerous at close range, so I chose this replica Claymore mine. It could shoot 300 or so BBs, or anyother thing you decide to put in there via spring powered trampoline.
Relax folks, it is not a danger to anyone, unless ofcourse they decide to break into the locked glove compartment. That is precisely what happened last time, so hopefully..... There will not be a next time, but if it does I am ready. All I have to say is, this thing will ruin that perps' day, haha!!
Things I Know to be True, by Andrew Bovell
Things I Know to be True is a beautifully written drama centring on the lives of a family over the period of a year, poignantly presented through the seasons. It is described as a “complex and intense portrait of the mechanics of a family – and a marriage –through the eyes of four siblings struggling to define themselves beyond their parents’ love and expectations”.
Putney Arts Theatre: 5-9 November 2019
Cast:
Bob Price - Aidan Kershaw
Fran Price - Penny Weatherall
Mark Price (Mia Price)- Bradley White
Ben Price - Theo Leonard
Pip Price - Emily Prince
Rosie Price - Natasha Henson
Director: Frances Bodiam
Producer: Jeff Graves
I know this is more or less High Key ... but for some reason I like how it pops. This was looking straight up the tree into the cloudy bright sky. My macro lens only shoots up to 60mm so it is kind of neat.
It reminds me of a fresh spring print on a summer dress in days gone by.
Don't know why, but this song just popped into my head while I was walking on the beach...
(Pauling and Bass)
While I'm far away from you, my baby,
I know it's hard for you, my baby,
Because it's hard for me, my baby,
And the darkest hour is just before dawn -
Each night before you go to bed, my baby,
Whisper a little prayer for me my baby.
And tell all the stars above
This is dedicated to the one I love.
Love can never be exactly like we want it to be.
I could be satisfied knowing you love me.
There's one thing I want you to do especially for me -
And it's something that everybody needs.
While I'm far away from you, my baby,
Whisper a little prayer for me, my baby,
Because it's hard for me, my baby,
And the darkest hour is just before dawn.
If there's one thing I want you to do especially for me
Then it's something that everybody needs...
Each night before you go to bed, my baby,
Whisper a little prayer for me, my baby,
And tell all the stars above -
This is dedicated to the one I love.
This is dedicated (to the one I love)
This is dedicated to the one I love
This is dedicated (to the one I love)
This is dedicated...
I know you can make them too but I'll save you the time since your "to do" list is already full. Check my profile or my blog for more info.
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Do you know how hard it is to type and cook?! That's my Dad's dinner just about to be served, it's roast beef here, we don't do turkey, and not a sprout in sight! There's a christmas cracker in there as well somewhere... 25 December 2010. See you next year?
TALLAHASSEE, FL - APRIL 12: Actress and Costume designer Nina Parker and Founder of KYST Chris Grace pose before the start of the Know Your Status Tour on the campus of Florida A&M University on April 12, 2017 in Tallahassee, Florida. (Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images for AIDS Healthcare Foundation) *** Local Caption *** Nina Parker; Chris Grace
Anyone that knows my dad knows that it was no small miracle when he agreed to go to Yosemite with me. I was shocked. Wha??? He’ll go? With me? On a long drive? Alright! Let’s do this! Next weekend, Woohoo! That weekend happened to be Father’s Day weekend. Perfect! Or so I thought. Now anyone who goes to Yosemite more than once or twice a year probably knows that you really need to get there early as to “avoid the crowds”. But hey, we’re in no hurry, we’re just going to enjoy hanging out together. So when we arrived at the gate somewhere near the 1 o’clock hour to find 3 lanes of lined up cars, we weren’t too shocked. However, 5 minutes past the gates my son declared he must find a restroom as soon as possible. No prob, we’ll just pop into the Bridalveil Fall’s parking lot, get that done and hit Tunnel View. Oh, wait. You can’t drive in, it’s blocked with cones and cars are parked along the side of the road. Ok, we can turn around after Tunnel View. But first, we must wait in the line going through the small parking lot. By the time we get back to Bridalveil, our plan was to wave the handicap parking placard that comes with my dad at the park ranger and declare our “emergency” and get the kid some relief. Not necessary there is now parking. Front row even. Right next to the restrooms. Which has a 1/8 mile line. After all was taken care of, we head off to what is surely a safe bet…Yosemite Village! Why, we can ditch the van and use the convenient shuttle bus system! So we hop in for the 3-4 min. drive. 30 minutes later… Oh, darn, can’t turn there, the road is blocked by a…police car?? Ok, I know that the Housekeeping Camp turnoff is coming up, we’ll turn in there and just get out of the van and stretch our legs a bit. Hey, a store! Let’s check it out! After much deliberation, the three of us finally decide on which ice creams we want and head to the register. My dad asks the lady, “So, does it get much busier than this?” She gives a little snort and says, “Oh this is nothing! Just wait until 5:00 when everyone is trying to leave!” Oh dear. So, while in the parking lot enjoying our ice creams we decided the best thing to do was to just get the heck outta Dodge. Cool! We’ll just go to the lovely Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, surely no one is there. And they have amazing coffee! It’s only about 3:30, we have plenty of time! However there was some kind of force working against us once again. The road became a parking lot. The only movement was of the masses that left their vehicles to see what the holdup was. It was another hour or so before we got out of the traffic jam and were able to pull over and take some pictures. Not a great visit for his first time at Yosemite. But we all did indeed enjoy Hetch Hetchy Reservoir’s dam, tunnel and coffee! Wow. Did I write all that? Well, I had to get that out
But I’m just not feelin’ it now!! Considering “Elena”, but we’ll see! I’m a lil mad these came out blurry, messed up resizing them and didn’t keep the originals 💀 new eyes by me~
On February 19, 2014, Phi Alpha Delta hosted a LEAD event featuring Busted, a film that depicts the pressure and confusion in police encounters. Busted illustrated the right and wrong ways to handle different police encounters and demonstrated how to courteously and confidently refuse police searches. Discussion followed.
I know I look really mad here, but I wasn't. Tara Tarsi shot these as she was doing a light check. This was her last job, and she was second shooter at a wedding i shot. She was using the Canon 1200D (or Rebel T5)
Annette Boaz, professor in health care research,
Kingston University and St George’s, University of London announcing the award for 'most active contribution from a postdoctoral researcher'. The award went to Suzanne Bench, King’s Improvement Science, for her work on a project to ensure patients leaving critical care get the care they need.
Professor Boaz said: “Dr Bench shows a commitment to improving critical care services for service users and their families. This application demonstrates an understanding of the theory and practice of implementation and improvement. For example, Dr Bench has used a participatory co-design improvement methodology and has given examples of some of the barriers associated with implementation relating to her work. She has worked closely with a range of stakeholders to inform her work, and has sought out the support of leading improvement science experts within the CLAHRC, and more widely, in King’s College London, Kings College Hospital and NHS England. She has also submitted a paper, a grant application and fellowship applications."
Always good to know that daddy knows everything, at least when your at that age :)
Have a great week!
L-R: Ross Millard (The Futureheads/Featured Artists Coalition), Alison Wenham (Chair and CEO, Association of Independent Music) and Jon Webster (CEO, Music Manager's Forum) at The Know How - Control, May 26 2010.
Picture by James Postlethwaite
TALLAHASSEE, FL - APRIL 12: A general view of the entire panelists on the stage during the Know Your Status Tour on the campus of Florida A&M University on April 12, 2017 in Tallahassee, Florida. (Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images for AIDS Healthcare Foundation) *** Local Caption *** KYST Panelists