Seen in Ringmore, Devon.

Big spread

derek.broox.com/photos/giving-thanks-in-2021/42541/

For most people, seeing a postcard reminds us of loved ones faraway; sending one shows that they have been on our minds. Many tourists have been spreading a lot of love to different parts of the world (I assume). Taipei is certainly supporting and preserving the postcard culture by making sending postcards convenient and by providing free postage, which gives me another reason to love this city!

(Phlox diffusa)

Blogged here: www.rachelshingleton.com/blog.htm

Janne Tavi of Pelicans slipped through from Ilves defense but Ville Kolppanen of Ilves won this round with a partial glove save.

Our eaglet spreads his wings but can't yet fly.

 

View On Black

book design showcase

This convocation of eagles was at a bit of a distance; but I snapped a shot just in time for a spread eagle landing

My second Remains of the Day Journal is finished. Here are the last spreads.

 

Blogged:http://caatjesartsystuff.blogspot.com/2012/01/rod2-completed.html

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Munmun Dutta; Mugdha Chaphekar; Muskaan Mihani; Mynavathi; N; Nadira; Nadiya Moidu; Nagma; Nalini; Nalini Jaywant; Namrata Shirodkar; Namrata Thapa; Namitha; Namitha Pramod; Nanda; Nandana Sen; Nandita Chandra; Nandita Swetha; Nandita Das; Nargis (Now Nargis Dutt); Nargis Fakhri; Nathalia Kaur; Nauheed Cyrusi; Nausheen Sardar Ali; Navaneet Kaur; Navneet Kaur Dhillon; Navya Nair; Nayanthara; Nazriya Nazim; Neelam; Neelam Verma; Neelima Azeem; Neena Gupta; Neena Kulkarni; Neha Bamb; Neha Dhupia; Neha Hinge; Neha Khan; Neha Mahajan; Neha Oberoi; Neha Sharma; Neeru Bajwa; Neethu; Neetu Chandra; Neetu Singh; Nethra Raghuraman; Nia Sharma; Nicolette Bird; Nidhhi Agerwal; Nidhi Subbaiah; Niharika Konidela; Niharika Singh; Niharica Raizada; Nikesha Patel; Niki Aneja; Nikita Anand; Nikita J Palekar; Nikita Dutta; Nikita Thukral; Nikki Galrani; Nila (alias for Meera Chopra); Nimisha Sajayan; Nimmi; Nirmala Chennappa; Nirupa Roy; Misscat Mita; Nirmalamma; Nirosha; Nisha Agarwal; Nisha Kothari; Nisha Ravikrishnan; Nishi; Nishita Goswami; Nithya Das; Nithya Menen; Nivedita Jain; Nivedita Joshi Saraf; Nivetha Thomas; Nivetha Pethuraj; Noor Jehan; Nora Fatehi[1]; Nutan; Nimrat Kaur; Nushrat Bharucha; Nathalia Kaur; Nyla Usha; O; Oviya Helen; P; Padmapriya; Padma Khanna; Padma Kumta; Padma Lakshmi; Padma Vasanthi; Padmaja Rao; Padmini Kolhapure; Padmini; Padmavati Rao; Pallavi Joshi; Pallavi Kulkarni; Pallavi Subhash; Pallavi Sharda; Panchi Bora; Pandari Bai; Pankhuri Awasthy; Pakhi Tyrewala; Paoli Dam; Parineeti Chopra; Parminder Nagra; Parul Chauhan; Parul Gulati; Parul Yadav; Parvathy Jayaram; Parvathy Nair; Parvathy Omanakuttan; Parvati Melton; Parvathy Thiruvothu; Parveen Babi; Patience Cooper; Patralekha; Payal Rohatgi; Payel Sarkar; Payal Ghosh; Perizaad Zorabian; Pia Bajpai; Plabita Borthakur; Pooja Batra; Pooja Bedi; Pooja Bhatt; Pooja Chopra; Pooja Gandhi; Pooja Gor; Pooja Hegde; Pooja Kanwal; Pooja Lokesh; Pooja Sawant; Pooja Umashankar; Poonam Bajwa; Poonam Dhillon; Poonam Kaur; Poonam Pandey; Poornima Bhagyaraj; Prayaga Martin; Prachi Desai; Prachi Shah; Pramila Joshai; Pratibha Sinha; Pranitha Subhash; Prarthana Behere; Preetha Vijayakumar; Preeti Jhangiani; Preity Zinta; Prema; Prema Narayan; Priti Sapru; Priya Anand; Priya Bapat; Priya Gill; Priya Lal; Priya Raman; Priya Rajvansh; Priya Bhavani Shankar; Priya Wal; Priyamani; Priyanka Bassi; Priyanka Chopra Jonas; Priyanka Arul Mohan; Priyanka Nair; Priyanka Trivedi; Preetika Rao; Puja Gupta; Puja Banerjee; Purbi Joshi; R; Raakhee (Now Raakhi Gulzar); Radhika Apte; Radhika Madan; Raadhika Sarathkumar; Rachana Narayanankutty; Rachna Banerjee; Radha; Radha Saluja; Radhika Chaudhari; Radhika Kumaraswamy; Radhika Pandit; Ragini Travancore Sisters; Ragini Dwivedi; Ragini Khanna; Raima Sen; Rajisha Vijayan; Rajshree; Rajshri Deshpande; Rakhi Sawant; Rakul Preet Singh; Rakshita; Raashi Khanna; Rambha; Rameshwari; Ranjeeta Kaur; Ranjitha; Rajini; Rani Mukerji; Ramya; Ramya Barna; Ramya Krishnan; Ramya Sri; Ramya Nambaseean; Rashi Khanna; Rashi Mal; Rashmi; Rashmi Desai; Rashmi Gautam; Rashmika Mandanna; Ratan Rajput; Rati Agnihotri; Rati Pandey; Ratna Pathak Shah; Raveena Tandon; Reena Roy; Reema Lagoo; Reema Sen; Regina Cassandra; Rekha; Rekha; also known as Josephine; Rekha Das; Rekha Rana; Rekha Vedavyas; Reenu Mathews; Renuka Menon; Renukamma Murugodu; Renuka Shahane; Revathi; Rhea Chakraborty; Richa Ahuja; Richa Chaddha; Richa Gangopadhyay; Richa Pallod; Richa Panai; Richa Sharma; Ridhi Dogra; Rima Kallingal; Rimi Sen; Rimi Tomy; Rinke Khanna; Rinku Rajguru; Rita Bhaduri; Ritika Singh; Rituparna Sengupta; Riya Sen; Rohini Hattangadi; Rohini; Roja; Roja Ramani; Roma; Roopa Ganguly; Roopa Iyer; Roshni Chopra; R.T. Rama; Ruby Parihar; Rucha Gujarathi; Rupini; Ranjana Deshmukh; S; Sabitri Chatterjee; Saba Qamar; Saba Azad; Shivaleeka Oberoi; Sobhita Dhulipala; S. Varalakshmi; Sadha; Sadhana Shivdasani; Sagarika Ghatge; Sagarika Mukherjee; Sajal Aly; Sana Althaf; Sana Makbul; Sandhya; Sai Lokur; Saiyami Kher; Samskruthy Shenoy; Samyuktha Hegde; Sandeepa Dhar; Sandhya; Sandhya Mridul; Sandhya Roy; Sanaya Irani; Sanya Malhotra; Saniya Anklesaria; Sanjeeda Sheikh; Sakshi Shivanand; Sakshi Tanwar; Sai Pallavi; Sai Tamhankar; Saira Banu; Salma Agha; Saloni Aswani; Samantha Ruth Prabhu; Samiksha; Sameera Reddy; Samvrutha Sunil; Sana Amin Sheikh; Sana Khan; Sana Saeed; Sanchita Padukone; Sandeepa Dhar; Sangeeta Bijlani; Sandra Amy; Sanober Kabir; Sandali Sinha; Sanghavi; Sanjjanaa; Sanjana Gandhi (now Pooja Gandhi); Santoshi; Sara Ali Khan; Sarah Jane Dias; Sara Loren; Saranya Mohan; Saranya Ponvannan; Sarayu (actress); Sarika; Saritha; Saroja Devi; Satarupa Pyne; Sathyabhama; Saumya Tandon; Savitri; Sayali Bhagat; Sayani Gupta; Sayyeshaa Saigal; Seerat Kapoor; Seema Biswas; Seema Pahwa; Seema Shinde; Seetha; Shabana Azmi; Shalini (Baby Shalini); Shamili (Baby Shamili); Shahana Goswami; Sakshi Tanwar; Sharmila Mandre; Sharmilee; Shibani Dandekar; Shreya Narayan; Shakeela; Shalini Pandey; Shamita Shetty; Shanthamma; Sharmila Tagore; Shashikala; Shazahn Padamsee; Sheeba Chadha; Sheela; Sheela; Sheena Bajaj; Sheena Chohan; Sheena Shahabadi; Shenaz Treasurywala; Sherin; Sherlyn Chopra (Mona Chopra); Shilpa Shetty; Shilpa Shukla; Shilpa Shirodkar; Shilpa Tulaskar; Shilpa Anand; Shilpi Sharma; Shivani Raghuvanshi; Shivangi Joshi; Shreya Dhanwanthary; Shruti Naidu; Shylaja Nag; Shweta Basu Prasad; Shweta Bhardwaj; Shweta Menon; Shweta Gulati; Shweta Tiwari; Shweta Tripathi; Shobhana; Shobhna Samarth; Shraddha Arya; Shraddha Das; Shraddha Kapoor; Shraddha Srinath; Shruthi Haasan; Shruti Sodhi; Shruti; Shruti Seth; Shruti Sharma; Shritha Sivadas; Shriya Saran; Shriya Pilgaonkar; Shriya Sharma; Shubha Poonja; Shyama (Khurshid Akhtar); Shylashri; Sihi Kahi Geetha; Sija Rose; Simi Garewal; Simone Singh; Simple Kapadia; Simple Kaur; Simran Mundi; Simran Bagga; Sindhu; Sindhu Tolani; Sindhu Menon; Silk Smitha; Sithara; Smita Patil; Smriti Irani (Smriti Malhotra); Smriti Kalra; Sneha Ullal; Sneha; Snigdha Akolkar; Soha Ali Khan; Sonakshi Sinha; Sonali Bendre; Sonali Kulkarni; Sonali Raut; Sonalee Kulkarni; Sonal Chauhan; Sonam (actress); Sonam Bajwa; Sonam Kapoor; Sonalika Joshi; Sonarika Bhadoria; Sonia Agarwal; Sonnalli Seygall; Sonu; Sonu Walia; Sophia Chaudhary; Soundarya; Sowcar Janaki; Spruha Joshi; Srabanti Chatterjee; Sridevi (Now Sridevi Kapoor); Sriti Jha; Sri Divya; Srividya; Sripriya; Subbulakshmi; Suchitra; Suchitra Krishnamurthy; Suchitra Pillai; Suchitra Sen; Sunitha / Vidhyasri; Sudha Belawadi; Sudha Chandran; Sudha Rani; Sudha Narasimharaju; Sudipta Chakraborty; Suhasi Goradia Dhami; Suhasini; Sujatha; Sukirti Kandpal; Sukumari; Sulakshana Pandit; Sulochana Devi; Sumalatha; Suman Nagarkar; Suman Ranganathan; Sumithra; Sumitra Devi; Sunaina; Sunny Leone; Surbhi Chandna; Surbhi Jyoti; Supriya Devi; Supriya Karnik; Supriya Pathak; Supriya Pilgaonkar; Supriya Shukla; Suraiya; Surveen Chawla; Suryakantham; Sushma Reddy; Sushmita Sen; Sumalatha; Suvalakshmi; Swati Reddy; Swapna; Swaroop Sampat; Swastika Mukherjee; Swaparja Roy; Srinidhi Shetty; Swara Bhaskar; Suzanna Mukherjee; T; Tabu; Tahira Kochhar; Tanaaz Irani; Tanisha; Tanushree Dutta; Tanuja; Tanu Roy; Tanvi Azmi; Tamannaah Bhatia; Tannishtha Chatterjee; Taapsee Pannu; Tara; Tara Anuradha; Tara Deshpande; Tara D'Souza; Tara Sharma; Tarana Raja; Taruni Sachdev; Tejaswi Madivada; Tena Desae; Tia Bajpai; Tillotama Shome; Tina Munim (now Tina Ambani); Tina Dutta; Tisca Chopra; Tripuramba; Trisha Krishnan; Tulip Joshi; Tun Tun; Twinkle Khanna; Tara Alisha Berry; Tara Sutaria; U; Udhayathara; Udaya Chandrika; Udita Goswami; Ujjwala Raut; Uma; Uma Padmanabhan; Umasashi; Umashree; Usha Chavan; Urmila Matondkar; Urmila Kanitkar; Urvashi; Urvashi Dholakia; Urvashi Sharma; Usha Kiran; Usha Nadkarni; Usha Naik; Ulka Gupta; Upasna Singh; Urvashi Rautela; V; Vaani Kapoor; Vanitha Vijayakumar; Vadivukkarasi; Vaidehi Parashurami; Vaishali Desai; Vaishali Kasaravalli; Vandana Gupte; Vanishree; Vanisri; Vani Bhojan; Vani Viswanath; Vanitha Vasu; Vaishnavi Mahant; Vrushika Mehta; Writtima Roy; Varalaxmi Sarathkumar; Varsha Bollamma; Varsha Usgaonkar; Vasundhara Das; Vedhika; Veda Sastry; Veena Malik; Veena Sundar; Veena; Vega Tamotia; Vibha Chibber; Vidhubala; Vidya Balan; Vithika Sheru; Vidya Malvade; Vidya Sinha; Vishakha Singh; Vijeta Pandit; Vijayalakshmi; Vijayalakshmi Singh; Vijayashanti; Vimala Raman; Vinaya Prasad; Vyjayantimala; W; Waheeda Rehman; Wamiqa Gabbi; Warina Hussain; Waluscha De Sousa; Y; Yagna Shetty; Yami Gautam; Yamuna (actress); Yashaswini Dayama; Yogeeta Bali; Yana Gupta; Yukta Mookhey; Yuvika Chaudhary; Zaheera; Zaira Wasim; Zarina Wahab; Zarine Khan; Zoya Afroz; Zoa Morani; Zeenat Aman; Zoya Khan; Zubeida; Zaheeda;

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h.wilson - CO '12

Pocas cosas son tan libres y tienen la posibilidad de visitar y divisar tantos lugares.

 

www.youtube.com/watch?v=cR1pUIG_IaA

 

Ya sabeis.. Spread your wings and fly awaaaaay!!!

Spreads with griddled sourdough.

Still in progress, have focused mainly on other spread

"If I didn't have my camera to remind me constantly, I am here to do this, I would eventually have slipped away, I think. I would have forgotten my reason to exist. " - Annie Lebovitz

Edinburgh Fringe 2006

 

salvageingstudy.com

Happy Valentines Day! I decided to go outside today, no coat, and take some pictures. it was a bit cold outside, but i didn't mind.

Just experimenting with different brushes, seeing how to make some glitter effect.

Leica M3

Leica Meter MC

Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f1.1

Neopan Acros 100

Rodinal 1:90 17 minutes 20C

Epson 4490

 

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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A chocolate-box church in a well-maintained churchyard. The nave is twelfth century in date, remodelled in the fourteenth century when the present roof was constructed. The chancel is also early but was reconstructed in the sixteenth century. A north aisle was added in 1890. The character of the church derives almost entirely from the nineteenth-and twentieth-century furnishings with which it is blessed. The rood screen is of the correct proportion and design and in the main dates from 1894 with minimal amounts of old woodwork. The wonderful figures on top are of 1908 and were designed by Sir Ninian Comper - the angels balance on their wheels like unicyclists! Comper also designed the wall paintings in the chancel, the altar, reredos and canopy. In the north aisle is an interesting collection of furnishings. There is a painted tile picture of Kemsing by the Kent artist Donald Maxwell, one of only a handful to survive. The central window is of two bishops and is typical of Comper's work, but it does not carry his usual signature of a strawberry plant. The west window of the north aisle is by Douglas Strachan, 1935, and is an excellent example of his angular figures. By the font is a bronze Arts and Crafts panel of the Virgin and Child by Henry Wilson, the famous turn-of-the-century designer who lived in a neighbouring village and whose work may also be found in the churchyard.

 

www.kentchurches.info/church.asp?p=Kemsing

 

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KEMSING.

THE next parish eastward from Otford is KEMSING, called in the Testa de Nevil, CAMESING, and in the Textus Rossensis, CIMICINGA. (fn. 1) The name of this place seems to have been given to it from some royal camp or fortress, situated here.

 

THIS PARISH of Kemsing, from its situation, is not much known or frequented, nor is it a pleasant one. It lies partly in the valley and partly on the chalk hills, at a small distance southward from the foot of which the village is situated, at the intersection of the roads from Otford to Ightham, and from the chalk hills to the high road by Seal Chart. Near the centre of it is a water, called St. Edith's well, who was a famous female saint, said to have been born in this parish, and to have wrought many miracles for such as applied to her for relief. (fn. 2) The parish is about two miles square; the soil of it, in the northern part, is mostly chalk, in the southern very fertile, it has about one hundred acres of wood; in the eastern part of it is the seat of Crowdleham, situated near the boundary of the parish of Ightham.

 

There was a market antiently kept here on a Monday, by grant from king Henry III. which has been long since discontinued, and a fair, which is still kept on Easter Monday. (fn. 3) There was an old knightly family, who took their surname from this place, being called Kempsing, whose coat of arms was, Argent, a sess and chevron, interlaced sable, which was quartered by the Harts of Lullingstone, in right of Peche, who married the heir general of it. (fn. 4)

 

IN THE SCUTAGE, levied as well on the prelates as the rest of the barons, in the 32d of king Henry II. being the seventh of that reign, towards the expences of the army in Wales. The honour of Kemesing, as it is there called, then being in the king's hands, answered for twenty-nine shillings by the hands of the sheriff of the county. (fn. 5) Soon after which it came into the possession of the earl of Albermarle, who held it of Walter Fitzhelt, as he again did of the king in capite.

 

In the reign of king John, Baldwin de Betun, who, by favour of king Richard I. had enjoyed the earldom of Albermarle, in Hawis his wife's right, who was daughter land sole heir of William le Gross, earl of Albermarle, was owner of this place, and in the 5th year of that reign granted the lordships of Kemesing, Braborne, and Sutton, in this county, to William Mareschal, earl of Pembroke, with Alice, his sole daughter and heir, in frank marriage. (fn. 6)

 

In the reign of king John he attached himself closely to the rebellious barons, when his lands were seised on, as escheats to the crown; and this manor, then valued at thirty-six pounds per annum, as appears by the Testa de Nevil, was granted to Fulke de Brent; on the confiscation of whose estates, and the earl's return to his obedience, he again came into possession of it, which happened on the king's death, his father having persuaded him to return to his loyalty once more, and he had many favours conferred on him by king Henry III. in the 7th year of whose reign he had, for his good services against the Welsh, scutage of all his tenants in this and other counties. In the 10th year of that reign, his first wife being dead, he married Alianore, the king's sister, by which he greatly incurred his displeasure; but a reconciliation quickly after taking place, he was again taken into favour, and in the 14th year of that reign had a confirmation of the manors of Kemsing, Braborne, and Sutton, in this county, upon condition, that in case Alianore, his wife, survived him, she should enjoy them during life. (fn. 7) He died possessed of Kemsing in the 15th year of that reign without issue, and lies buried in the Temple church, having his effigies cross legged on his tomb; on which the sheriff of this county had the king's precept to make livery to Alianore, his widow, of those manors. She, after seven years widowhood, remarried Simon de Montford, earl of Leicester, and steward of England, in St. Stephen's chapel, Westminster, the king giving her away with his own hand.

 

In the 45th year of that reign, the earl of Leicester, heading the discontented barons against the king, continued with them till the battle of Evesham, in the 49th year of it, in which the earl was killed; after whose death, the countess Alianore and her children were forced to forsake England, and she died some time afterwards in the nunnery of Montarges, in France.

 

In the mean time the four brothers of William earl of Pembroke, successively earls of Pembroke, being dead without issue, their inheritance became divided between the heirs of their five sisters and coheirs; and upon the partition of their interest in the manor of Kemsing, it seems to have become the sole property of Roger, eldest son of Maud the eldest sister, by her husband, Hugh Bigod, earl of Norfolk, (fn. 8) though the time of his coming into the possession of it. I do not find, as Alianore, second wife of William earl of Pembroke, was then living, who was entitled to it for her life.

 

Roger earl of Norfolk, and marshal of England, who bore for his arms, Per pale or and vert, a lion rampant gules, died of a bruise, which he received at a tour nament, about the 54th of Henry III.'s reign, leaving no issue by Isabel his wife, daughter of William king of Scots; upon which he was succeeded, as earl of Norfolk and marshal of the king's palace, as well as in the possession of this manor, by Roger his nephew, son of Hugh his brother, chief justice of England, (fn. 9) who, in the 7th of king Edward I. claimed, before the justices itinerant, large privileges for this manor; (fn. 10) and afterwards, in the 11th year of that reign, sold it, together with the advowson of this church, to Otho de Grandison, descended of a family, who were of the dukedom of Burgundy, in France, their residence there being called Grandison castle, a man of great account with that prince, who employed him much, and conferred many favours on him.

 

In the 18th year of that reign, he obtained free warren for all his demesne lands in Kemsing, (fn. 11) and having had summons to parliament among the barons of this realm, he departed this life without issue, leaving William de Grandison, his brother, his next heir; who died possessed of this manor, leaving by his wife, Sibilla, youngest daughter, and one of the coheirs of John de Tregoze, three sons; Peter de Grandison, his eldest son and heir, who, as well as his father, had summons to parliament; John bishop of Exeter; and Otho; and four daughters. (fn. 12)

 

On his death this manor became the property of Otho, the youngest son, who paid aid for it, in the 20th of king Edward III. as half a knight's fee, which William de Grandison before held in Kemsing of the earl of Leicester. He died possessed of this manor in the 33d year of that reign, (fn. 13) leaving by Beatrix his wife, daughter and coheir of Nicholas Malmains, one son and heir, Thomas, and a daughter, Elizabeth.

 

Thomas de Grandison, being of full age, had possession granted of this manor, among others; he was afterwards knighted, and died possessed of it in the 50th year of king Edward III. without issue, leaving Margaret his wife surviving, who likewise possessed it at her decease, in the 18th year of king Richard II. After which it came to Sir William de Bryene, or Bryan, who died possessed of it in the 19th year of the same reign, and lies buried in Seale church.

 

After his death, Sir William Fynes (whose name was originally spelt Fiennes, but about this time came to be written both Fynes and Fenys) became possessed of it, bearing for his arms, Azure, three lions rampant or. He was son of William Fiennes and Joane his wife, third sister and coheir of William de Say; and by Elizabeth his wife, daughter and heir of William Batisford, left issue two sons, Roger and James; from the former of which were descended the several lords Dacre of the south; and from the latter, the viscounts Say and Seale, both which titles are now extinct, (fn. 14) and the present lord Say and Sele.

 

James, the second son, above mentioned, possessed this manor, and in the 14th of king Henry, VI. was sheriff of this county, and soon afterwards made esquire of the body to that king. In the 24th year of whose reign, being then a knight, he was, by reason that Joane his grandmother was third sister and coheir of William de Say, by a special writ, on March 3d, next year, summoned to Parliament by the title of lord Say and Sele; (fn. 15) and two days afterwards, in consideration of his eminent services, he was, in open parliament, advanced to the dignity of a baron of this realm, by the above title, to him and his heirs male, and in the 27th year of that reign, he had a full confirmation and release of that title from John, lord Clinton, and of the arms of Say, which, on account of his descent from Idonea, the eldest sister of William de Say, might belong to him. In consideration of which he then granted to the lord Clinton, all advowsons of churches, knights fees, &c. which belonged to the latter, by reason of the lordship of Say. (fn. 16)

 

After which he obtained a grant of the office of constable of Dover-castle, and warden of the five ports, to him and his heirs male; was made lord chamberlain, and one of the king's council, and next year lord treasurer of England.

 

This rise to so high a pitch of honour, increased the hatred of the commons towards him, and served but to make his fall the more sudden and unhappy, for next year they accused him and others in the parliament held at St. Edmunds Bury, of treason, for having ing assented to the release of Anjou, and the delivery of Maine to the French; upon which the king, to appease them, sequestered him from his office of treasurer, and shortly after, on the insurrection of the Kentish men, under Jack Cade, observing their clamour against him, to mitigate it, he committed him prisoner to the tower; shortly after which, this riotous mob entering London, and finding their numbers increase, fetched him thence to Guildhall, and there arraigned him before the lord-mayor, and other the king's justices, notwithstanding his request to be tried by his peers; after which hurrying him to the standard in Cheapside, they cut off his head there, and carried it about on a pole, causing his naked body to be drawn at a horse's tail into Southwark, and there hanged and quartered, though his body was afterwards buried in the church of the Grey Friars, London. (fn. 17)

 

He left issue, by Emeline Cromer his wife, one son and heir, Sir William Fienes, who was that year, by special writ, summoned to parliament, being seized of an estate tail of the office of constable of Dover-castle, and warden of the five ports, by virtue of the patent above-mentioned, to James, his father, his interest in which he soon afterwards sold to Humphry, duke of Buckingham, and his heirs male.

 

The unhappy contention subsisting at that time between the houses of York and Lancaster for the throne, in which he risqued not only his person, but his whole fortune, brought him into great distresses, and necessitated him to mortgage, and fell the greatest part of his lands. (fn. 18) He married Margaret the daughter and heir of William Wickham, great-grandson of Agnes, sister to William of Wickham, founder of New College, Oxford. The lands of the lord Say being thus alienated the barony lay dormant, and the heirs male of the family were only called Fienes. Henry, his son and heir, though he used the title of lord Say, had never summons to parliament, and it remained unclaimed till the year 1733, when it was claimed by John Twisleton, esq. of Broughton, in Oxfordshire, descended by the female line from the above Sir William Fienes, lord Say and Sele, which claim, though it then failed, was renewed by his son Thomas, who was summoned to parliament as lord Say and Sele, in 1781, and was father to the present Gregory, lord Say and Sele. In the second year of king Edward IV. Sir William Fienes, lord Say and Sele, mentioned above, sold this manor of Kemsing to Sir Geoffry Bulleyn, (fn. 19) a wealthy mercer of London, who had been lord mayor in the 37th year of king Henry VI. whose grandson Thomas, was sheriff of this county in the 3d and 9th years of Henry VIII. and became a man of great note in that reign; for the king in his 3d year made him one of the knights of his body, and afterwards embassador several times to the emperor, and the kings of France and Spain, and in the 17th year of his reign, on account of the great affection which he bore to the lady Anne Bulleyn, his daughter, advanced him to the title of viscount Rochford; and in his 21st year, created him, being then knight of the garter, earl of Wiltshire and Ormond, and made him lord privy seal. (fn. 20) He died in the 30th year of king Henry VIII. possessed of this manor, have ing had by Elizabeth his wife, daughter of Thomas Howard, duke of Norfolk, one son, George, executed in his life-time, and two daughters; Anne, wife to king Henry VIII. and Mary, wife of William Carey, esq. of the king's body, and ancestor of the lords Hunsdon, and of the earls of Dover and Monmouth.

 

George Bulleyn, the son above-mentioned, bearing the title of viscount Rochford in his father's life-time, was, in the 26th year of that reign, made constable of Dover-castle, and warden of the five ports, and was much favored by that king, till the time of his change of affection from queen Anne Bulleyn; when the king, to make the path more easy towards the enjoyment of his new passion, in a sudden and unexpected gust of anger, in his 28th year, committed him to the tower, a few days after which, he was arraigned and beheaded, having had no issue, and was buried in St. Peter's chapel in the tower. (fn. 21)

 

On the death of the earl of Wiltshire without male issue, the king seized on this manor, in right of his late wife, the unfortunate Anne Bulleyn, the earl's elder daughter; and it remained in his hands till the 32d year of his reign, when by his indenture that year, reciting, that as the most noble lady, Anne of Cleves, daugh ter of John, late duke of Cleve, &c. came into his realm of England, on a certain treaty of marriage between himself and the said lady Anne; which marriage, although celebrated in the face of the church, yet was never consummated, for the conditions of it were never performed in due time, and there being other great and important causes, on account of which the convocation of the realm, with assent of the parties, and of the parliament, had declared the marriage to be invalid, there being no prospect of any children from it, notwithstanding which, the said lady was contented to conform to the laws of the realm, and to free herself and her conscience of the said marriage, and to remain at liberty within the realm; therefore the king, considering her high birth and nobility, of his especial grace and favour, granted her, for the maintenance of her noble estate, among other premises, his manors of Hever, Seale, and Kemsing, and his park of Hever, with all their rights, members, and appurtenances, late belonging to Thomas, earl of Wiltshire, deceased, and then in the king's hands; and all messuages, lands and hereditaments whatsoever, in Hever, Seale, and Kemsing, lately purchased by the king of Sir James Bulleyn, and William Bulleyn, clerk, to hold to her during life, so long as she should stay within the realm of England, and not depart out of it, without the licence of the king and his successors, and the king granted the premises free and discharged of all outgoings, rents, pensions, &c. except among others of forty shillings, issuing yearly out of the lands of John Tybolde, called Seale Park. (fn. 22)

 

¶The lady Ann of Cleves died possessed of these manors and estates in the 4th and 5th year of king Philip and queen Mary, when they reverted again to the crown; where the manors of Seale and Kemsing, and the other premises in those parishes, lay till queen Elizabeth, in her first year, granted them to her kinsman, Sir Henry Carey, whom she had advanced that year to the title of lord Hunsdon, baron of Hunsdon, in Hertfordshire, to hold in capite by knights service. (fn. 23) He was descended of an antient family, seated at Cockington, in Devonshire; one of whom was Sir Robert Carey, who in the beginning of king Henry V's reign, acquired great renown by his encountering and overcoming an Arragonian knight, who had performed many notable feats of arms in different countries, and then came to make trial of his prowess here in England, in a long and doubtful combat in Smithfield; for which he was by the king knighted, and restored to part of his father's inheritance, which had been forfeited. From which time he bore, as by the law of arms he might, the coat armour of the vanquished knight, viz. Argent, on a bend sable, three roses of the field barbed and seeded proper; the present bearing of this family: their antient bearing before this being, Gules, a chevron argent between three swans proper; one of which they still retain for their crest. His son was William Carey, who being in the battle of Tewksbury, in the 10th year of king Edward IV. on the part of the Lancastrians, upon the loss of that day, was taken prisoner, and notwithstanding he was promised a pardon, lost his head.

 

Kemsing is within the ECCLESIASTICAL JURISDICTION of the diocese of Rochester, and deanry of Malling.

 

The church stands on the north side of the village, and is dedicated to St. Edith, whose image, set up in this church-yard, was greatly frequented for the singular benefits she daily dispensed in preserving corn and grain from blasting, mill-dew, and other harm incident to it. (fn. 32) It is a small church, consisting of only one isle and a chancel, having a pointed steeple at the west end, in which are two bells. There are but few monuments or inscriptions in it, in the chancel there is a grave-stone, with the figure of a man, and an inscription in brass in black letter, for Thomas de Hop, and at the east end a mural monument for Michael Jermin, D. D. obt. August 14, 1659, æt. 70. (fn. 33)

 

In the year 1397, anno 21 king Richard II. the king granted licence to Guy Mone, to give the advowson of the church of Kemsing to the prior and convent of Bermondsey for ever. (fn. 34) In which year they obtained the pope's bull, (fn. 35) to appropriate it with the chapel of Seale annexed to it, to the use and support of their convent; reserving, nevertheless, out of the fruits, rents, and profits of the church and chapel, for a perpetual vicar to be instituted in it by the ordinary, a fit portion, by which he might be maintained, the episcopal dues be paid, and other burthens incumbent on him might be conveniently borne. (fn. 36)

 

In consequence of which, John (de Bottlesham) bishop of Rochester, by his instrument, dated Oct. 12, anno 1402, (fn. 37) with the consent of the abbot and convent of Bermondesey, endowed the vicarage of this church as follows:

 

First, he decreed, that there should be a perpetual vicarage, to be held and possessed as a perpetual ecclesiastical benefice in the church of Kemsing, which he endowed out of the fruits, rents, and profits of the said church and the chapel of Seale; the vicar of which, who should be intitled to it, by the abbot and convent, proprietaries of this church, should be from time to time presented to the bishop and his successors, and inducted by the archdeacon; and he ordained, that the abbot and convent, and their successors, proprietaries of it, in right of the same, should take, have, and freely enjoy, all and every kind of great tythes, viz. of corn, of whatsoever sort it be, and of hay, growing within the bounds and limits, or titheable places of the church and chapel, the tithe of the grange or field of Budirevere within this parish only excepted; and he ordained, that the repair of the chancel of the church, in the walls, glass windows, and roof, and also the paying of all papal and royal tenths and procurations, and the procurations of legates of the apostolic see, of archbishops, bishops, and archdeacons, (the bishop and his church of Rochester being always saved harmless, on account of this appropriation) should belong to the abbot and convent, and their successors, to be paid and performed at their costs and expences; and he ordained, that the abbot and convent, and their successors, should cause forty pence in money, or meat and drink of as much value, to be yearly distributed to, and bestowed on, the poor, and more indigent parishioners of the church of Kemsing, towards their relief and support, out of the profits of the church; and he ordained, that the tithes of the food of all animals, and of pidgeons, and other titheable matters accruing within the rectory, and the straw of the church and chapel, so long as the rectory should remain in the hands of the abbot and convent, and be in no wife let to ferm, should belong to them, as proprietaries of the parish church; but if the same should be let to ferm, then he ordained, that the tithes of the food of animals, &c. as above-mentioned, should belong to the vicar of the vicarage of the same, for the time being, for ever, with this exception however, that if the abbot and convent should let to ferm any of their stock, with the rectory, no tithe should be taken of that stock; and he ordained, that the abbot and convent should cause to be built at their costs and expences, for that time only, a competent dwelling on a part of the glebe and soil of the rectory allotted for that purpose, in which he ordained, that the vicar for the time being should reside; and he ordained, that the portion of the vicar should be as follows: that he should take and have all oblations and obventions of the altar, as well in the parish church of Kemsing, as in the chapel of Seale, and the small tythes, of what kind or nature soever they be, accruing within the parish of the said church and chapel, and the titheable places of the same, and also all great and small tithes whatsoever, in and of the grange or field called Budyrevere, within the bounds and limits of the parish of the church of Kemsing; and he ordained, that the vicar for the time being should have the cure of all and singular the parishioners of the said church and chapel, and that he should find, at his own costs and expences, a proper chaplain to celebrate divine offices in the said chapel, and duly administer the sacraments and ecclesiastical sacramentals in the same, and also the bread, wine, and lights, necessary and accustomed at the celebrating divine offices in the said church and chapel; and, lastly, he pronounced and declared, that the above was a sufficient and competent portion for the vicar, and such as from it he would be able to support himself, to keep hospitality, and conveniently support the burthens incumbent on him. Which endowment was confirmed by the abbot and convent the day after, under their common seal. (fn. 38)

 

The above appropriation and endowment was confirmed by John Langdon, bishop of Rochester, in 1422, who further ordained, with the consent of the abbot and convent, that no future vicar might have any cause to complain, that he should receive yearly, from the abbot and convent, fourteen shillings of English money, beyond the portion before assigned to him as before-mentioned; and it was then agreed between the bishop and the abbot and convent, that the bishop should receive in future, out of the fruits and profits of the said church and chapel, 6s. 8d. yearly of English money, as an indemnity to the church of Rochester for any injury it might have received, by reason of the appropriation of this church and chapel.

 

All which was confirmed by the abbot and convent, under their common seal, the day and year abovementioned. (fn. 39)

 

On the dissolution of the monastery of St. Saviour's, Bermondesey, which happened in the 29th year of king Henry VIII. this church, with the chapel of Seale annexed was surrendered, among the rest of the possessions of that house, into the king's hands, and became part of the possessions of the crown, after which queen Elizabeth granted this rectory to Sir Peter Manwood; in king Charles I's reign, it was in the possession of James Bunce, esq. whose descendant, James Bunce, esq. of Crowdleham, in this parish, is the present owner of it.

 

But the advowson of the vicarage seems to have been granted, with the manor of Kemsing, to Henry Carey, lord Hunsdon, since which it has continued unalienated, for many generations, the property of the earls and dukes of Dorset, and is now in the possession of his grace John Frederick duke of Dorset.

 

In the 15th year of king Edward I. this church was valued at fifteen marcs. (fn. 40)

 

¶By virtue of the commission of enquiry into the value of church livings, in 1650, issuing out of chancery, it was returned, that here was a parsonage and vicarage; the parsonage tithes being about forty pounds per annum, and the glebe land thereunto belonging, worth ten pounds, master Bunce being patron, but it was then sequestered, and that the vicarage, tythes, and house, were worth one hundred pounds per annum; that there was issuing out of the parsonage to the vicar, by composition from the abbot, two pounds per annum, and by the will of master Bunce six pounds per annum, in all eighteen pounds, master Barton then incumbent. (fn. 41)

 

This vicarage, with Seale annexed, is valued in the king's books at 19l. 13s. 4d. and the yearly tenths at 1l. 9s. 4d.

 

www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-kent/vol3/pp32-50

Bangalore, 2010

Spread Eagle, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland.

Foto by: Marije Kuiper

On the 4th day of the first weekend of heritage weekend. Don't worry, I know that makes little sense, but the success and popularity of the event across the country means a single four day weekend is no longer enough, it spreads to a second.

 

And as next weekend, when Ride and Stride is on, we won't be in Kent, it was a case of having to make do with today only.

 

So, first it was off to Littlebourne, where the Nailbourne becomes the Little Stour, and behind the church hides a massive aisled barn.

 

Sounded interesting, was to be open from ten, so after breakfast of bacon and sausage butties, we drove off along the A2, turning off to go by Aylesham and Wingham, to Littlebourne.

 

Its a good job the even was well signposted, because once you're past the church there's no indication that hiding behind the mature trees and church is such a large building.

 

We found it, parked up and walked in, where the vast space was being used mainly to showcase local artists whose work was on display to raise funds for the village.

 

Sadly, nothing took our fancy, and was too early for coffee and cakes, so after taking a few snaps we went back to the car, where despite the forecast of Biblical rain, floods and thunder, there was warm sunshine.

 

It really was a race against the clock to see how many places we could visit before the heavy rain and storms swept in. So, from Littlebourne we crossed the former Wantsun Channel, through Stourmouth, Preston and Plucks Gutter and out onto the Thanet Way, then through Acol, without making a bid, past the old airport, the RAF Museum and into Margate, finding a place to park opposite the church.

 

On St Patrick's Day 2020, I went churchcrawling with my friend, John Vigar, one of the churches, Margate, cancelled as infection rates rose, and people began to take it seriously. We met up at a Victorian church in Ramsgate, me then heading back home instead of going to St Peter, as I had only just visited.

 

But here I was, just gone twelve, and the single bell was chiming, and the cadet band were playing at the west end of the church, and people were milling about.

 

St John is the oldest surviving church on Thanet, though the Victorian were busy with a heavy hand, and the less said about the dreadful windows on the north side of the Nave the better.

 

I explained to a lady I was trying to understand the history of the church, and so to my eyes, looked Victorian, with fittings perhaps from the previous church.

 

She was most upset, this is a Norman church, she explained, can't you see the arcading, she asked.

 

Soon I saw the brasses on the floor, and memorials on the wall. In my defence, I have seen such things in Victorian churches, so, Normal it is. In parts.

 

Lots to see, in a church built on one level, quite the feat as its on a hill, so it feels larger, and from the outside, imposing, made of knapped flints and with the air of a prison.

 

But I was welcomed, and it is clearly a vibrant and living church, I enjoyed my visit, but need to go back to complete shots of the numerous memorials on the walls, as people were eating and socialising at the west end of the church.

 

I walked back to the car, with the intention of driving to Ramsgate for another stap at Pugin's church, but as we left the sprawl of Margate and that merged with the hell that is Westwood Cross, the rain began, and just got harder and harder.

 

So the plan to go to Ramsgate was abandoned, and instead we drove home through Biblical rain along to Sandwich then via the Eastry by-pass to home.

 

Where, once inside, and having to put the table lamp on as it was already so dark at one in the afternoon, I put the kettle on and we have a brew.

 

Thankfully, lots of international football is now on You Tube, so I spend several hours watching game after game, while sitting with Scully, drinking beer and eating Mini Cheddars.

 

Outside, day turns to night as we get a month's worth of rain in an afternoon, and the cats refuse to go out.

 

So it goes, so it goes.

 

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The north west spire is quite a local landmark, although surprisingly not from the seaside resort which grew up six hundred years after the present building was finished. Like its other Thanet neighbours, St Johns served an inland farming community and lost its centre of population as a new Margate turned to face the sea in the eighteenth century. The exterior is slightly forbidding, with well-barred windows and only the dainty ridge tiles on the roof breaking the austerity of the semi-urban churchyard. However the interior is an absolute treasure-house making this one of the most appealing interiors in the county. The long aisled nave has wonderful Norman arcades of strength and beauty and because there is no different in floor level between nave and chancel the church seems enormous. The aisles are paved with many black marble ledger slabs whilst the walls are peppered with tablets and hatchments of eighteenth and nineteenth century date. The most remarkable tablet is the gargantuan inscription of 1767 next to the north door. Of a more standard design is the early seventeenth century Cleybrooke monument in the south chapel which, amazingly, still retains its original funeral helm. Twentieth century re-ordering has added - rather than taken from - the enjoyment of the interior bringing the church bang up to date and making it relevant to modern worship. The Victorian stained glass - of which there is much - is a very mixed bag indeed with two south aisle windows of the 1870s by the respected firm of Lavers, Barraud and Westlake and a chancel window by Ward and Hughes. It is just as well that the studio which provided the series depicting the Beatitudes in the north aisle did not sign their work. They really do mark the nadir of the ancient art!

 

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ST. JOHN's, alias MARGATE,

IS THE NEXT ADJOINING PARISH north-eastward from Woodchurch, which latter, though only a borough within it, has so greatly increased in buildings of late years, and become so noted from the resort of company to it yearly, that it has almost obliterated its antient parochial name of St. John's, that of Margate being the only one now known to most people.

 

This parish is within the liberty and jurisdiction of the cinque ports, and is an antient member of the town and port, of Dover, and though united to it ever since king Edward I.'s reign, yet so late as in that of king Henry VI. it became a dispute, whether this parish was not in the county at large; to take away therefore all doubt of it, that king, by his letters patent, united it to Dover, to which place it is subject in all matters of civil jurisdiction. The mayor of Dover appoints one of the inhabitants to be his deputy here; but though he bears the name of the mayor's deputy, he has no power to administer an oath, or to act as the mayor himself might do if he was present. This officer is chosen either every year, or once in two or three years, at the pleasure of the mayor of Dover, and appoints a sub-deputy. He had antiently an assessment allowed him every year, to bear the charge he was at, in the execution of his office, out of which he paid several sums, by reason of the dependency of this parish on the town and port of Dover.

 

In this parish, and the other two parishes of St. Peter and Birchington, there were two companies of foot soldiers raised, which used to be mustered by the deputy constable of Dover, which was a considerable expence to the inhabitants, the governor and his attendants being all treated by them and their charges borne, which was done out of this deputy's rate or assessment. Out of the same rate there were built in 1624 two watch houses and a watch-bell, hung on the cage, and anothere watch-house built in the fort; out of this rate likewise were provided two brass guns for the fort, with appurtenances and ammunition for them; and a barrel with pitch to set upon the beacon; out of it were defrayed the charges of filling up the sea-gates made in the cliff, to prevent rogues from coming up into the country that way from the sea, to steal and plunder, especially in time of war; thus Fayernesse gate was dammed up in 1618; but such an asiessment has been discontinued for more than one hundred years past. (fn. 1)

 

THIS PARISH OF ST. JOHN, which is about three miles and a half across each way, has much the same appearance, as those parishes in this island heretofore described, consisting of open uninclosed corn lands, with frequent hill and dale, the soil mostly chalk. It is accounted an exceeding healthy situation, and the inhabitants long lived. In the year 1563, as appears by archbishop Parker's return to the order of the privy council, here were one hundred and seven housholds; but so far had they increased between that time, to when Mr. Lewis wrote his History of Thanet in 1736, that there were then computed to be in this parish, (including Margate) about six hundred families, which would make the number of inhabitants about two thousand four hundred in the whole. They are now increased to upwards of seven hundred families.

 

The village or town, now called Margate, situated in the borough of that name, a further account of which will be given hereaster, lies on the sea shore, on the north side of it, extending southwards, on the ascent of a hill, on the knoll of which stands the church. Besides the town of Margate, there are several other small villes, or clusters of houses in this parish. Westbrooke, (from west of the Brooks) lies about a quarter of a mile westward from Margate. Garling, which is a pretty large ville, consists of near twenty houses, about midway between Margate and Birchington, In this hamlet is a farm called Garling's farm, which belongs to the hospitals of Bridewell, and Bethlem, in London. Mutterer has about three cottages a little nearer to Birchington. Southward from Garling is Twenties and Lyden, and then Vincents, now the property of Mr. Francis Smith; all at present are only single farm houses, yet almost within memory, at the latter there was another dwelling house; and by the great number of disused wells found hereabout, it should seem that there were antiently many more houses at this place, which seems to account for the situation of the oratory or chapel, called Dene chapel, built by Sir Henry de Sandwich about the year 1230, to which resorted not only the lord of that manor and his family, but the inhabitants of Twenties, Vincents, and Fleet likewise, purchased by Henry, lord Holland, which has since passed in like manner as Kingsgate, and his other estates in this island, and is now owned by Wm. Roberts, esq. in the middle of, or at least at a convenient distance from those farm houses, this little oratory was placed. Chapel-hill house belongs to Miss Browne.—Fleet above-mentioned, is a place at the southern extremity of this parish, at a small distance from Vincents, extending partly into the parishes of St. Laurence and Minster. It was antiently a place of some account, having been the inheritance of a family, written in antient records de Fleta, who were resident here about the reign of king John, or of Henry III. at present there is only a small farm-house, one tenement, and the ruins of another. Philipott says, the family of Fleet sealed with Chequy, on a canton, a lion rampant, as appeared by antient ordinaries and alphabets of arms. In James I.'s time, one of this family ended in a daughter and coheir, married to Philipott, who became entitled to this estate, and possessed it in 1656.

 

Southward from the church is Draper's hospital, and the same distance further a good house called Updowne, belonging to Mr. Farrer; about half a mile from which is Nash-court, and about as much further Little Nash. In the eastern part of the parish are the two hamlets of East North Down, and West North Down, (the latter about two miles eastward from the church, the former about one only,) and lastly Lucas Dane, almost adjoining to Margate, in the same valley.

 

The northern and eastern sides of this parish are bounded by the sea-shore, along the whole of which there is a continued range of high chalk cliffs, excepting in the opening between that space, where the harbour and pier of Margate, with the town, stands, and a small place to the westward of it.

 

THE BOROUGH AND TOWN OF MARGATE is situated on the northern bounds of this parish, adjoining to the sea. This borough was antiently bounded on the land side byavery large lynch or bank, a considerable part of which has been so long since ploughed up, that no one knows the bounds of it on that side. It seems to have had the name of Margate, or more properly Meregate, from there being here an opening or gate, through which there was a small mere, or stream, running into the sea.

 

On that side of the town next the sea, was a pier of timber, built east and west, in the form of a half circle, to defend the bay from the main sea, and make a small harbour for ships of no great burthen, such as the corn and other hoys, and the fishing craft. By the present appearance of the chalky rocks, which were the foundations of the old cliffs, on each side of this pier at low water, it seems as if antiently nature itself had formed a creek or harbour here, the mouth of which was just broad enough to let small vessels go in and out of it; but since the inning of the levels on the south side of this island, the sea having borne har der on the east and north parts of it, the land on each side of this creek has been, in process of time, washed quite away by the sea, and the inhabitants were obliged to build this pier to prevent the town's being overflowed by the ocean, and to desend that part of it which lies next the water by piles of timber and jettees. This pier was at first but small, and went but a little way from the land, but the cliffs still continuing to be washed away, the sea by that means lay more heavily on the back of it than usual, and rendered it necessary to enlarge it by degrees, to what it is at present. At what time this pier was first built is unknown, that it was so long before the reign of king Henry VIII. is certain from Leland's account of it, (who lived in that reign) for he says, Itin. vol. vii. "Margate lyith in St. John's paroche yn Thanet a v myles upward fro Reculver, and there is a village and a peere for shyppes but now sore decayed;" which shews it to have been built many years before; and it seems to intimate, either that there were then no dues paid for the maintenance and preservation of it, or that the trade to it was so small, that those dues were not sufficient to keep it in repair. However this be, it is very certain that this pier was not then near so large as it is now, and that the lands in this island were not in such a state of cultivation as they have been of late years, and consequently the droits paid for corn shipped, by which it now chiefly subsists, were not near so much as they are now. In queen Elizabeth's reign, it is certain this pier was maintained by certain rates, paid by corn and other merchandize shipped and landed in it, which rates were confirmed by the several lord wardens of the cinque ports, who have from time to time renewed and altered the decrees, made for the ordering of this little harbour, under the management of two pier-wardens and two deputies, who were to collect the droits or dues to it, and inspect and provide for the necessary support and repairs of it. The oldest of these decrees is dated in 1615, and confirmed by Edward, lord Zouch, lord warden, chancellor and admiral of the cinque ports. In these decrees or orders, it is said, that they have been usually confirmed by the lord wardens for the time being, and time out of mind used by the inhabitants of Margate and St. John's, in the island of Thanet. By virtue of these orders, &c. two persons resident in Margate and St. John's, were every year chosen on May-day, to take care of this pier, by the name of pier-wardens; and two others called deputy pier-wardens. It is the office of these wardens and their deputies, to collect the droits, as they are called, or the monies due to the pier; of which they are to give an account to the parishioners, and their successors in this office, within twenty days after the choice of new pier-wardens. It is likewise the office of the pier-wardens to inspect and provide for the repairs of the pier; but they cannot make any new works above the value of five pounds, without the consent of the inhabitants.

 

But it appears, notwithstanding this care for the preservation of the pier, that through neglect of the persons employed, it by degrees fell still further to decay, insomuch, that in the year 1662, complaint was made to James, duke of York, then lord warden and admiral of the cinque ports, that this pier and harbour was much ruinated and decayed, and that the monies formerly collected and received for the repairs of it, had not been duly improved for that purpose, and that for a long time past there had not been any due account given, or elections made of successive pier-wardens yearly, as by antient customs and orders of former lord wardens ought to be. This state of the pier and a supposition, which was generally believed, that the pier-wardens had no power to compel the payment of the droits, or harbour dues, went forward from time to time, and seemed to threaten the entire ruin of it, which induced the pier-wardens and inhabitants at last, in the 11th year of king George I. to petition parliament for an act to enable them more effectually to recover the antient and accustomary droits, for the support and maintenance of the pier; which act passed accordingly that year. The title of the act is, to enable the pier-wardens of the town of Margate, more effectually to recover the antient and accustomary droits for the support and maintenance of the said pier. The preamble to the act recites, that the antient town of Margate had, time out of mind, had a pier and harbour very commodious, and of great benefit and advantage to the trade and navigation of this kingdom, in the preservation of ships and mariners in storms and stress of weather, and from enemies in times of wars; and also very convenient for the exporting and importing many sorts of commodities. That the safety of the town of Margate, and of all the neighbouring country depending upon the preservation of this pier and harbour; there had been towards the maintenance and preservation of it, time immemorial, paid to the pier-wardens, or their deputies for the time being, certain droits, commonly called poundage, or lastage; and other rates or duties, which had been confirmed by the orders and decrees of the lords wardens of the cinque ports; without the due payment of which, this pier or harbour must inevitably fall to decay, to the utter ruin of the inhabitants of this town, and of all the neighbouring country, and to the great prejudice of the trade and navigation of the kingdom. Lastly, that it was necessary to make more effectual provision, as well for the recovery of the said droits, rates, and duties aforesaid, and for the enforcing of due payment of them, as for the better securing the said pier and harbour: It was therefore enacted, that the antient droits should be continued and paid, and that to this end the pier-wardens should chuse collectors, who should be allowed for their pains in the collecting of them, not exceeding one shilling and sixpence in the pound, and should give security for the same, and that their accounts should be yearly audited by the pier-wardens, with divers other regulations, powers, and penalties, for the better carrying forward of the same. Lastly, that all sums of money collected should be paid to the pier-wardens, to be laid out in repairing and improving the pier and harbour, and not applied to any other use; and that the pier-wardens should have power to prevent all annoyances in the harbour. Under this act the pier was maintained till the year 1787, when an application to parliament being intended for the improvement of the town of Margate, the rebuilding and improvement of the pier was applied for at the same time, and an act of parliament passed that year, anno 27 George III. for that purpose, as well as for ascertaining, establishing and recovering, certain duties, in lieu of the antient and accustomary droits, for the support and maintenance of this pier. Since this the old wooden pier has begun to be new cased on both sides with stone, and extended, and the whole is now compleatly finished. An act of parliament was passed this present year (1799) to amend the former, by encreasing the droits, and enabling the commissioners to make further improvements. This will certainly add to the increase of the trade of this place, and the general benefit of the inhabitants of Margate, and country contiguous to it. (fn. 2)

 

The rates, according to which the droits for the maintenance of this pier are at present settled, as well by the late act, as by the commissioners impowered so to do, are by much too long to be inserted here.

 

Most of the shipping trade, which was once pretty large, before the harbour was so much washed away by the sea, and the ships began to be built too large to lay up here, has been long since removed to London. However, there are still some ships of burthen resort hither for the importation of coals from Newcastle and Sunderland; and of deals, &c. from Memel and Riga; besides this, the exportation of corn and other product of the farms in this island is very considerable from this harbour, as is the quantity of goods of every sort from London, brought in daily by the hoys for the supply of the shops and other inhabitants of this place and neighbourhood; to which may be added the several passage-boats, or yachts, as they are now called, which are neatly fitted up with cabins and other accommodations, and sail every day to and from London, constantly freighted with passengers, baggage and other lading belonging to them; and the number of persons, which the inhabitants boast are carried to and from this place in the vessels yearly, is almost beyond a moderate credibility, even to 18,000 on an average.

 

As the passage from England to Holland is reckoned the shortest from this place, many great personages have embarked here from time to time for the continent. In particular, in king James I.'s reign, the elector palatine, the king's son-in-law, with the electress Elizabeth his wife, embarked from this place for Holland. In later times king William III. often came hither in his way to and from Holland; king George I. twice landed here; and king George II. and queen Caroline his consort, with the young princesses, came first on shore and staid all night at this place; and that successful and victorious General John, the great duke of Marlborough, chose this place for his embarking, and landing again to and from the several campaigns he made abroad.

 

THE TOWN of Margate was till of late years a poor inconsiderable fishing town, built for the most part in the valley adjoining to the harbour, the houses of which were in general mean and low; one dirty narrow lane, now called King-street, having been the principal street of it. It does not seem ever to have been in any great repute for its fishery or trade; and this appears more fully from the return made on a survey, by order of queen Elizabeth, in her 8th year, of the several maritime places in this county, in which it was returned, that there were in Margate, houses inhabited one hundred and eight; persons lacking proper habitations eight; boats and other vessels fifteen; viz. eight of one ton, one of two, one of five, four of eighteen, one of sixteen; persons belonging to these boats, occupied in the carrying of grain and fishing, sixty.

 

There was a market kept here as long ago as 1631, of which a return to Dover was made every month; but this seems not to have continued long, nor does it appear by what authority it was kept at all.

 

From this state of insignificance Margate rose unexpectedly, and that no long time since, to wealth and consequence, owing principally to the universal recommendation of sea air and bathing, and the rage of the Londoners at the same time of spending their summer months at those watering places situated on the sea coast; and when it came to be known that the shore here was so well adapted to bathing, being an entire level and covered with the finest sand, which extends for several miles on each side the harbour, and the easy distance from the metropolis, with the conveniency of so frequent a passage by water, it gave Margate a preference before all others, to which the beauty and healthiness of it, and of the adjoining country, contributed still more.

 

THIS PARISH is within the ECCLESIASTICAL JURISDICTION of the diocese of Canterbury, and deanry of Westbere.

 

The church, which is dedicated to St. John Baptist, stands about half a mile from the lower part of Margate southward, on the knoll of the hill; it is a large building of flints, covered with rough-cast; the quoins, windows and door cases of ashlar stone. It consists of three isles and three chancels, having a low square tower, with a small pointed turret on it at the west end of the north isle, in which is a clock and six bells.

 

The north chancel is dedicated to St. James. The whole building of the church is low and of a considerable length, and seems to have been raised at several times. The roofs of the north and south isles and chancels are covered with lead; on that side which is outermost on the north side of the high or middle chancel, is a square building of hewn stone with battlements, and a flat roof covered with lead, and the windows guarded with a double set of iron bars. This most probably was intended and used formerly for the church treasury, or safe repository of the plate and valuable relicts belonging to it. At the beginning of the last century, being then of no kind of use, it was employed as a store-house for gunpowder, shot, &c. for the use of the fort, and was repaired by the deputies; but in 1701 it was fitted up and has since been made use of as a vestry. The tower was somewhat too small for the former ring of bells which were in it, consisting of six very tuneable ones; they were by much the largest of any hereabouts, the other parishes having before lessened theirs by casting their old bells anew. A partition divided the west end of the south isle from the body of the church, which was made use of fora school-house. At the end of the south isle is the font, of stone, octagonal, on the several sides are the arms of the Cinque Ports and England quartered with France. In the middle isle was a tombstone, without any inscription, having a cross on it, and the Greek X. (for xpistos) intermixed, which signisies its being for one of the priestly order; perhaps this might be the monument of St. Imarus, who was a monk of Reculver, and is said by Leland, col. vol. iv. to have been buried in this church. Among other memorials in this church are the following: In the middle chancel a stone, with brass effigies, for Tho. Smyth, vicar, obt. 1433. On a brass plate, the effigies of a priest, and inscription for Thomas Cardiffe, vicar for fifty-five years, obt. 1515, which is engraved in Lewis's History of Thanet. A memorial on brass for Nicholas Chewney, S. T. P. twenty years pastor of this church, obt. 1685. Several brass plates and inscriptions for the Norwoods, one in the middle chancel, covered now by the matting and seats, for Thomas Cleve, gent. obt. 1604. A memorial for John Coppin, esq. son of William, born 1607, commander of several of the king's ships, who in two actions with the Dutch received several wounds, one of which proved mortal, and he died two days afterwards, 1666; arms, Party per pale, three boars heads, couped. In the south chancel, a plain mural monument for Henry Crisp, second son of John Crisp, of Cleave, the eldest son of John Crisp, esq. of Quekes, and elder brother of Sir Henry Crisp; arms at the top, Or, on a chevron, sable, five horse shoes, or, quartering Denne, ar gent, two leopards heads, or, on two flasques, sable. On a shield below in a lozenge, sable, on a bend ingrailed, gules, a crescent, argent, for difference. On a mural monument are the effigies, kneeling, of Paul Cleybrooke, esq. of Nash-court, in this parish, and Mary his wife, daughter of Richard Knatchbull, esq. of Mersham, and an inscription to their memories. (fn. 22) He died 1622; arms, Argent, a cross patee, gules, impaling Knatchbull. In the south chancel is a stone, on which are in brass remaining the arms of Cleybrooke, with the crest, a demi ostrich, argent. On the north side of the chancel hangs Paul Cleybrooke's helmet, with the crest, &c. On an altar tomb underneath, a memorial for William Cleybrooke, esq. of Nash-court, ob. 1638. An inscription and effigies on a brass plate for Nicholas Canteys, obt. 1431. A memorial for George Somner, gent. of Canterbury, who being commander of a detachment of horse was slain in the conflict at Wye, obt. 1648; arms, Ermine, two chevrons, voided, impaling ermine, a cross; underneath are two lines cut out with a chisel, by order, as it is said, of the rulers then in power. In the north chancel, an inscription on a brass plate, and the effigies in armour of John Daundelyon, gent. obt. 1445, the arms torn off. Several monuments and gravestones for the family of Petit, of Dandelyon, in this parish; arms, Petit, argent, on a chevron, gules, between three lions heads, erased, sable, crowned, or, three bezants, quartered with Dandelyon, sable, three lions rampant, between two bars, dancette, argent. In the middle isle on brass plates, inscriptions, among others, for Richard Notfield, obt. 1416; for Luke Spraklyn, gent. and Mary his wife, he died in 1591. In this church likewise are the following monuments and gravestones: a handsome mural monument for William Payne, esq. of this parish, descended from the Paynes, of Shottenden; he died 1717; arms, six coats, the first of which is for Payne, Per saltier, argent and sable, a lion rampant, counterchanged. Near it a neat mural monument for Robert Brooke, merchant, and Sarah his wife, daughter of Gilbert Knowler, esq. of Herne; he died 1767; she died 1731; arms, Gules, on a chevron, argent, a lion rampant, sable. Within the altar rails is a vault for the family of Brooke. A memorial for the Rev. John Jacob, vicar of this parish, obt. 1763. Memorials for Anne, wife of Dudley Diggs, obt. 1720; for John Forbes, M. D. ob. 1780; for William Fox Parry, esq. son of William Parry, esq. vice-admiral of the red, obt. 1776. A memorial shewing that under the right hand pews lies Dame Elizabeth Rich, relict of the late Sir Robert Rich, bart. ob. 1788, wife of James Walker, M. C. of this place.— Memorials for John Leapidge, esq. of East Ham, in Essex, obt. 1789; arms, Argent, on a chevron, sable, three cinquefoils of the first, between three holly leaves, proper; for George Meard, esq. obt. 1761. It is remarkable, that though this gravestone is but four feet by two, there is 100l. by his will, vested in the 3 per cents. to keep it in repair. Memorials for the Hon. Gertrude Agar, obt. 1780. Memorials for several of the Turners, of Nash-court, in this parish. A memorial for Edward Diggs, obt. 1726, and Susanna his wife, obt. 1689. Memorials for Dudley Diggs, gent. obt. 1716, and Mary his wife, obt. 1689. Another for John Glover, gent. who died at London in 1685.—One for Humphry Pudner, gent. obt. 1671, and Mary his wife, obt. 1691, and for Peter Tomlin, obt. 1700; arms, On a fess, three right hands couped at the wrist, between three battle axes, impaling three battle axes.

 

In the church-yard, among many other tombs and memorials, is a plain brick tomb for Tho. Stevens, esq. he died in 1790, being the only son of Philip Stephens, esq. secretary of the admiralty, who was killed in a duel near this place, by one Anderson, an attorney, of London, at the second discharge of the pistols. On a handsome monument encompassed with iron rails, are inscriptions for the Tomlins and Lesters, and for the Brookes, all related by intermarriages; on a large tomb, arms, Lozengy, on a chief, a lion passant, guardant, and memorials for the Bakers and Cowells; on a tomb fenced in with iron rails, these arms, Parted per pale and fess, in the first quarter, a lion rampant; and a memorial for the Bings and Sollys. Another tomb and memorial for Alexander Alexander, LL. D. (master of the academy at Hampsted, and a person of considerable literary abilities) obt. 1788. Another such tomb and memorial for the Trowards. An elegant tomb and memorial for Stephen Sackett, obt. 1786, and for several of the Cobbs. A memorial for Mrs. Jane Wallis, obt. 1745, daughter of Dudley Diggs, gent. and Anne his wife, and wife of Henry Wallis, surgeon, who died 1734. A memorial on the south side of the church, for Edward Diggs, mariner, obt. 1791. On a tomb-stone, at the north side of the church, are several memorials for the Gurneys, of Shottenden; arms, Paly of six, parted per fess, counterchanged, impaling a saltier, engrailed. On a plain gravestone, a memorial for John Perronet, of Shoreham, in Kent, obt. 1767; and for the Colemans. Before the reformation, besides the high altar at the east end of the middle chancel, there were altars in this church dedicated to St. George, St. John and St. Anne, and very probably others for other particular saints; on or over them, in niches, stood the images of the several saints, before which were burnt wax tapers, to the maintenance of which, people used to contribute when alive and leave legacies at their deaths. Adjoining to the church-yard on the south side, stood antiently two houses, called the waxhouses, in which were made the wax lights used in the church at processions, &c. These were burnt down in 1641; since which a lease of the ground has been demised by the churchwardens to build upon.

 

This church was one of the three chapels belonging to the church of Minster in this island, and very probably was first begun to be built as early as the year 1050, and was made parochial sometime after the year 1200, when the church of Minster, with its appendages, was appropriated, in the year 1128, to the monastery of St. Augustine, and was at the same time assigned, with the chapels of St. John, St. Peter, and St. Laurence, with all rents, tithes, and other things belonging to them, to the sacristy of that monastery; and it was further granted, that the abbot and convent should present to the archbishop, in the above-mentioned chapels, fit perpetual chaplains to the altarages of them, to the amount of the value of ten marcs; besides which, they were to retain the manses and glebes belonging to them; but that the vicar of the mother church of Minster should take and receive, in right of his vicarage, the tenths of small tithes, viz. of lambs and pigs, and the obventions arising from marriages and churching forbidden at these chapels, the inhabitants of which, preceded by their priests, were accustomed to go, with much ceremony, in procession to Minster, in token of their subjection to their parochial mother church. (fn. 23)

 

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