The house from Walderton was built in the early-mid seventeenth century. The garden would have been mainly for vegetables, fruit, herbs and livestock. However, at this date and social level some plants were beginning to be grown for their aesthetic qualities. Lilies, Primroses and gillyflowers in the borders – the very first beginnings of decorative [...]
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Walderton House & Garden
8 Comments CherryPie on Jan 26th 2019
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Water Mill
This mill is for grinding corn, for flour and animal feed. The overshot waterwheel provides power for two pairs of millstones, a grain cleaner and a sack holst. *
*from the Weald & Downland Living Museum souvenir guide
18 Comments CherryPie on Jan 23rd 2019
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Bell Frame
This bell frame dates from the seventeenth century and allows for the hanging of three bells. It is constructed of oak, and several of the timbers have been re-used from an earlier frame. It cam from the church of St Mary, Stoughton, West Sussex.*
The spire over the bell frame was constructed in 2009, to illustrate [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on Jan 22nd 2019
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Iron Church
This church was built in 1908 so serve the residents of the new village of South Wonston. It is 30 feet long by 15 feet wide (9 m by 4.5 m), with a porch and vestry. A short extension to the roof at the east end forms a cowl for a bell with a pulley [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Jan 21st 2019
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
Therefore I say unto you, What things soever you desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
Mark 11:24
10 Comments CherryPie on Jan 20th 2019
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Virgo Virginum
This photograph shows a carving of a double V ritual mark. This stands for Virgo Virginum – Virgin of Virgins – i.e. the Virgin Mary. It is not uncommon and is used on a wide variety of building materials and locations as a charm to ward off evil spirits and invoke good luck on the [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Jan 19th 2019
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Weald & Downland Living Museum
The Weald and Downland Living Museum (formerly known as the Weald and Downland Open Air Museum until January 2017) is an open-air museum in Singleton, West Sussex. The museum is a registered charity.[1]
The museum covers 40 acres (16 ha), with over 50 historic buildings dating from 950AD to the 19th century, along with gardens, farm animals, walks and a mill pond.
The [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Jan 17th 2019
