This building is called ‘The Poem’ and it was built as a mausoleum by Henry Davis Ponchin, the founder of the gardens. It is the final resting place for Henry and his family, although it is not known why it is called ‘The Poem’.
The second photo shows a ‘camera’s lens’ view through the small [...]
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Bodnant – The Poem
6 Comments CherryPie on Jun 8th 2010
Filed under Faith Foundations, This & That
PhotoHunt – Memorial
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20 Comments CherryPie on May 28th 2010
Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Kent February 2010
Dover
When we visited Dover Castle a strange plan for meeting up with other members of the family was set up. We were to meet up at a certain shopping center that was by the sea front. We arrived a bit early so I took the opportunity to take a stroll along the seafront and take [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Mar 22nd 2010
Filed under Crookham 2009, Heritage, Holidays
The Flodden Memorial
In 1910 the Flodden Monument was erected on Piper’s Hill to remember the fallen of both sides. The memorial cross is positioned approximately where the English formed their battle lines. A plaque on the north side of the monument states:
FLODDEN
1513
TO THE BRAVE OF BOTH NATIONS
ERECTED 1910
Ceremonies take place each year to commemorate the fallen:
Since 1951 [...]
11 Comments CherryPie on Nov 5th 2009
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PhotoHunt – In Memory
Thiepval memorial stands in an isolated windswept position and is the largest memorial in the world and was opened on 31st July 1932 by the Prince of Wales. It contains over 72,000 names of British and Commonwealth men with no known graves, who fell on the Somme between July 1916 and March 1918. Most [...]
17 Comments CherryPie on May 8th 2009
