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Post by mouse on May 26, 2015 6:44:53 GMT -5
a few weeks ago we went to Eyam..pronounced...eeem...this is the village in Derbyshire where the plague was fought...and stopped in its rampage...well not totally stopped but the epidemic was stopped...the epidemic had ravaged southern England and the midlands and was moving north here are the stocks where illdoers and petty criminals would be placed...to have any thing which was messy or foul smelling thrown at them...wife beaters/drunks/pilferers etc 2nd photo is of a horse trough..all villages would have troughs filled with water..usually these troughs were placed where there were natural springs constantly running the troughs were cared entire from one piece of stone..and thus were water tight..the cobbled area would be a feature of stable and internal yards ...water is not a scarcity in Derbyshire..and if you were wealthy enough to have your own stable yard then it was a given you would have your own trough...this particular trough has been planted with water plants the housing in the village dates from mostly the 16th century although there are some bits which look earlier ie 14 hundred or so...and of course have been continually lived in ever since...    |
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Post by mouse on May 27, 2015 2:18:07 GMT -5
every house but one is built of local stone from local quarries except this one...which used to be a public house the 2nd pic are the side gates to the manor house and third the main gates to the manor house...the actual gates them selves arequite fine and when oprn lead onto a flagged path with lawns euther side..ending on a terraced area infront of the front of the house..all beautifully proportioned..the gutterings as usual with this type of house is made of lead...this one has a pattern hammered on to it..another one had a coat of arms..luckily as yet the lead theives have come along and stripped all the lead to sell for profit...theft is quite a problem so many old houses and churches have had lead etc stripped off roves and its all terribly expencive to replace     |
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Post by mouse on May 28, 2015 2:16:00 GMT -5
on the out side of the Brick house is this sign...ALL the houses in the village are still ptivsately owned family homes..even though they do have some historicle interests and there are rules and regulations as to materials and design when repairs and renewls are needed...inside of course they are fully modernised with electricity and heating etc 2nd photo shows the manor house from out side the gates...its typical of its type..beautifully proportioned rooms..and very comfortable..its entrance hall is superb with its stone floor..the family gave it to the national trust who open it to the paying public...although they[family] still have rights of residence ...these old houses are very expensive to upkeep and these days the owners of such places struggle to pay their way....very few earn enough for the upkeep on these places the last photo is of the main street..as we decided to look at the some cottages and the church before our look around the inside of the manor house...  V    |
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Post by mouse on May 29, 2015 3:51:12 GMT -5
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Post by mouse on May 30, 2015 11:04:03 GMT -5
the George vicars mentioned here was the man who brought the plague to Eyam George assistant to the village tailor had ordered some cloth..which arrived damp from London supliers..he became the plagues 1st victim which killed 260 people duringthe next 14mths... the third pic..there are Hawkesworth still farming in the area     |
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Post by mouse on Jun 1, 2015 9:48:44 GMT -5
the church at eyam..it was the vicar who stopped the plague from rampaging on northwards June 1666 the Rev Willian MOMPESSON called for a public meeting at Cuclet delf a natural lime stone amphitheatre..his proposals to stop the disease spreading there would be no organised public burials..bodies would be hastily buried away from areas of population and interred by their own family memebers church services would be stopped and would be held at cuclet delf with people standing at least 12ft away from each other an imposition of boundries and quarantine in the village to stop the spread of the plague two thirds of the village succumbed to the plague but the it dodnt progress beyond the village boundries food stuff were brought to one place and then collected without either the bringer ot the receiver meeting dueing the reformation[Cromwell[ almost all churches had their paintings and décor painted over...recently recovered are the wall paintungs of the Eyam church as it would have been in the 1600s    |
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Post by mouse on Jun 1, 2015 9:58:48 GMT -5
a stained glass window depicting specifics of the plague...the vicar..the tailors assistant opening the cloth..two lovers who met field apart until one day the girl didn't turn up as she had dies  |
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Post by mouse on Jun 4, 2015 2:20:43 GMT -5
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Post by mouse on Jun 4, 2015 2:28:08 GMT -5
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Post by patacake58 on Jun 4, 2015 4:02:20 GMT -5
What an informative thread mouse with such beautiful pictures! Thank you  |
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Post by mouse on Jun 4, 2015 4:08:03 GMT -5
a few more to come yet...glad you enjoy...
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Post by Jessiealan on Jun 4, 2015 8:39:19 GMT -5
Thank you for this travelogue, mouse. It is informative and inspirational. The photos are lovely.
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Post by mouse on Jun 9, 2015 2:50:12 GMT -5
the manor house or hall..in 1671 it was given as a wedding present..the 9 generations of the Wright family have had continuous ownership.. doorways and windowsills are showing signs of wear at the front door is a boot scraper and a boot brush..for getting the mud off before entering the house the original kitchen  have had continuous   |
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Post by mouse on Jun 9, 2015 3:00:07 GMT -5
the main entrence hall...with the settle[seat] doubling up as a bacon press[cupboard]..the bacon would be hung inside the back of the settle...the walls are covered with paintings of ancestors.. the END   |
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