tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459096535013512763.post2831923475761206386..comments2024-03-28T13:29:38.430+00:00Comments on Eccentric Amblings and Ramblings From Gnat Bottomed Towers: It's a small worldArilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07447764056767139963noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459096535013512763.post-72097811232067147772020-04-20T22:11:01.463+01:002020-04-20T22:11:01.463+01:00Yes usually these sort of tombs have suffered dama...Yes usually these sort of tombs have suffered damage and you only get hints of the colours they once were. Some are very garish by our modern standards, but this one has a lightness of touch about it. ArilxArilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447764056767139963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459096535013512763.post-6721272368453173862020-04-20T22:10:07.102+01:002020-04-20T22:10:07.102+01:00It made a change to do a more "normal" s...It made a change to do a more "normal" style of blog post! It all just came together today. ArilxArilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447764056767139963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459096535013512763.post-50604616599242578962020-04-20T22:08:28.515+01:002020-04-20T22:08:28.515+01:00Thank you ElaineD. It's always lovely to hear ...Thank you ElaineD. It's always lovely to hear that people pop in. I had heard of the altar cloth as the course has covered it. Amazingly lucky survival. ArilxArilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447764056767139963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459096535013512763.post-8105664520494732452020-04-20T16:29:51.070+01:002020-04-20T16:29:51.070+01:00What an exquisite memorial to an elegant lady, and...What an exquisite memorial to an elegant lady, and what a perfect name for her: "Lady Daphne Dodderidge" is worthy of Austen. I've followed the restoration of the Bacton altar cloth, so the recycling of royal garments isn't an unfamiliar story -- but surely the state of the colors on this tomb are considered remarkable.Beth Waltzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02720634636307254576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459096535013512763.post-87078038152759565122020-04-20T12:06:30.799+01:002020-04-20T12:06:30.799+01:00Thanks for this, it sounds right up my street! x
Thanks for this, it sounds right up my street! x<br />Vixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459096535013512763.post-79127847994668233502020-04-20T12:05:05.979+01:002020-04-20T12:05:05.979+01:00Hi Aril I wonder if you know about the Bacton Alta...Hi Aril I wonder if you know about the Bacton Altar Cloth ? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacton_Altar_Cloth<br /><br />I am a regular reader of your blog but haven't commented before. My husband grew up in HorshamElaineDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06882426529151235780noreply@blogger.com