Arilx
The life and adventures of a mildly dotty old bird.
Monday, 29 February 2016
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Denmans
I've been getting some practice in today using my new phone. We've been to a Sussex garden called Denmans which is new to both of u...

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Certainly a new twist on the usual blue plaque. It made us laugh and had us scratching our heads. It just seemed rather odd, but even th...
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I'm leaving today's post in the very capable hands of The Cure. Was a huge fan back in the day and still enjoy hearing their unique...
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I think if you heed the advice in the text below you might want to think twice about sitting on this bench.....them dragons is dangerous bea...
I imagine it was the only time that stone cutters were given carte blanche. They certainly amused themselves.
ReplyDeleteYou would think so but it's more likely that they were actually commissioned. The medieval mind seems quite insane when seen from our modern perspective but these were god fearing folk who also completely believed in evil spirits, dragons etc.
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The grotesque detail is quite beautiful (in an ugly sort of way) stuff of medieval nightmares I suspect :)
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