tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post3027970425290389898..comments2023-06-02T14:56:35.057+01:00Comments on The Book Trunk: Saturday Snapshots of a Gateway to the PastChristine Hardinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09814026435889782750noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-5709440023449158382012-06-25T07:26:36.383+01:002012-06-25T07:26:36.383+01:00Thank you - there is so much history in this area....Thank you - there is so much history in this area.Christine Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814026435889782750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-26729816549786189512012-06-25T04:24:17.209+01:002012-06-25T04:24:17.209+01:00Beautiful! Thanks for sharing the photos and the ...Beautiful! Thanks for sharing the photos and the history behind them!<br /><br />MuzetteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-28013751747531623072012-06-24T16:09:45.734+01:002012-06-24T16:09:45.734+01:00I didn't know the Pope had reprimanded nuns - ...I didn't know the Pope had reprimanded nuns - sounds daft to me. I can see why you are cross about it!Christine Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814026435889782750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-43237805676714473952012-06-24T13:35:41.817+01:002012-06-24T13:35:41.817+01:00Great photos and story to go with them. It made me...Great photos and story to go with them. It made me think about the nuns in the U.S. who are being reprimanded by the Vatican now for spending too much time helping the poor when (according to the Vatican) they should be fighting abortion and gay rights. Grrrr. Makes me mad enough to skip going to mass. Bunch of old men and their silly ideas. Thanks for sharing.Paulita https://www.blogger.com/profile/14237320966048538408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-42282907530483440912012-06-24T07:11:39.137+01:002012-06-24T07:11:39.137+01:00The good thing is that the church, and the borough...The good thing is that the church, and the borough council, and the county, and residents, are all so anxious to preserve it.Christine Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814026435889782750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-90341851795163139912012-06-24T07:08:59.258+01:002012-06-24T07:08:59.258+01:00That is kind of you - I'm glad you liked it.That is kind of you - I'm glad you liked it.Christine Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814026435889782750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-79147715472163527132012-06-24T07:08:07.871+01:002012-06-24T07:08:07.871+01:00I often think it's easier to imagine the past...I often think it's easier to imagine the past in a smaller, quieter place, rather that the big castles and stately homes which have become tourist attractions.Christine Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814026435889782750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-60356710309894230212012-06-24T07:05:43.163+01:002012-06-24T07:05:43.163+01:00History is all about people, and I love tying to i...History is all about people, and I love tying to imagine who they were, and what they like - especially somewhere like this, which is so atmospheric.Christine Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814026435889782750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-59800271769347208422012-06-24T07:02:48.592+01:002012-06-24T07:02:48.592+01:00Thank you - that's a lovely comment.Thank you - that's a lovely comment.Christine Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814026435889782750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-62284778916523227752012-06-24T07:01:47.893+01:002012-06-24T07:01:47.893+01:00Alyce, I've always thought the story of the la...Alyce, I've always thought the story of the last nuns would make a wonderful novel... I can see them walking slowly through the Archway, their heads bowed...Christine Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814026435889782750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-40761054941642970012012-06-24T06:58:36.715+01:002012-06-24T06:58:36.715+01:00Thank you for dropping by.Thank you for dropping by.Christine Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814026435889782750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-10351574220424367172012-06-24T06:58:16.181+01:002012-06-24T06:58:16.181+01:00Thank you Arti. Most towns and villages in England...Thank you Arti. Most towns and villages in England have fascinating histories, but they only seem to be known in their own locality.Christine Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814026435889782750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-54742044716383752842012-06-24T03:12:59.939+01:002012-06-24T03:12:59.939+01:00Great pictures, I love finding buildings like that...Great pictures, I love finding buildings like that they take you back to the past. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-78081589863061778252012-06-24T01:07:10.674+01:002012-06-24T01:07:10.674+01:00Like Bermuda Onion, I wonder about people there be...Like Bermuda Onion, I wonder about people there before, so I really enjoyed your story about the old gatehouse. Thanks for telling the tale. It would be fun if someone wrote a novel, even if it isn't factual. Just imagining their lives and putting ourselves in their place intrigues me.Bonnie Jacobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07813549471704485150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-31699478948563639002012-06-24T00:26:36.736+01:002012-06-24T00:26:36.736+01:00This is really fascinating - what a great post! I...This is really fascinating - what a great post! I would love to see that.Sheila (Bookjourney)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05354184020340930630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-49482189604336435412012-06-23T23:57:37.522+01:002012-06-23T23:57:37.522+01:00Fascinating history. The pictures tell a lot.Fascinating history. The pictures tell a lot.Harveehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03490108303790217277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-58234110132192560712012-06-23T23:00:44.110+01:002012-06-23T23:00:44.110+01:00I love to visit old places like that and reflect a...I love to visit old places like that and reflect and wonder about the people who were there before me. Through your post, I could almost feel the spirit of those nuns.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-50901712211531845062012-06-23T16:41:20.070+01:002012-06-23T16:41:20.070+01:00What an interesting history behind that gatehouse!...What an interesting history behind that gatehouse! It would make an interesting story for a novel, but of course knowing what really happened to those nuns would be the best.Alycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10919057159829023714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-4888391964200470342012-06-23T16:15:29.189+01:002012-06-23T16:15:29.189+01:00Thanks for sharing your photos and the occupants&#...Thanks for sharing your photos and the occupants' and buildings's rich history.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-39603664597454640252012-06-23T15:49:45.252+01:002012-06-23T15:49:45.252+01:00Again, if not for your post, I wouldn't have k...Again, if not for your post, I wouldn't have known. Thanks for writing up and sharing your photos of Polesworth Abbey. I admire what the nuns had done.Artihttp://rippleeffects.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-4336403922886371222012-06-23T15:16:58.102+01:002012-06-23T15:16:58.102+01:00I like it - it's of my favourite places locall...I like it - it's of my favourite places locally, and there's a econd-hand bookshop in the village, which s always good to visit!Christine Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814026435889782750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-71643951616199299352012-06-23T15:15:10.812+01:002012-06-23T15:15:10.812+01:00There are bits of cloister walls there, and the ch...There are bits of cloister walls there, and the church where they worshipped still stands. It was 'improved' in the 18th and 19th centuries, but I'm sure they would recognise much of it - and there's a monument to an early abbess, which I plan to post at a future date.Christine Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814026435889782750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-88568220680114893802012-06-23T14:54:38.790+01:002012-06-23T14:54:38.790+01:00It looks gorgeous! I would love to visit it somed...It looks gorgeous! I would love to visit it someday!DCMetroreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02229456529059098518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-28785667981948473732012-06-23T14:19:17.198+01:002012-06-23T14:19:17.198+01:00Interesting history. At least part of the building...Interesting history. At least part of the buildings survived to keep the story alive.Leslie (Under My Apple Tree)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17822229389189435951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-45279210580017607612012-06-23T13:48:29.794+01:002012-06-23T13:48:29.794+01:00I always wonder that as well, and I'd love to ...I always wonder that as well, and I'd love to know where they went, and what happened to them. I think it must have been terrifying. I suppose if they had families they went back to them, but given the political and religious climate of the time it seems unlikely that many people would have welcomed a Catholic nun into their home.Christine Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814026435889782750noreply@blogger.com