tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post4732219594526741698..comments2024-03-25T15:10:13.792+00:00Comments on English Buildings: Duntisbourne Rouse, GloucestershirePhilip Wilkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-57744083784406265732016-03-28T21:40:10.316+01:002016-03-28T21:40:10.316+01:00Judy: Thank you so much for your comment – it'...Judy: Thank you so much for your comment – it's so good to hear from people like you and Gary, who appreciate these Cotswold churches so much. I've introduced several people to the church at Duntisbourne Rouse over the years, and I think all of them have gasped with pleasure and amazement when first setting eyes on it. And it never pallsPhilip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-18143986003113905132016-03-28T20:30:19.866+01:002016-03-28T20:30:19.866+01:00The piece on the dovecote took me to Elkstone and ...The piece on the dovecote took me to Elkstone and thence to here. I am sure the poster on Elkstone called "Anonymous", to whom you responded with the suggestion about Duntisbourne, was my husband Gary (which is how he signed himself.) We have loved Duntisbourne for many years, and I wanted to see your take on it. I defy anyone to see Duntisbourne for the first time and not to gasp. <br /><br />But it's not just the marvelous little church, or the wonderful crypt below--it's the whole setting, from the grassy path to where it stands, to the way it is nestled on its hillside looking over a little valley to the hills just beyond. It is like a jewel in a perfect setting. We have seen pretty much every church in the Cotswolds numerous times, but this might just be the MOST perfect. You seem step back in time 1000 years. Enchantment.JudyBGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11481961917093120257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-1883185761452553742011-08-02T20:34:58.560+01:002011-08-02T20:34:58.560+01:00Alan: I hope you're flourishing. Yes, I certai...Alan: I hope you're flourishing. Yes, I certainly did peep over, and through, the hedge at that beautiful garden. I didn't know the identity of its owner, or about her book: many thanks for the information.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-77361166180662489562011-08-02T17:39:15.535+01:002011-08-02T17:39:15.535+01:00Hello Phil. I wonder if you peeped over the hedge ...Hello Phil. I wonder if you peeped over the hedge on the right as you walked down that long grass path to the church (as shown in your first picture)? If so, you'd have seen the vegetable plot of a beautiful garden. It belongs to the garden writer Mary Keen. She tells the story of how she renovated and reconstructed it in "Creating a Garden" (Conran Octopus, 1996), one of my favourite gardening books. Pip, pip.Alan Buckinghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14418057121723090308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-46830857158985110492011-08-02T09:26:16.903+01:002011-08-02T09:26:16.903+01:00VK: It's a gem, isn't it? And with Dagling...VK: It's a gem, isn't it? And with Daglingworth, and indeed Elkstone, not far away, there's the potential for more church crawling nearby.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-3297791788470500332011-08-02T08:53:31.412+01:002011-08-02T08:53:31.412+01:00I haven't visited this chuch for years and you...I haven't visited this chuch for years and your post has reminded me that another visit is long overdue. Thank you!The Vintage Knitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03479653990888198151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-84208746217885876552011-07-31T21:59:43.010+01:002011-07-31T21:59:43.010+01:00Lostpastremembered: Thank you. I'm especially ...Lostpastremembered: Thank you. I'm especially fond of such 'layered' buildings - English churches often have many layers of history, and this is one of the things that makes them fascinating.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-82083930840899469422011-07-31T20:59:42.343+01:002011-07-31T20:59:42.343+01:00How magical... thanks for the tip to find a wonder...How magical... thanks for the tip to find a wonderful lost church. I love it when I find buildings with layers of history built into it... time is the artist.Deana Sidneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14908407077861396161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-40485557831233204672011-07-31T09:43:10.897+01:002011-07-31T09:43:10.897+01:00Bazza: Great place, great name. A 'bourne'...Bazza: Great place, great name. A 'bourne' is a stream, and the Dunt is the name of the local stream. Dunt is also a Saxon personal name, so it would have been the stream belonging to the person called Dunt. The 'Rouse' bit is a family name, probably le Rous, who I'd guess were later, Norman, lords of the manor. There you go, etymology, at no extra cost!Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-41597679378769036862011-07-31T08:42:37.968+01:002011-07-31T08:42:37.968+01:00What a wonderful secret place! And the name is tre...What a wonderful secret place! And the name is tremendous... Duntisbourne Rouse. You couldn't make it up!<br /><a href="http://todiscoverice.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Click here for Bazza’s Blog ‘To Discover Ice’</a>bazzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794010156639774028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-34706057217434903532011-07-30T20:05:34.985+01:002011-07-30T20:05:34.985+01:00Gareth: That's right, there is a ford and it i...Gareth: That's right, there is a ford and it <i>is</i> otherworldly. I too first went there as a teenager, arriving around dusk one midge-infested summer evening. There was a pale young man cutting the grass in the churchyard; he wore boots and gaiters and talked in a rather old-fashioned way. I remarked later to my female companion that he seemed like a ghost. She just laughed at me, I seem to recall.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-40471529024300212622011-07-30T19:41:12.238+01:002011-07-30T19:41:12.238+01:00I used to visit this place when I was in the sixth...I used to visit this place when I was in the sixth form at Cirencester School. Wonderful. The road crosses the river via a ford a bit further on doesn't it? It's all a bit otherworldly!Gareth Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05058241057385364459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-86453502420210831292011-07-30T15:25:55.754+01:002011-07-30T15:25:55.754+01:00Thanks so much.Thanks so much.Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14154846109609330503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-3822332001183337212011-07-30T09:40:57.995+01:002011-07-30T09:40:57.995+01:00Peter: I still remember your expression of pleasur...Peter: I still remember your expression of pleasure when you first saw the church at the end of the path. It's a wonderful example of the way something small and apparently unassuming can take the breath away.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-72161300578019739512011-07-30T08:59:29.393+01:002011-07-30T08:59:29.393+01:00Thankyou for introducing me to this. Just love the...Thankyou for introducing me to this. Just love the slope on that churchyard.Peter Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00027878122724846472noreply@blogger.com