tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post5501644534342415681..comments2024-03-25T15:10:13.792+00:00Comments on English Buildings: Thorpe Mandeville, NorthamptonshirePhilip Wilkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-81557233210643297922014-10-08T10:31:52.783+01:002014-10-08T10:31:52.783+01:00Yes, the nave is a bit of a mystery. The masonry o...Yes, the nave is a bit of a mystery. The masonry of the south wall seems pretty uniform – there's no change to show where it might have been raised. On the other hand the stone of the nave's east wall is similar to that of the tower and unlike that of the south wall. The masonry of the nave window looks much more recent than the chancel windows. Also, the top of the nave roof does not align with the centre of the tower (there's a north aisle, with more windows, by the way). Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-51250285472427008452014-10-08T10:10:37.346+01:002014-10-08T10:10:37.346+01:00I would also have another look at that curious nav...I would also have another look at that curious nave with only one window visible in the south wall, and that low down. Could the corner consist of Anglo-Saxon-type quoins? If the wall was raised in height, who did it and when? A good place-name for explaining the history of English place-names, with a good old silent -e on "Thorpe" for good measure! Joseph Biddulph (Publisher)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08655472675410890012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-76339338670310995132014-10-07T12:37:26.477+01:002014-10-07T12:37:26.477+01:00Oh yes, Fingest. A double saddleback. Marvellous.Oh yes, Fingest. A double saddleback. Marvellous.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-25836117899910608072014-10-07T12:19:02.764+01:002014-10-07T12:19:02.764+01:00My favourite saddleback is Fingest in Buckinghamsh...My favourite saddleback is Fingest in Buckinghamshire. Oh, and then there's Wadenhoe, also rare amongst its fellows in Northamptonshire.Peter Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00027878122724846472noreply@blogger.com