tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post7292237639584008775..comments2024-03-25T15:10:13.792+00:00Comments on English Buildings: Long Compton, WarwickshirePhilip Wilkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-46819298903829035432010-02-21T12:49:02.997+00:002010-02-21T12:49:02.997+00:00Sadly, this attractive Lychgate is in serious need...Sadly, this attractive Lychgate is in serious need of re-thatching, as the roof is leaking. Funds are hard to obtain. The local History Society holds its village archives in it. Any suggestions for help ??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-36875316643658006602009-03-28T00:40:00.000+00:002009-03-28T00:40:00.000+00:00There is a rather lovely lychgate at the church of...There is a rather lovely lychgate at the church of St. Mary's in Whitkirk (Leeds) which, I believe, dates from the 14th century and is close to the entrance of Temple Newsam (an original Templar property). Alongside the wooden lychgate, there seem to be similar stopping places inside the the porchways to the church, which have always intrigued me. <BR/>Thank you for such an interesting explanation of the gates :-)Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00714569232976515363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-31645929505412124052009-03-23T16:18:00.000+00:002009-03-23T16:18:00.000+00:00Vinogirl: I quite agree! They need a still smaller...Vinogirl: I quite agree! They need a still smaller timber framed structure to hide the bins in. I'm always bending over backwards to exclude dustbins from photographs, even wheeling the things round the corner while I take a shot, but sometimes the camera just has to tell the truth!Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-47994108767309379372009-03-23T14:25:00.000+00:002009-03-23T14:25:00.000+00:00Just wish they had somewhere else to keep the dust...Just wish they had somewhere else to keep the dust bins!Vinogirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10145696108646897751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-6741860945593326242009-03-21T00:35:00.000+00:002009-03-21T00:35:00.000+00:00Love it, especially in the mist. It reminds me of ...Love it, especially in the mist. It reminds me of Penshurst in Kent, where the rest of the row is extant.Peter Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00027878122724846472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-75236712131471847382009-03-20T20:07:00.000+00:002009-03-20T20:07:00.000+00:00Upon looking at pic I was immediately struck by th...Upon looking at pic I was immediately struck by the strange layout and construction...I should read on before thinking it seems.Thudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320037763190473684noreply@blogger.com