tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post8110380615913395157..comments2024-03-25T15:10:13.792+00:00Comments on English Buildings: Abthorpe, NorthamptonshirePhilip Wilkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-74242245961264728162009-09-21T09:38:39.708+01:002009-09-21T09:38:39.708+01:00Discipline and moral fibre are not the exclusive t...Discipline and moral fibre are not the exclusive to those believe in either Royalty or organised religion.accountanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11438373931534644973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-5738014681780519382009-09-18T15:50:12.355+01:002009-09-18T15:50:12.355+01:00Little bit of discipline would serve Britons well ...Little bit of discipline would serve Britons well these days.<br />Does the profession of accountancy generally lack moral fiber?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-36259906803873589442009-09-18T09:39:39.775+01:002009-09-18T09:39:39.775+01:00Not if you are a republican and atheist!Not if you are a republican and atheist!accountanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11438373931534644973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-13292079615867044512009-09-18T07:11:08.918+01:002009-09-18T07:11:08.918+01:00I love the inscription:
"Feare God
Honovr Ye...I love the inscription:<br />"Feare God <br />Honovr Ye King"...words to live by indeed.Vinogirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10145696108646897751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-29782221774551115492009-09-18T00:28:52.424+01:002009-09-18T00:28:52.424+01:00Wouldn't it be brilliant if someone did that n...Wouldn't it be brilliant if someone did that now? "I've decided to build a school. It's going to be free, anyone can come and the teachers will be trusted to get on and teach. And to top it off, it's going to be a really lovely building". Thinking about it, I went to a Prep school a bit like that...Wartime Housewifenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-21602184899188042182009-09-17T22:13:07.112+01:002009-09-17T22:13:07.112+01:00Very nice. I also Stumbled this characterful
Tint...Very nice. I also Stumbled this characterful <br /><a href="http://www.lithos-graphics.com/ireland,britain/england24.html" rel="nofollow">Tintagel cottage</a> I thought you might be interested in ....CWcardinal_wolseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07905015917103065061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-82640187815241117052009-09-16T09:28:12.049+01:002009-09-16T09:28:12.049+01:00I can recommend 'Northantonshire Stone' by...I can recommend 'Northantonshire Stone' by Diana Sutherland for everything you need to know at building stones in the county and examples of there use.accountanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11438373931534644973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-47954668860230722012009-09-14T22:15:54.304+01:002009-09-14T22:15:54.304+01:00Thank you all for your comments.
When I clear the...Thank you all for your comments.<br /><br />When I clear the decks in a few days I'll try and do a post about oolite. Shouldn't be too hard as I'm surrounded by buildings made of the stuff.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-41700856211249416812009-09-14T21:52:05.128+01:002009-09-14T21:52:05.128+01:00Its a good sturdy building.She obviously knew what...Its a good sturdy building.She obviously knew what she was about.I think the inscription makes that clear.<br />I think I can see the join at the gable end-but,as you say,its a sympathetic addition. <br />One question: What exactly is oolite?martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16716015731140290341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-53724831890781975892009-09-14T09:14:11.267+01:002009-09-14T09:14:11.267+01:00Blimey, that was brave of Ms Leeson. For more abou...Blimey, that was brave of Ms Leeson. For more about the buildings that were built in this turbulent time, I can recommend Timothy Mowl and Brian Earnshaw's <i>Architecture Without Kings</i>.Peter Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00027878122724846472noreply@blogger.com