Category Archives: History

With the City Spread Before Me

Posted on November 17, 2018 by crispina kemp

So, I thought, for this week’s #2018picoftheweek why not take a piccy of the city … To the left is Norwich castle built by the invading Normans. The church beside it (moving to right-ward) is St Peter Mancroft, founded by … Continue reading →

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A Call to Arms

Posted on September 30, 2018 by crispina kemp

In Intwood churchyard there lies a grave, fancily enclosed with a wrought iron grille made shades of green by Nature’s hand. Moss obscures whatever inscription once was there yet leaves for us a useful clue. A coat of arms. The … Continue reading →

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Mystery Lady

Posted on September 29, 2018 by crispina kemp

Who is she, this lady who presides over the south porch portal at All Saints church, Intwood? The photo (#picoftheweek: Mystery) I took because … the light, the preservation, the lichen (there’s even a small cushion of moss on her head), … Continue reading →

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By the Parishioners’ Door

Posted on July 21, 2018 by crispina kemp

There is a group of parish churches in southeast Norfolk with south doors a rival to the rising sun. Dated to early C12th, it’s thought the work was performed by a German or Dutch stonemason who was visiting the area. … Continue reading →

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A Wheel of Time

Posted on July 12, 2018 by crispina kemp

Days were we fetched our water from a well. Days were the women met at tha village pump. But the wheel turns and leaves us only memories. And relics such as these. When first I saw it, I thought by … Continue reading →

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Coke and Honey

Posted on June 24, 2018 by crispina kemp

Long years ago, when I was at school, as part of our history curriculum we covered the British Agricultural Revolution. Living in Norfolk the focus, of course, was on the change from the open three-field system (which required one field … Continue reading →

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Negative Space

Posted on March 31, 2018 by crispina kemp

Norfolk is famous for its flint-built churches, and for the flush-work that spreads patterns across the church walls. Here it adds interest to the porch of Blickling parish church. The ornamentation of this church predates the Boleyn family residence at … Continue reading →

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By Blickling

Posted on March 28, 2018 by crispina kemp

The weather being fair on Saturday, I hauled on the walking shoes and hopped on a bus, then on another bus. The intention was a circular walk, from Aylsham—the one-time centre of the Norfolk wool industry, now a quiet market town—and … Continue reading →

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A Patterned Platform

Posted on March 24, 2018 by crispina kemp

Once upon a time, a train line ran from Norwich, westward through many a Norfolk village. Laid in 1882 by the Midland and Great North-Western Railway, M&GNW was better known to the locals as the Muddle and Go Nowhere Line. My … Continue reading →

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Alder Red

Posted on March 14, 2018 by crispina kemp

A difficult shot when the March winds do blow. But I was determined to capture the alder in all its parts. Despite the wind-blur, I think we can see last year’s ‘fruit’, looking remarkably like pine cones, hiding behind this season’s … Continue reading →

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