Category Archives: History

Water. Everywhere

Posted on March 10, 2018 by crispina kemp

After the snow came the flood. Okay, so I exaggerate; it wasn’t that bad. Yet walking the Wensum Valley on Tuesday all I could see of the lower meadows were the protruding hedges and the tufts of the taller grass-hummocks. … Continue reading →

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Christmas Glasses

Posted on December 23, 2017 by crispina kemp

What to do with photos taken for a purpose, and then not used? I took these photos with intent to use in the Saxlingham history, recently posted. But somehow, they never made it in. The church of St Mary the … Continue reading →

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The Migrating Village of Saxlingham Thorpe

Posted on December 2, 2017 by crispina kemp

Returning to the Norfolk village of Saxlingham, Nethergate and Thorpe, we’ve arrived at the High Middle Ages: post-Hastings, post Norman Conquest and all that. While William and his mail-clad henchmen hadn’t treated kindly with the English lords of this land, … Continue reading →

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The Chap In The (Red) Cap . . . Revisited

Posted on December 24, 2015 by crispina kemp

Yea, I know what you’re thinking. Chap in the Red Cap: that’s Santa, right? Um, well. Not really. No. The Chap in the Red Cap was an article I posted on ‘crimsonprose’ way back last year. May 25th 2014, to … Continue reading →

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The Chap In The (Red) Cap

Posted on May 25, 2014 by crispina kemp

Another theory from Iris Einstein Take a Trip . . . Ladies, Gentlemen, grab your fav snack-pack and liquid refreshment, and climb aboard my immaculate transport (okay, so it’s only a bicycle but I’m not licensed to control any other). … Continue reading →

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