How very kind the weather has been during our week in south east Lincolnshire. One could not have asked for better days at this time of year and not a spot of rain. has fallen. Tomorrow, Friday, the sun will beam again.
Today we tootled along country roads to Coningsby and Tattershall where there is a fine brick castle that dates back to the mid-fifteenth century. It was the palatial home of Lord Ralph Cromwell, Treasurer of England, built on the site of an even older manorial building. Unfortunately, the castle grounds were closed to the public today because of the big black crow - CORVID 19!
We bought "meal deals" from the Co-op in Coningsby and consumed them in New York. I kid you not - there is a little village in east Lincolnshire called New York. We sat in the village's sunny graveyard amidst the dead, chomping sandwiches while reading our books. The dead remained perfectly quiet, snug beneath the green sward.
In the evening, we headed into Boston for dinner in a Thai restaurant that overlooks The River Witham. It was a good meal but when you have lived in Thailand - as I have - you can get a little picky about the authenticity of Thai cuisine. Good but not excellent.
By the way, Boston Massachusetts announces on its city signs that it was founded in 1630. Boston Lincolnshire was founded at least four hundred years earlier. The town signs don't even bother to declare that fact. I am just saying.
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DeleteSad that you couldn't get in the fine brick castle. What about the fine brick Methodist church? Could you get in there?
ReplyDeleteMany Methodist churches have been turned into residential homes. This one was purchased by a private buyer in 2011.
DeleteLunch in the graveyard sounds nice. I've always loved graveyards, the residents are so considerate of visitors.
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DeleteI had begun to suspect that we had little in common....but dinner and a read in a graveyard is right up my alley! Now if you tell me the book was James Whitcomb Riley or Ogden Nash, I might suspect we are kindred spirits, Mr. Gravy.
ReplyDeleteNice to see you back Hilly! I was beginning to fear the forest fires had consumed you. The book was an historical work.
DeleteThe Protestants always employed a better standard of architect than the Methodists; and in fact than most other denominations, other maybe than the Catholics.
ReplyDeleteThe Catholics had more money.. and still do! They have got tons of it and a lot of that money is arguably ill-gotten.
DeleteI am glad your week away has been so lovely in all terms. Like Bonnie, I have always liked graveyards, the older the better. When in March and April all,public parks were closed, the cemeteries in my town were the only park-like places, and I often went there for my after-work walks.
ReplyDeleteThere is a hamlet called Egypt on the isle of Jersey, so why not have a New York in Lincolnshire.
We have also visited a place called Gibraltar while here. Maybe Steve went there. It is near Skeggie.
DeleteExcellent photo's as usual. Perfect timing for the lights in Boston. I took my doggy in a buggy to Tattershall Castle. We didn't climb the 149 steps to the top.
ReplyDeleteI guess that one day Tattershall Castle will welcome visitors again.
DeleteI like the atmospheric feel of the nightime market place picture. It sounds like you have had a very enjoyable week Mr Pudding?
ReplyDeleteWhen the weather is good almost anywhere can be enjoyable. Thanks for your nice comment about the picture.
Deletei must admit one of my favourite sit with a book and sandwich is the viewing area at RAF Coningsby
ReplyDeleteWe drove right by there Kate. Lots of anoraks around with binoculars and notebooks.
DeleteYou chose a good week to visit this lovely county.
ReplyDeleteThere can be a subtle beauty in flat landscapes though I know that your area isn't quite as flat as it is east of The Wolds.
DeleteThere is no doubt that when it comes to the history of white(ish) people, you guys go back a lot farther than we do. That's something that struck me with huge force when I visited parts of Europe when I was young.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad that you and Mrs. P. are having good weather and good times.
Watch out for those Corvids! I hear there are about nineteen of them.
The worst one is CORVID 13. Real bad luck if that son of a bitch lands on your head.
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