Sunday 17 June 2012
north york moors, kirby, burlington, pope, melbourne, nunnington, hound trail
Lovely weekend staying with family on edge of the North York moors, near Kirkbymoorside.
Looked through really interesting files of family papers, architectural drawings and photos yesterday afternoon, that brought the lives of my ancestors to life. Sad to think that family house, Kirby Hall (a rare design by Lord Burlington--who was the subject of Alexander Pope's Epistle to the Earl of Burlington, Of Taste (1731), one of the Moral Essays) was demolished in the twenties. Great-grandfather lost heart after the death of his only son during the First World War and sold up.
Day also overlaid with happy memories from my childhood of coming to Melbourne Hall near York where my dad grew up.
A sad task yesterday morning was visiting Dad's grave in order to decide on a headstone. While there we also trimmed the grass on his grave and around the many headstones of our ancestors.
A delicious lunch at the Royal Oak at Nunnington.
In the afternoon we walked on the moors for a bit and came across a hound trail. Fell hounds--a sort cross between a hound and greyhound--race across the moors, following a pre-laid laid trail. Beautiful animals. An old-fashioned sport. There are a series of trails throughout the summer and cups are awarded to the champion animals when the season ends.
Non-stop rain yesterday but a great time.
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Visit
http://frankegerton.com (website)
http://justthoughtsnstuff.com (blog)
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Looked through really interesting files of family papers, architectural drawings and photos yesterday afternoon, that brought the lives of my ancestors to life. Sad to think that family house, Kirby Hall (a rare design by Lord Burlington--who was the subject of Alexander Pope's Epistle to the Earl of Burlington, Of Taste (1731), one of the Moral Essays) was demolished in the twenties. Great-grandfather lost heart after the death of his only son during the First World War and sold up.
Day also overlaid with happy memories from my childhood of coming to Melbourne Hall near York where my dad grew up.
A sad task yesterday morning was visiting Dad's grave in order to decide on a headstone. While there we also trimmed the grass on his grave and around the many headstones of our ancestors.
A delicious lunch at the Royal Oak at Nunnington.
In the afternoon we walked on the moors for a bit and came across a hound trail. Fell hounds--a sort cross between a hound and greyhound--race across the moors, following a pre-laid laid trail. Beautiful animals. An old-fashioned sport. There are a series of trails throughout the summer and cups are awarded to the champion animals when the season ends.
Non-stop rain yesterday but a great time.
--
Visit
http://frankegerton.com (website)
http://justthoughtsnstuff.com (blog)
Sent using BlackBerry® from Orange
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