I love the connection you have found between past and present in journeying with the Revd Cobbold - how fascinating to see how things have changed. Your own beautiful sketches also harmonise so well with his, I'm sure he would indeed approve! The changes in buildings are so interesting, I grew up in a 16th Century cottage and found its own history and alterations fascinating as an adult, it began as four separate one-up-one-down cottages, thatched, then one cottage was taken down to make a garden, the others were combined with a large meeting room formed on the first floor, at one stage the funeral bier was stored in what became my dad's workshop and births, deaths and marriages were recorded in another room.
Thank you very much. It was such a a serendipitous discovery and wonderful to go wandering to see the changes that had taken place.Some are now completely unrecognisable. Such houses have such chequered histories and yours sounds fascinating! So often houses were used for all sorts of strange purposes!
What a wonderful read, Deborah and your sketches are just delightful. My son's old headmaster in Rickinghall is called Mr Cobbold, I wondered if he was any relation! There seems so much to discover about the Ling, you've started something very special I think. x
Thank you very much, Lindsay, that is so kind of you. Cobbold is certainly a local name. The Rev's family were very wealthy and made their money in brewing - he was bought his living at Wortham and built the most stunning rectory! I am certainly enjoying it all.
So good to find you here too via that mention on Instagram, so now I’ll try and catch up with your inspirational writing and beautiful artwork and your reading recommends.
I love the connection you have found between past and present in journeying with the Revd Cobbold - how fascinating to see how things have changed. Your own beautiful sketches also harmonise so well with his, I'm sure he would indeed approve! The changes in buildings are so interesting, I grew up in a 16th Century cottage and found its own history and alterations fascinating as an adult, it began as four separate one-up-one-down cottages, thatched, then one cottage was taken down to make a garden, the others were combined with a large meeting room formed on the first floor, at one stage the funeral bier was stored in what became my dad's workshop and births, deaths and marriages were recorded in another room.
Beautiful poem too thank you.
Thank you very much. It was such a a serendipitous discovery and wonderful to go wandering to see the changes that had taken place.Some are now completely unrecognisable. Such houses have such chequered histories and yours sounds fascinating! So often houses were used for all sorts of strange purposes!
What a wonderful read, Deborah and your sketches are just delightful. My son's old headmaster in Rickinghall is called Mr Cobbold, I wondered if he was any relation! There seems so much to discover about the Ling, you've started something very special I think. x
Thank you very much, Lindsay, that is so kind of you. Cobbold is certainly a local name. The Rev's family were very wealthy and made their money in brewing - he was bought his living at Wortham and built the most stunning rectory! I am certainly enjoying it all.
I do like John Clare’s poetry 🙌
I am glad you enjoy him too!
So good to find you here too via that mention on Instagram, so now I’ll try and catch up with your inspirational writing and beautiful artwork and your reading recommends.
Thank you very much for coming along, I greatly appreciate it.
Thabks so much for sharing. Great drawings as ever and it feels as though you've struck upon a rich vein of inspiration in this project.
Thank you very much, David. I am saying this very quietly, but I do hope so!