Enid Stamp Taylor in Color…

Posted on 15 May 2011 by Patrick

This colorised picture of actress Enid Stamp Taylor by Colin Doman may not be to everyone's liking, but it does give us a further insight into the lady. Date uncertain.

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Interesting People from the Past…

Posted on 7 May 2011 by Patrick

Admiral of the Fleet the Earl of Cork and Orrery; William Henry Boyle, was Rear Admiral Commanding the 1st Cruiser Squadron from 1926-28, and afterwards commanded the Reserve Fleet and then the Royal Naval War College 1928-32. He was First and Principal A.D.C. to the King from 1936-38.

Count Maurice Maeterlinck was a Belgian poet and dramatist. He was born in Ghent in 1862 and began practising law until success followed his first poetical works Serres Chaudes in 1889. His play The Blue Bird aroused wide interest, and he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1911. By 1914 his works had been recorded on the papal index.

Eden Phillpotts was a novelist and dramatist, who worked firstly in an insurance office then studied for the stage, but in fact became an author. He specialized in scenes of English life in Devonshire, particularly that of Dartmoor, and wrote many poems, plays, and novels. His works included The Human Boy, Children of the Mist, and Widecombe Fair. He was born in 1862.

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Southern Comfort…

Posted on 2 May 2011 by Patrick

From June 25th 2009

'Southern Comfort' ‘Southern Comfort’ 
This lovely old Mississippi River Boat drew past ‘The Broadland Folk’ on it’s regular sailings from Horning on The Norfolk Broads in the East of England, along the River Bure, and returned in the evening decked with coloured lights and a Jazz Band. ‘Southern Comfort’ has a capacity for 100 passengers and offers an onboard commentary and a fully stocked bar.
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Beautiful Priory and Gardens…

Posted on 22 April 2011 by Patrick

 

The Priory Church of St. Peter and The Priory Gardens The Priory Church of St. Peter and The Priory Gardens. The sheer beauty of Dunstable Borough Council’s addition of a curved path leading to a Pergola lends much to the sheer splender of the warm British Spring weather. The centuries old Priory Church of St. Peter and its gardens are situated in Bedfordshire, England.   
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From a Victorian Kitchen…

Posted on 12 April 2011 by Patrick

Victorian Potted Shrimp. Marilyn put together this interesting little Victorian dish, which proved to be very tasty, and very novel. Firstly she set the oven to medium hot, then cut around two large handfuls of small fresh peeled shrimps (prawns) into halves. In a saucepan she melted two large knobs of English butter, with a tablespoonful of anchovy essence, added a teaspoon of mace, and a pinch of salt and pepper. She placed the shrimps in an oven dish and poured over the buttery mixture, and covered and cooked them for around 20 minutes. Then Marilyn drained the shrimps, holding back the liquor, and placed them into small jars, pouring the liquid over them. Whilst this was left to set, she melted a further two knobs of butter and poured this onto the jars to seal them. The jars were placed into the refrigerator overnight before being served at midday on toasted wholemeal bread. Delicious!

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The Saltair Pavilion, Utah

Posted on 12 April 2011 by Patrick

 

Saltair Pav

Some of you have watched with interest the DVD of ‘Carnival of Souls’ 1962 after my recent blog, and emailed to say that you enjoyed it, but wondered if I knew anything about the creepy derelict Pavilion used in the movie.

The Pavilion was built in the 1800′s as a health spa on the edge of The Great Salt Lake in Utah. Thousands came to take to the waters that were heavily salted… the only creatures able to sustain life in it’s saline depths were tens of millions of Brine Shrimps, harvested today as pet fish food… In those days one could simply float without drowning in the water! The end of the Pavilion came as part of The Great Salt Lake began to dry, and by the time the movie ‘Carnival of Souls’ was made in 1962 The Saltair Pavilion was in a sorry state. 

I hope that makes the film even more interesting for you… By the way, the director had seen the Moorish type Pavilion driving home one night across state, and seeing it at its most erie gave him the idea for the film.

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Marsworth…

Posted on 10 April 2011 by Patrick

My Granddaughter Analyse chats, and drinks, with a Lady of the Narrow Boats. This picture taken at Marsworth in Buckinghamshire England, shows the rural arts that can be found along Britain’s waterways: Art abounds here, depicticting the old ways of England, in people that wish to uphold the traditions of the past. British pastoral life is something important to everyone with life in modern Britain, least, we put aside our computers and mobile phones for just a brief moment and embrace the sanctuary of the understanding of the past. To understand our future, we need to understand our past! This wonderful lady’s boat was named ‘Shakira’… I remarked that is the name of Michael Caine’s wife, and she replied: ‘The meaning is ‘The Embrace of Love’…

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Out and About at Milton K…

Posted on 8 April 2011 by Patrick

This Saturday gave Marilyn and myself  the golden opportunity once more to visit our most favourite open air market… That of the Milton Keynes Open Market in Buckinghamshire England. Set beside Milton Keynes huge indoor shopping Mall, its a large market of the traditional sort, with every type of market trader selling every type of goods. Pots, pans, grocers, food stalls, hairdressers, phone, computer, and electrical goods, video stands, fruit and veg, ready cooked Chinese, Indian, and English and American sit-down meals and walk-about snacks. We had a walk around lunch soup snack and came away very tired and happy late afternoon with a newly digitalized collection of ‘The Bond Films’ By the time we arrived home all we wanted was pizza from Dom’s and a side dish!

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The Kings Head in Bayswater, West London…

Posted on 3 April 2011 by Patrick

The Kings Head in Bayswater West London was featured in my radio play ‘The Shriving of Miss Esme Stamp’. It is sited opposite Charles Hepworth’s photo studio in the 1920′s, and in one scene inside The Kings Head… Esme and Charles indulge themselves in a sensual meal of game and champagne… much to the disgust of Esme’s over-protective mother…

We have all enjoyed the fantastic hospitality of this wonderful London Pub throughout the years… Adrian, Anya, Michelle, Dave, Steve, Robert, Shannon, Marilyn, and of course myself – such a great offering of wines, beers, spirits and food!

We have our favourite corner, just below the black and white framed photographs showing The Pub’s own on-site brewery way back in the 1900′s, and one day perhaps, we may see you there too… Just sitting beside us.

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The Aerated Bread Company.

Posted on 2 April 2011 by Patrick

The Aerated Bread Company started life in 1862 as an Islington Bakers of fine healthy, additive-free bread in England, and within two years opened the first of 250 ABC self-service Tea Shops. In the late Victorian period – an ABC tea room was the sort of place a woman could enjoy a meal unescorted and without risk to her reputation! By 1923 ABC had a further 150 branch shops selling their highly popular ‘graham bread’ and were second only to the famous Lyons Corner Houses. In 1955 ABC… who seemed to be in every major street in London, was bought by Garfield Weston for $8.1 million and added to the high end retailer of Fortnum and Mason. As one American magazine put it at the time – “The Piccadilly Prince is about to marry The Tea Room Cinderella” … Sadly ABC was gone from our streets by the end of the 1980s – the victim I’m sure… of a mood change in our food and drinking habits.

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