tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post7267645715406465044..comments2024-03-23T12:38:46.260+00:00Comments on The History Girls: Misplaced Medieval Treasures, by H.M. CastorMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-46008882617793754572019-02-08T18:19:17.844+00:002019-02-08T18:19:17.844+00:00What was/is the exact height of the cross both bef...What was/is the exact height of the cross both before & after the 1633 addition?<br />Has there been any comparative analysis of it with the surviving Eleanor Crosses?<br /> <br />Many thanks<br /><br />MarkGEORGE LAKEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01622856910827586012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-56941130468043750802013-06-14T09:41:11.052+01:002013-06-14T09:41:11.052+01:00Fascinating! I've been to Stourhead so often, ...Fascinating! I've been to Stourhead so often, and seen the cross, and I'd never realised it was the original one; I'd always assumed it was a replica.<br /><br />I love Alfred's Tower - and the views are fantastic (some photos <a rel="nofollow"> href= http://www.flickr.com/photos/tmarjorie/sets/72157628021700838/</a> from visits to Stourhead and the tower.)Marjoriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09234975039675044712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-86660261683003542522013-06-12T10:15:03.689+01:002013-06-12T10:15:03.689+01:00Fascinating stuff. I was actually in Bristol Museu...Fascinating stuff. I was actually in Bristol Museum about a month ago, admiring the old map of the city featured in your post and wondering what on earth the central cross was and why it isn't here anymore. Mystery solved!Ad Le Lanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04295808172897086091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-1047219990840226872013-06-12T09:36:20.979+01:002013-06-12T09:36:20.979+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.H.M. Castorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08716936870601385683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-60262558637958120982013-06-12T09:36:19.974+01:002013-06-12T09:36:19.974+01:00How interesting! I don't know anything about i...How interesting! I don't know anything about it, no, but I could try to find out... I will be walking past Chatterton's house tomorrow, so I'll have a look - and take a photo if it's there. Will let you know!<br /><br />I didn't get to Alfred's Tower on this trip to Stourhead, unfortunately, as it was a couple of miles up the road and I'd already exhausted my family by dragging them to St Peter's Pump (which is a long way from the main garden). But I'd love to see it next time we go, as it looks rather extraordinary.H.M. Castorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08716936870601385683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-28029184216777595952013-06-12T09:24:46.283+01:002013-06-12T09:24:46.283+01:00What an interesting post, and what a great photogr...What an interesting post, and what a great photographic resource! I have a soft spot for Hoare too - he built Alfred's tower at Stourhead. At least, i think it was him. I've been meaning to ask you - a while ago you wrote a post about Chatterton's house, opposite St Mary Redcliffe. I drove past there a couple of months ago, and could swear I saw a figure - made out of willow, maybe? - sitting on the roof. I couldn't find any mention of it, but don't think I imagined it! Do you know anything about it?Sue Purkisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084528571944803477noreply@blogger.com