tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post592911864951828620..comments2024-03-23T12:38:46.260+00:00Comments on The History Girls: A (GRUBBY) WINDOW ONTO THE PAST by H.M. CastorMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-43778311096518824912011-11-13T19:12:25.386+00:002011-11-13T19:12:25.386+00:00I've just come back to read this post again. T...I've just come back to read this post again. The sentiments it expresses are very near the reasons I turned to fiction myself. I know what that blow to the chest feels like.Thomas Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12987047131104943571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-18567974383690133052011-11-12T21:04:06.578+00:002011-11-12T21:04:06.578+00:00I'm not a historian and I don't write hist...I'm not a historian and I don't write historical fiction - but I love history and I loved this post. Thank you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09186725193473313269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-45585145508928219912011-11-12T20:55:59.297+00:002011-11-12T20:55:59.297+00:00Such a wonderful heartfelt post - and am now off t...Such a wonderful heartfelt post - and am now off to look for the Ackroyd Chatterton book as it's one I did not know about. Thank you!Essie Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04611324005960689918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-81541171447736578472011-11-12T20:50:01.035+00:002011-11-12T20:50:01.035+00:00I loved this post! And have you read any Susanna K...I loved this post! And have you read any Susanna Kearsley novels? She's written several timeslip novels, which I think you would love. (Her most recent book, THE ROSE GARDEN, *really* resonates thematically with this post, but I don't want to go into more detail because of spoilers! ;p )Stephanie Burgishttp://www.stephanieburgis.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-14175436425567961162011-11-12T19:58:38.777+00:002011-11-12T19:58:38.777+00:00What a wonderful and fascinating post! I love the ...What a wonderful and fascinating post! I love the photos, too, especially the ones of the steps. Sometimes the history of a place almost seems to speak to you out of the walls, doesn't it?<br /><br />And while I don't write historical fiction, I do find old – and especially abandoned – buildings really interesting. Quite near to where I live, up on a little bit of moorland, is a derelict cottage in the middle of a copse of trees, which have grown up around it after it was abandoned. They're now so dense you don't realise the cottage is even in there until you go into the copse. Inside, although the ceilings and roof have fallen in, there is still a horsehair-stuffed chair and sofa arranged around a little iron stove at one end of the main room. It sounds spooky, but it isn't really - just sad. I always wonder who lived there, and what happened to them.<br /><br />Hope your event went well and that you had a fab time!Emma Passhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209194238119830841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-79767433353103858102011-11-12T15:37:51.259+00:002011-11-12T15:37:51.259+00:00A couple more links.
Some of the school children ...A couple more links.<br /><br />Some of the school children from 1899. I think this is in front of the house. The boy in the middle at the back is wearing the 'bluecoat' uniform typical of many charitable schools (and still worn today at Christ's Hospital, the original Bluecoat School.)<br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/brizzlebornandbred/4176586053/in/photostream/<br /><br />And Bristol Council, at least seem to be thinking about doing something:<br />http://tinyurl.com/cwuod4dMark Burgesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17271587070391155947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-62924950414919659992011-11-12T15:07:19.298+00:002011-11-12T15:07:19.298+00:00Great post Harriet! This is so sad. It reminded me...Great post Harriet! This is so sad. It reminded me immediately of Hogarth's House in Chiswick which has just been renovated and reopened to the public (worth a visit!). Even with a replica interior this could be a little gem.<br /><br />I wonder whether the wall was moved when Redcliffe Way was created? That seems to have been in the 1930s but I couldn't verify that. This would seem more likely than during the war. It would be such a shame if this fell down from neglect having survived so long.<br /><br />A few links:<br />The Grade listing:<br />http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-380313-chatterton-s-house-and-school-and-attach<br /><br />photo 1949:<br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/brizzlebornandbred/2056976606/<br /><br />photo 1955:<br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/brizzlebornandbred/2056976798/in/set-72157603268307923Mark Burgesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17271587070391155947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-44184786489454855282011-11-12T14:36:39.639+00:002011-11-12T14:36:39.639+00:00This is a wonderful post, Harriet and yes, I too r...This is a wonderful post, Harriet and yes, I too read the Ackroyd and can remember nothing about it. Time for you to write a book, I reckon.adelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15826710558292792068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-40604888110322125202011-11-12T12:45:12.210+00:002011-11-12T12:45:12.210+00:00What a wonderful post. You make Chatterton's h...What a wonderful post. You make Chatterton's house seem like a kind of urban Ozymandias. <br /><br />I always like to arrive early. Those stolen minutes at train stations and in waiting rooms often deliver really interesting ideas, perhaps because they feel both stolen and smug.michelle lovrichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01026972300195225090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-9213381336795920442011-11-12T12:18:01.659+00:002011-11-12T12:18:01.659+00:00Fantastic post, Harriet! You explore so well what ...Fantastic post, Harriet! You explore so well what sets off our imagination. Do you think you might write about Chatterton? Though Peter Ackroyd is a hard act to follow.Mary Hoffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-69498319694430297702011-11-12T11:22:51.461+00:002011-11-12T11:22:51.461+00:00Ah, yes. Those cold shivers down our spines. I r...Ah, yes. Those cold shivers down our spines. I remember visiting an ancient house in Cambridge, walking into one of the sitting rooms and turned deathly cold. I experienced nothing further in the rest of the house and was quite shaken by it. They said the house was haunted - but as I don't believe in ghosts I couldn't have been influenced by that thought. I shall never understand it.Barbara Mitchelhillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-86945863569639943452011-11-12T10:08:47.452+00:002011-11-12T10:08:47.452+00:00Will look out for Chatterton's house! My next ...Will look out for Chatterton's house! My next post, on the 16th, is about a similarish incident - but you delve much more deeply into what it is that delivers that punch when you see a place that provides a short cut to the past. Off to read Nicolette's article now - thanks, Harriet!Sue Purkisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084528571944803477noreply@blogger.com