tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613585301584630832.post4370690803774952113..comments2024-03-28T16:19:56.009+00:00Comments on North Stoke: Byland Abbeythelmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934860502828923562noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613585301584630832.post-71519219767446570122017-07-07T03:24:10.038+01:002017-07-07T03:24:10.038+01:00I just read a fiction (can't remember the name...I just read a fiction (can't remember the name right now) that had these horses in them, and now I know what the author was describing! What wonderful evidence of history you have all around you. knittergranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160027913020949487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613585301584630832.post-67288928920165267082017-07-07T03:23:50.872+01:002017-07-07T03:23:50.872+01:00I just read a fiction (can't remember the name...I just read a fiction (can't remember the name right now) that had these horses in them, and now I know what the author was describing! What wonderful evidence of history you have all around you. knittergranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160027913020949487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613585301584630832.post-18186959994175528242017-05-29T09:36:02.253+01:002017-05-29T09:36:02.253+01:00When I was a child I read all my cousin's '...When I was a child I read all my cousin's 'cowboy books'. Knew how to stakeout a white man, cover him in honey and let the ants do the rest. So I loved those forts and Davey Crockett ;)thelmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934860502828923562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613585301584630832.post-36168390260227059742017-05-28T15:55:05.543+01:002017-05-28T15:55:05.543+01:00What a lovely trip. I love the old stone architec...What a lovely trip. I love the old stone architecture and try not to think about the sweat and harsh part of building it. We had small complete towns here but in the West they were called Forts and had a less religious mission.Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257045780724471840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613585301584630832.post-6138479661568900932017-05-27T07:37:20.375+01:002017-05-27T07:37:20.375+01:00Yes, it is funny that every TV drama always concen...Yes, it is funny that every TV drama always concentrates on either the 'rumpy pumpy' of the time with his wives but never the great crime he did against his people and the beautiful monasteries.<br />Silly me forgot that is called politics!thelmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934860502828923562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613585301584630832.post-12527173270580481462017-05-27T07:33:20.527+01:002017-05-27T07:33:20.527+01:00It is a beautiful place, and a restaurant opposite...It is a beautiful place, and a restaurant opposite comes in well for tea and beer.thelmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934860502828923562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613585301584630832.post-60216312862402670732017-05-27T07:33:07.113+01:002017-05-27T07:33:07.113+01:00Very special place. Living in Yorkshire and you d...Very special place. Living in Yorkshire and you don't need a holiday anywhere else ;).thelmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934860502828923562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613585301584630832.post-63734163988088227732017-05-27T07:30:50.258+01:002017-05-27T07:30:50.258+01:00What a lovely abbey, and a beautiful area. Byland...What a lovely abbey, and a beautiful area. Byland Abbey must have been enormous and very important back in its day. We have so much to blame that sociopath for!Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613585301584630832.post-37383571226394353162017-05-26T14:55:47.808+01:002017-05-26T14:55:47.808+01:00I love Byland. Along with Jervaulx, near to where...I love Byland. Along with Jervaulx, near to where I live, it is one of my favourites - I especially love the remains of that rose window - and the peace and tranquility of the surrounding countryside.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613585301584630832.post-3640196249364221172017-05-26T12:39:59.152+01:002017-05-26T12:39:59.152+01:00Interesting post and pictures.Interesting post and pictures.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.com