tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post1129439632590348186..comments2024-03-18T21:16:50.744+00:00Comments on Prometheus in Aspic: Bamburgh CastleMSFoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-89285547815878739732013-04-10T17:31:53.371+01:002013-04-10T17:31:53.371+01:00Funny you should mention the Armstrongs - i'm ...Funny you should mention the Armstrongs - i'm a Vickers (well, a small part of me is...answers on a postcard as to which part) but sadly the great grandfather decided that the future was in town gas, so left the family firm to play with coal and promptly ruined himself. If only...DChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09872820354048836577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-29612645367900312562013-04-10T14:22:05.426+01:002013-04-10T14:22:05.426+01:00By Jove - that's remarkable - I wonder what it...By Jove - that's remarkable - I wonder what it's worth now. Who did Lord Crewe buy it from, then? - not Edward the Kingmaker?<br />MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-47765003892367706882013-04-10T11:58:07.197+01:002013-04-10T11:58:07.197+01:00We used to own it (Lord Crewe's Charity) and s...We used to own it (Lord Crewe's Charity) and sold it to Lord Armstrong for £60,000 when we couldn't afford to repair it.Vintage Wargaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04251018372867101509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-13651224353670030902013-04-08T22:14:01.466+01:002013-04-08T22:14:01.466+01:00Despite having visited Bamburgh several times I...Despite having visited Bamburgh several times I've never been in the castle! I must arrange a visit!Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-50411420906395728782013-04-08T14:56:58.873+01:002013-04-08T14:56:58.873+01:00Bamburgh on its own is not worth the trip from Ken...Bamburgh on its own is not worth the trip from Kent, I think, but there is certainly a huge amount of interesting stuff in Northumberland, so that Bamburgh as part of a more general tour would definitely be worth thinking about. Meet you for a beer?MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-35581373723093855142013-04-08T14:54:48.184+01:002013-04-08T14:54:48.184+01:00It's hard to put your finger on why it feels a...It's hard to put your finger on why it feels awkward. We tend to put a fence around our history, mostly, so that often you have to make a conscious effort (or pay money!) to cross over from the Britain we live in to the historical one.<br /><br />In Italy, for example, they are much more relaxed about the mixture of past and present - I recall being surprised that an incredibly ancient building next to the walls of Monteriggioni had a modern plastic window installed and someone kept his motor bike in it. In Britain, he would not have been allowed to this, and we would have been charged some dosh just to look at it. The Italians, as discussed elsewhere, are pragmatic and are forced to live with, on top of, and next door to their history - just a different approach.<br /><br />One example at Bamburgh - there is a reconstruction of the ancient Throne of Northumbria, which is an excellent idea, but further reading reveals that it was built (of synthetic stone) following research done by the TV Time Team in 2010. I don't have a problem with any of that - well done, chaps - but somehow that typifies the approach - maybe plastic pencil sharpeners in the shape of the Throne are on sale in the gift shop.<br /><br />My problem is, I have no idea why there is anything wrong with this, but it doesn't feel right somehow. [Having said this, I have to remember that a good portion of Edinburgh Castle is of Victorian date, and has little relevance to the written history of the place!] MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-77686575256366289832013-04-08T14:31:35.518+01:002013-04-08T14:31:35.518+01:00Nice pics, I've always wanted to go there, its...Nice pics, I've always wanted to go there, its a bit of a drive though from Kent!Ray Rousellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07352596392520905197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-127265396640786672013-04-08T13:10:31.587+01:002013-04-08T13:10:31.587+01:00I know what you mean - I get exactly the same feel...I know what you mean - I get exactly the same feel when I visit Arundel... been "lived" in too long as opposed to fought over.... Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.com