thesweetcheat
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Re: Secret Britain
Aug 22, 2010, 20:26
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goffik wrote: Yeah! Sorry - was editing my previous post so as to not take up loads of space when you posted the same thing. Looks beautiful! As per my edit, *was* it the place mentioned in Gawain & the Green Knight?
G x
Surely it must have been (see last week, re Dozmary). This is factual history stuff, tha knows.
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thesweetcheat
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Re: Secret Britain
Aug 22, 2010, 21:07
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Kid Calamity wrote: That blue pool is a special place to me, as a girl I used to go out with took me there a few times.
I ha to re-read this sentence twice - I was thinking, but you're not a girl! Anyway, agreed about the series. It is nice to have the enthusiasm - must admit I found last week's more interesting, but the Snowdonia section had me drooling.
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goffik
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Re: Secret Britain
Aug 22, 2010, 21:25
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Yeah! Sorry - was editing my previous post so as to not take up loads of space when you posted the same thing. Looks beautiful! As per my edit, *was* it the place mentioned in Gawain & the Green Knight?
G x
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tjj
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Re: Secret Britain
Aug 22, 2010, 21:30
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The highlight for me was definitely the hidden chalk spring in the Lincolnshire Wolds ... I understand these Wolds are a continuation of the South Downs/Wiltshire & Berkshire Downs/Chilterns. (Not a complete secret though as the cloutie ribbons had found their way there).
Ludd Church is breathtaking, I first learnt about it from the Simon Armitage programme about the poem "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" shown over a year ago.
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goffik
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Re: Secret Britain
Aug 22, 2010, 21:35
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Haha! No - what I meant is "was it the same place as featured in aforementioned Simon Armitage-presented programme?"
I'm thinking it was. It looked amazing, whatever... :)
G x
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Kid Calamity
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Re: Secret Britain
Aug 22, 2010, 22:03
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A great series. The presenters are genuine enthusiasts, which is so nice. The photography is quite breathtaking, too.
That blue pool is a special place to me, as a girl I used to go out with took me there a few times.
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Mr Hamhead
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Re: Secret Britain
Aug 23, 2010, 07:30
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Yes it was the same place Goff.....like buses as they say.
The 'expert' mentioned there is always some fact somewhere when it comes to folklore....dare i mention Dozmary Pool and Arthur again, I seem to have upset some people!
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tiompan
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Re: Secret Britain
Aug 23, 2010, 07:54
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tjj wrote: The highlight for me was definitely the hidden chalk spring in the Lincolnshire Wolds ... I understand these Wolds are a continuation of the South Downs/Wiltshire & Berkshire Downs/Chilterns. (Not a complete secret though as the cloutie ribbons had found their way there).
Ludd Church is breathtaking, I first learnt about it from the Simon Armitage programme about the poem "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" shown over a year ago.
And the spring is known as ....dadaaa , Luds Well .
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goffik
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Re: Secret Britain
Aug 23, 2010, 07:55
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I didn't notice you upsetting anyone!
But you gotta watch it - you can't just come wading in here distorting much beloved myths with cold hard facts. Tsk! ;)
G x
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Kid Calamity
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Re: Secret Britain
Aug 23, 2010, 08:50
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Ha ha ha! It's all this cross-dressing I've discovered, recently. I forget where I started.
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