Thu, 2013 Apr 18 10:05 AM Western European Time
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| Great Brington Church - on top of a hill, dominates the skyline as you approach by road |
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| One of the churchwardens claims this could be the prototype for the US stars and stripes . . . |
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| . . . after all George Washington's great-great-great-grandfather had this on his shield. |
We
saw plenty of the curiosities in the church - including a seating plan from the seventeenth century - not easy to escape attending church in those days, and this fine window by William Morris, a Libyan marble floor, some 13th century stained glass.
The tombs of early Spencers from Althorp are in the church, in full decorative finery.
We walked through the village and on to Little Brington, over fields and quiet roads.
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| There's a shower on its way |
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| The old Forge on Blacksmith's Lane. |
There's a bench in memory of a woman who lived in the cottage all her life, until she died aged 79, in 2005.
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| Lo, we have blue skies |
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| We managed to avoid this muddy water for once |
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| Nobottle, and not a lot else either |
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| Wood anenomes on the way to Harlestone - windflowers indeed, today. |
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| Dovecot and Dovecot Laundry in Harlestone - it used to serve the local grand houses. |
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| Althorp House from the road |
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| Great Brington Old Rectory and church on the skyline |
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| Woodland ride between Althorp and the church |
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| Not cursed by interesting times |
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| Spring brings aubrieta |
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| Seven chimneys |
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| Old Rectory |
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| Looking across the countryside from the hill where G. Brington stands. |
Great Brington is well worth a google.
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