Silence prevails. THG is upstairs preparing for the park run but child 3, who said he would go with her, shows no movement in the land of the living. He went out with some mates last night. I am preparing to cook a full English.
A full English later and child 3, boy 2, has appeared in his running gear prepared to pound the track at Yarborough Leisure centre fair play to him.
I, on the other hand, am now relaxing in the conservatoire with a cup of tea contemplating the day ahead. THG and I are off to the bustling and historic market town of Sleaford. In the mid twelfth century Sleaford was granted the right to hold a market and I am hoping it will be open today when we go. Would be a shame if they had stopped doing it. Where else would Sleafordians go for their pots and pans, leather goods, spices and so on and so forth.
The cathedral bells have just struck nine, the signal for the runners to start. The fact that I can hear the bells suggests there is a westerlyish wind. Checking with the met office the wind is indeed coming from SSW/SW. Good to know.
Before we go I need to get some chicken marinating.
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The Davieses hit Sleaford. We parked next to the Hub arts centre and strolled into the Marketplace. Unfortunately said marketplace was undergoing major renovation and the market had temporarily moved, to the other end of our car park!
As an interim move we went in to St Denys church. Quite interesting fair play. V old. Had a chat with a woman brushing away cobwebs. “So many of them around at this time of year”. I have pasted the complete list of vicars of St Denys because I know you will be interested.
Back at the car park, I mean market, we found the plant stall. In fact this was the only stall that could be arsed to turn up. Sokay, THG filled a bag with plants and bulbs and came away happy.
The plant seller was right next to The Hub arts centre where we had lunch. I ordered a cheese and ham sandwich. I had eaten half of it before I realised it only contained cheese. Hmm maybe it was cheese or ham but upon checking, the wording on the menu seemed unambiguous. The woman behind the counter confirmed this and took back the remaining half a sandwich and replaced it with the full spec item.
Upstairs the Hub had a very interesting display. I was somewhat sceptical beforehand but no, interesting it was and time well spent. Stuff made of paper. Afterwards we called in at Cogglesford Mill. My dad was born in a watermill called Maesdulais near Pontyberem in Sir Gar. They made woollen cloth.
Then headed home in the Silver Bullet. The fields of Lincolnshire were a patchwork of straws, greens and browns. The moving hedgerows served as a blurry filter with at one point a ploughing tractor visible through the haze. There was an interesting contrast between the hedges that had been trimmed and those still growing unkempt and random (no grammar police please, I’m not interested). A tree periodically stood guard in the line of each hedge.
Back home I had to shed the shirt, bow tie and long trousers I had worn for the visit and am now back in my usual shorts and tee shirt.
The list of vicars now follows. Note that I used google lens on my phone to copy the text from a photo and was offered the function of storing the copied content on my Mac Mini for onward pasting. Inneresting.
VICARS OF SLEAFORD PARISH CHURCH, ST. DENYS
1277: HENRY DE SWINDERBY
: RICHARD DE BRAY
1284: ROBERT DE WHYTEMORE
1313: JOHN DE KIRKEBY
1336: HENRY DE LEVESINGHAM
1340: THOMAS DE WERDALE
1515: JOHN GODFRE
1539: WILLIAM WARRE
1545: ROBERT BAYT.
1553: CHRISTOPHER BICKERDICK
1558: GEORGE COCKET
1577: JOSEPH OVERTON
1587: THOMAS WESTCOTT
1591: JOHN HUDDLESTONE
1603: EDMUND NEWTON
1618: RICHARD FLEAR
1627: THOMAS GRIFFITH
1630: ROBERT ALFORD
1644: RICHARD MILWARD
1640: MILES LONG
1648: HENRY TEONGE
1656: GEORGE BOHEME
1660: HENRY ALLEN
1682: WILLIAM WYCHE
1691: EDWARD SMITH I. M.A.
1703: THOMAS SELLER M.A.
1737: WILLIAM SELLER M.A.
1769: WILLAM SMITH II
: RICHARD BRANSTON
1780: JOHN PLAMPIN
1781: EDWARD WATERSON. M.Α
1809: RICHARD YERBURGH I. D.D.
1851: RICHARD YERBURGH II. B.Α.
1882: ALFRED LANGDON B.A.
1926: WILLIAM NORTON HOWE M.A.
1938: CHRISTIAN FREDERIC WAUDBY Μ.Α. ΟΧΟΝ
1960: PHILIP ERNEST MANN M.A. CANTAB. B.A. LONDON
1972: HENRY GORDON MITCHELL. M.A.
1986: JOHN STEPHEN THOROLD
2002: JOHN ANDREW PATRICK B.A.
2013: PHILIP ANTHONY JOHNSON, MA, FIBMS