Tag Archives: manor

On the Doorstep: Hidden Histories

Posted on November 27, 2020 by Sue Vincent

There was a point at which we realised that we had got it wrong. That the chapter entitled ‘The Triumph of Horsenden’ should really have been’The Triumph of Bledlow’… but not only did it not have quite the same ring … Continue reading →

Posted in albion, Ancient sites, archaeology, Churches | Tagged bledlow, buckinghamshire, church, Horsendon, manor, Saunderton, The Initiate | 11 Comments

News of a Wedding ~ Adele #writephoto

Posted on July 10, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Although my gaze was fixed upon the water as it rushed forth as if it were late for an appointment, my heart was otherwise engaged in a very distressing matter–a matter which has placed my very constitution for happiness in … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt, Photography | Tagged alone, attention, business, company, conversations, cook, danger, dinner, employer, engaged, equal, fear, feelings, fortnight, happiness, heart, housekeeper, impending, landscape, maid, manor, matter, news, nuptials, read, servant, silence, sketched, solitude, Span, subject, suffered, town, walks, water, wedding, whispers | 2 Comments

The Attic – Notes to Women #writephoto

Posted on June 13, 2018 by Sue Vincent

She was in the attic, lit candles in her hand. While the others were in the drawing room, she had slipped out and come up here, curiosity stronger than caution and common sense. Philip had shown her every part of … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt, Photography | Tagged attic, chest, dreams, expose, manor, stories | 1 Comment

#writephoto — Lord of the Manor – Fandango

Posted on December 9, 2017 by Sue Vincent

A longer, more solemn walk Michael had never taken. The narrow hallway, with its clay walls and ceilings and its worn stone floor, was illuminated only by the skylight at the end, just in front of the archway that opened … Continue reading →