tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post3789786672345851878..comments2023-03-31T10:03:38.525+01:00Comments on Shelley's House: Morpeth CourtShelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10239488936038510294noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post-76078187411651621832012-08-04T20:14:18.777+01:002012-08-04T20:14:18.777+01:00Beryl - I've never been sure what a moor is, b...Beryl - I've never been sure what a moor is, but having just looked it up, it is an area of uncultivated land characterised by heather, gorse and coarse grasses. There is a load of that around Britain, I can tell you! They tend not to have a lot of landmarks, so it's easy to get lost. Also, there are peat bogs...there was one in that story as well, wasn't there?<br /><br />BLW - Yes, I remember some of OKC's historic buildings being dynamited in the downtown area. Mind, the things have to be built really well to last for centuries...not sure how much modern building will stand up.<br /><br />Journal - Yes, I expect a great deal of it was about intimidation. Also about using the material that was to hand.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239488936038510294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post-64569732167993979952012-07-15T19:19:39.389+01:002012-07-15T19:19:39.389+01:00That must have been a marvelous tour. How fortuna...That must have been a marvelous tour. How fortunate you are to live in a place with buildings that are still intact after centuries. I don't know much about architecture, but the imposing stone entry looks a bit intimidating - which, I suppose, was the point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post-12004918364270476852012-07-13T22:08:17.596+01:002012-07-13T22:08:17.596+01:00Such a sense of grandeur, or fortitude, when we lo...Such a sense of grandeur, or fortitude, when we look at these images.<br /><br />It grieves me that we lose so much history in this country - before it even has the time to "become" history.BigLittleWolfhttp://dailyplateofcrazy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post-35837436477911881082012-07-13T17:52:55.138+01:002012-07-13T17:52:55.138+01:00what a cool hotel! Whenever someone says anything...what a cool hotel! Whenever someone says anything about a path across a moor, I think of The Hound of the Baskervilles. I have to visit a moor one of these days. Would this qualify, I wonder?Berylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08386043271411304736noreply@blogger.com