Reading the post by John from "By Stargoose And Hanglands" made me think of Wicken Bonhunt which I knew had nearby windmills. I looked it up on google and came across not a windmill but a pub.
The Coach and Horses
Only one publican was mentioned a Thomas Nash in 1851. Thomas was my great, great grandfather. His daughter, Lucy, embroidered this sampler two years later and I have it on my bedroom wall. She was 13 at the time.
It is a lovely well worked sampler and great that you now have more information about Lucy too. There is an article about the windmill at Wicken Bohunt which was known as a smock windmill and looks quite unusual:- http://www.recordinguttlesfordhistory.org.uk/wickenbonhunt/wickenbonhuntmill.html
Thank you for that link Rosemary. I must admit that I got diverted when I came to the item about Thomas Nash and didn't go on to look up the windmill. I have just put a new photo of the sampler up.
A restored village pub that has now been so successful with the current owner that he quit his other job. It operates as a Thai restaurant with monthly Sunday lunchtime Spanish food. The landlord has a passion for real ale and it is now served by handpumps from the reopened cellar. This pub is usually closed on Sundays and Mondays with real ale complementing the excellent cuisine. Here is a good example of a pub that used to be run down being revitalised by an owner providing exactly what this village required. The Thai food is also now being extended by local van that provides food on evenings in other villages.
The tapestry has passed down the female line of the family and my father's late cousin gave it to me when she moved to an apartment to keep it in the family.
It is a lovely well worked sampler and great that you now have more information about Lucy too.
ReplyDeleteThere is an article about the windmill at Wicken Bohunt which was known as a smock windmill and looks quite unusual:-
http://www.recordinguttlesfordhistory.org.uk/wickenbonhunt/wickenbonhuntmill.html
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ReplyDeleteThank you for that link Rosemary. I must admit that I got diverted when I came to the item about Thomas Nash and didn't go on to look up the windmill. I have just put a new photo of the sampler up.
DeleteIt looks like a really nice pub' too!
ReplyDeleteThis is what "Whatpub.com" had to say about it.
DeleteA restored village pub that has now been so successful with the current owner that he quit his other job. It operates as a Thai restaurant with monthly Sunday lunchtime Spanish food. The landlord has a passion for real ale and it is now served by handpumps from the reopened cellar. This pub is usually closed on Sundays and Mondays with real ale complementing the excellent cuisine. Here is a good example of a pub that used to be run down being revitalised by an owner providing exactly what this village required. The Thai food is also now being extended by local van that provides food on evenings in other villages.
Wow! And how lovely you've a sampler from Lucy.
ReplyDeleteIt is great that it is still in the family over 150 years since it was worked.
ReplyDeleteWow that is amazing.
ReplyDeleteThe tapestry has passed down the female line of the family and my father's late cousin gave it to me when she moved to an apartment to keep it in the family.
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