The Plan
The
Winterbornes
Who Turned Up
Wendy,
Trisha, Jackie, David
The Walk
The blue
skies of summer are still with us but the warmth of recent weeks is receding.
Never mind, we still have good conditions for a country walk through the
Winterbornes. You all know that the Winterborne name comes from a stream – or borne
– that only runs in winter.
We parked
at Winterborne Tomson alongside the ancient St Andrew’s church and went inside
for a browse around. It is a fascinating piece of history. A grade 1 listed
building, it was erected in the 12th century. It’s a flint and stone
structure with a barrel vault roof which curves around the apse. The small font
dates from the fifteenth century, and the oak pews date from the eighteenth
century. These pews were built as family boxes, but we did wonder how children
might see over the screens. Maybe they weren’t meant to. All of the eighteenth
century part of the church was provided by William Wake, who was Archbishop of
Canterbury. He grew up in Shapwick. There is a medieval gallery at the rear and
we wondered if it might have been built for the choir. The building was in a
state of disrepair by the early twentieth century. To fund the repairs, a
collection of Thomas Hardy manuscripts was sold.
We set
off from Winterborne Tomson towards Anderson Manor. From there we headed north
along a dusty track. We followed a circuitous route that took us through fields
and along country lanes. We returned to our starting point via Winterborne Kingston
and Winterborne Muston.
We then
had our late lunch before heading back to Broadstone for tea and cakes courtesy
of Wendy. Many thanks, Wendy. Sadly we have no photographs this week as our
very competent photographers are on holiday.
The Pub
The
Botany Bay. Beatrice and Tony joined us here. The pub has been done up of late.
The food was good and the service friendly.
Next Week
Meet at
Beatrice and Tony’s between 1015 and 1030.
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