Monday 7 June 2021

'The Greate Sconce' of Loxley Barrett .


Not resting on his laurels Sir Brianne Alderidge has decided to prevent a flanking attack on Borchester by the Parliamentary forces by having a fortification built at Loxley Barrett , he has engaged a young French nobleman Henri Viscount Turenne* who was studying at the University of Felphersham to build it . Here we see them inspecting the finished work which Sir Brianne refers to as 'The Greate Sconce' in a letter to the King . 


Here we see the approximate location of the fortification , sadly nothing remains of it having been plowed out during the change of farming practices during WW2 .


 

This is thought to be an aerial view of 'The Greate Sconce' taken by the R.A.F.  during the early months of  WW2 before it was ploughed over . The University of Felpersham have plans to do some archeological work on this site but are prevented by the lack of funding . I would like to thank TUOF for their  help and access to the photographic library for the above information .

* Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne Viscount Turenne studied briefly at Felphersham before being forced to flee for his Royalist political views .






 

16 comments:

  1. I read that first as The Great Scone. This project is coming along nicely.

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    1. Mmm scones ! - with jam and cream ! , bang goes my diet !

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  2. This is much more interesting than what goes out at 2pm on Radio 4. If it was more like this it wouldn’t be known in our house as “it’s just gone 2 o’clock and it’s time for...[click]”. 😁

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    1. I feel I should be listening to the Archers , to find out what's going on !

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    2. Incidentally, was the sconce scratch built or are they corner pieces from some sort of beading?

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    3. https://tonystoysoldiers.blogspot.com/2020/11/now-whats-he-up-to.html home made from some triangular bits of wood from a neighbours house renovation - I an NOT one of natures woodworkers and it looks better at a distance

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  3. The projecte goes from strengthe to strengthe.

    Strangely we get the same rushing to switch off the radio at home around 2pm or 7pm ... marmite stuff, the modern Archers.

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    1. Yes I hear it is not the radio program of my childhood anymore .

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  4. Great fun , looking forward to seeing more...

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  5. Simple but effective model

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    1. Took some doing - I am not a natural woodworker .

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  6. Very nice fortification Tony, especially with lumber scraps!! It reminds me of the redoubts at Yorktown in the AWI. Well done!

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