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@zatzi Thereโs also the wonderful Manor in Hemingford Grey that was built around similar time and more recently lived in by the author Lucy Boston who wrote the Children of Green Knowe about the house. Itโs fabulous
@oaksandlions Hemingford Grey Manor House in Cambridgeshire dates back to 1130 and has been in use since it was built, probably the oldest house in England still being used.
#OliverCromwell was born 25 April 1599 in Huntingdon. The Crown leased the Manor, Hemingford Grey to various nobles, including Oliver's great-grandfather. Find out more in this book https://t.co/DNbNNoMiq9... Photo: statue of Oliver Cromwell, St Ives (Hunts)
A village pub with serious food credentials: The Cock at Hemingford Grey is one of those places that justifies a detour โ whether youโre after a long lunch, a special-occasion dinner or simply a pint in a proper bar. https://t.co/2ng3y01WPO
@spumdonor Nothing wrong with creating a little magical bubble in time that the right people find when they need, like Green Knowe books or the music of Alice Coltrane.
Does this "spirit photograph" show a ghost behind Sir Arthur Conan Doyle? ๐ป
Born today in 1859, the creator of Sherlock Holmes was one of spiritualismโs most prominent defenders, writing of a "borderland" between science & the unexplained.
๐ท Ada Deane, 1922