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Purple Patch

Purple Patch ― http://purplepatch333.blogspot.com

Just a day by day account of life in Wales, recalling incidents from the past and sharing my days out and photos.

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Listed: Jan 31, 2010

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Purple Patch ― Sorry that I haven't been posting on here for a long time, I am running out of things to say now (which is unusual for me!). Also, I have started a family history blog - on my maternal grandfather's side of the family and that is taking up a bit ...

Purple Patch ― 40 weeks ago

Hallstatt, Austria

Purple Patch ― Catholic Church ∙ Hallstatt is a village in the Salzkammergut a region in Austria. It is located near the Hallsstatter See (a lake). The area is known for its production of salt, dating back to prehistoric times, and gave its name to the...

Purple Patch ― 43 weeks ago

Wildlife in Llandrindod Wells

Wildlife in Llandrindod Wells

Purple Patch ― Llandrindod Lake ∙ Last week a friend of mine came up to Llandrindod for the day and she is a keen wildlife photographer. If someone had told me that I would walk around the lake a couple of times and spend six hours up there I would have...

Purple Patch ― 44 weeks ago

St Mary and St David's Church, Kilpeck, Herefordshire

St Mary and St David's Church, Kilpeck, Herefordshire

Purple Patch ― Kilpeck churchThe church was built around 1140, and almost certainly before 1143 when it was given to the Abbey of Gloucester. It may have replaced an earlier Saxon church at the same site, and the oval raised form of the churchyard is typical of...

Purple Patch ― 45 weeks ago

Bekonscot Model Village, Beaconsfield, Bucks.

Bekonscot Model Village, Beaconsfield, Bucks.

Purple Patch ― Bekonscot is the oldest original model village in the world. It portrays aspects of England mostly dating from the 1930s. Bekonscot has been run by the Church Army since 1978 and donates large amounts of money to charity. It has raised the ...

Purple Patch ― 46 weeks ago

Knebworth House, Hertfordshire

Knebworth House, Hertfordshire

Purple Patch ― Knebworth HouseKnebworth House had been home to the Lytton family since 1490, when Thomas Bourchier sold the reversion of the manor to Sir Robert Lytton, and was originally a genuine red-brick Late Gothic manor house, built round a central court ...

Purple Patch ― 47 weeks ago

Duxford Air Museum, Cambridgeshire

Duxford Air Museum, Cambridgeshire

Purple Patch ― Very old plane ∙ The aerodrome at Duxford was built during the First World War and was one of the earliest Royal Air Force stations. During 1917 the Royal Flying Corps expanded and Duxford was one of a number of new stations established to...

Purple Patch ― 48 weeks ago

Montacute House, Somerset

Montacute House, Somerset

Purple Patch ― Small building in the grounds ∙ Montacute House was built circa 1598 by Sir Edward Phelips, whose family had been resident in the Montacute area since at least 1460, first as yeoman farmers before rising in status. The site was bought from ...

Purple Patch ― 49 weeks ago

Kingston Lacy, Dorset

Kingston Lacy, Dorset

Purple Patch ― Kingston LacyKingston Lacy is a country house near Wimborne, Dorset, now owned by the National Trust. From the 17th to the late 20th centuries it was the family seat of the Bankes family, who had previously resided nearby at Corfe Castle until its...

Purple Patch ― 49 weeks ago

Clouds Hill, Dorset

Clouds Hill, Dorset

Purple Patch ― Doorway of Clouds HillClouds Hill is an isolated cottage near Wareham, Dorset. It is the former home of T E Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia") and is now run as a museum by the National Trust. ∙ Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Edward Lawrence, CB, ...

Purple Patch ― 49 weeks ago

Thomas Hardy

Purple Patch ― Hardy's birthplace, Higher Bockhampton ∙ Thomas Hardy, OM (2 June 1840 – 11 January 1928) was an English novelist and poet. While he regarded himself primarily as a poet who composed novels mainly for financial gain, he became and continues ...

Purple Patch ― 50 weeks ago

The Teddy Bear Museum, Dorchester

The Teddy Bear Museum, Dorchester

Purple Patch ― From a very young age we have been fascinated with Teddy Bears and there cannot be many of us who did not receive one as a child, or have given one as a present. We name them, use them as comforters, and create characters that become great bedtime...

Purple Patch ― 51 weeks ago

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