tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081168910656840129.post5992416746988051640..comments2024-03-10T09:07:11.967+00:00Comments on GenWestUK: A-Z Challenge 2016: D is for DatestoneRos Haywoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16627277156997592066noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081168910656840129.post-22948009545193049962016-04-06T18:35:46.534+01:002016-04-06T18:35:46.534+01:00Makes me think of the visual joke about the sign a...Makes me think of the visual joke about the sign above the town planning department:<br />T O W N P L A N NING<br /><br />(oh, the irony)Ros Haywoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16627277156997592066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081168910656840129.post-75703679723313140412016-04-06T18:34:35.656+01:002016-04-06T18:34:35.656+01:00I think it was pretty English, actually. And it w...I think it was pretty English, actually. And it wasn't just cornerstones, it was stones over the threshold, above/below windows - all sorts.Ros Haywoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16627277156997592066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081168910656840129.post-90301912587996076152016-04-06T18:33:39.594+01:002016-04-06T18:33:39.594+01:00Good thinking! Generations to come will call you ...Good thinking! Generations to come will call you blessed.Ros Haywoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16627277156997592066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081168910656840129.post-90039664893907828872016-04-06T18:33:10.990+01:002016-04-06T18:33:10.990+01:00Yes, it brings it all much closer, doesn't it,...Yes, it brings it all much closer, doesn't it, when you realise that your ancestors looked at that stone as well.<br />Ros Haywoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16627277156997592066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081168910656840129.post-1090564252515928012016-04-06T08:06:21.748+01:002016-04-06T08:06:21.748+01:00One of the houses in the village has the date 1687...One of the houses in the village has the date 1687 carved into a window lintel and another has the date written in black bricks across the front of the property - but they didn't work out it out quite right so the last digit is underneath the rest!! 170 9 !!<br />Pempi<br />A Stormy’s Sidekick<br /><a href="http://pempispalace.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Special Teaching at Pempi’s Palace</a><br />SENCO Cat Herderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16026889857534425125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081168910656840129.post-31302864307604647052016-04-06T03:53:53.585+01:002016-04-06T03:53:53.585+01:00One of the oddest things we found when remodeling ...One of the oddest things we found when remodeling were coins. We've wondered if they were being used to record the date of the work. We've also found notes the wood used to build the house, but no cornerstone. Older government buildings, yes. Maybe this was more of a practice in England?Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081168910656840129.post-15565676721856084872016-04-06T00:33:40.734+01:002016-04-06T00:33:40.734+01:00I'll remember to add a datestone if I ever bui...I'll remember to add a datestone if I ever build another house.GeniAushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09074874999181040071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081168910656840129.post-57823032061297073262016-04-05T22:45:37.473+01:002016-04-05T22:45:37.473+01:00one rarely sees that in my land. I love this type ...one rarely sees that in my land. I love this type of historyBirgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081168910656840129.post-31790589902328202332016-04-05T16:54:25.459+01:002016-04-05T16:54:25.459+01:00That reference from Wuthering Heights stuck in my ...That reference from Wuthering Heights stuck in my mind. I also love these stones.Ros Haywoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16627277156997592066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081168910656840129.post-754875206705907412016-04-05T11:27:46.999+01:002016-04-05T11:27:46.999+01:00Love this post! The reference to Wuthering Heights...Love this post! The reference to Wuthering Heights and all. I always love looking for the conerstones in old buildings.Magdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01335449359566720836noreply@blogger.com