Album {OK} eld - Elsdon from StoneRoad2013

eld - marker stone

nobody@ipernity.com (StoneRoad2013) — Fri, 30 Jun 2023 18:06:59 +0000

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The text reads ...

" THIS OAK TREE WAS PLANTED
ON THE OLD COCKPIT
AND CELEBRATES
THE CROWNING OF
GEORGE V 1912 "

So the oak tree is at least 111 years old ... better add 5 to 9 years to that as it would have been a small sapling when planted.

[although the grass has been cleared from around the stone, it needs a little tlc, and perhaps some attention to the inscription]

eld - poppy {2 of 2}

nobody@ipernity.com (StoneRoad2013) — Fri, 30 Jun 2023 18:06:55 +0000

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Patch of poppies, including some oriental varieties, growing in the burn scar of the "bonfire" patch on Elsdon village green.

eld - poppy {1 of 2}

nobody@ipernity.com (StoneRoad2013) — Mon, 10 Jul 2023 18:06:51 +0000

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Taken looking down into the centre of a poppy flower.
Probably a Papaver somniferum as the leaves are wrong for Papaver orientale

eld - rebuilt

nobody@ipernity.com (StoneRoad2013) — Fri, 30 Jun 2023 18:06:47 +0000

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Look closely at the front of this house - the two semi-circular arches suggest that it has been rebuilt from a hemmel.
A hemmel is a Northumberland farm building, usually single story, with arches giving access to the sheltered area inside. Frequently used for implements or for hay / winter feed / lambing. Sometimes located out in the fields, rather than in the main farmyard. {Byres are for the animals}

eld - info board {5 of 5}

nobody@ipernity.com (StoneRoad2013) — Fri, 30 Jun 2023 18:06:44 +0000

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Infographic showing the layout of Elsdon, and the main points of interest.
Unfortunately our walk around was cut short by the increasing level of rain, from drizzle to a near downpour.

Information from another source suggests that the six sections of the central village green total about 7 1/2 acres {3 hectares}.

eld - pig-sty

nobody@ipernity.com (StoneRoad2013) — Fri, 30 Jun 2023 18:06:40 +0000

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Pair of stone-built pig-sties. Sadly the wooden gates have seen better days, and someone has dumped rubbish over them.
I have fond memories {pre foot&mouth / swine flu} of some Tamworth Gingers and Glosucester Old Spots inhabiting similar structures at Beamish Open Air Museum.
{if they are bedded on straw and "mucked out" regularly pigs don't smell unpleasant}.

eld - flowers in a tub

nobody@ipernity.com (StoneRoad2013) — Fri, 30 Jun 2023 18:06:36 +0000

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I was particularly taken with the orange & black pansies. I'll be looking out for seeds/plants next year.

The tub, a "half-barrel" needs some screws / coach bolts to hold the iron straps in place, otherwise the contents will eventually force the staves apart.

eld - info board {4 of 5}

nobody@ipernity.com (StoneRoad2013) — Fri, 30 Jun 2023 18:06:33 +0000

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The infographic shows the all wooden construction of the motte & bailey castle. It wasn't rebuilt in stone as the seat of power moved to another settlement.

eld - Motte Hills

nobody@ipernity.com (StoneRoad2013) — Fri, 30 Jun 2023 18:06:29 +0000

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Looking up at the Motte Hills, from just by the community hall.
There's a track to follow that takes you up to the same level with the lower edge of the mounds.

eld - cranesbill {1 of 2}

nobody@ipernity.com (StoneRoad2013) — Fri, 30 Jun 2023 18:06:26 +0000

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Bankside full of meadow cranesbill [Geranium pratense] in full flower.

eld - just one flower ... {2 0f 2}

nobody@ipernity.com (StoneRoad2013) — Sun, 09 Jul 2023 18:06:22 +0000

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Meadow cranesbill [Geranium pratense] - just one flower out of a bankside full !

eld - old school house

nobody@ipernity.com (StoneRoad2013) — Fri, 30 Jun 2023 18:06:18 +0000

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This complex of buildings includes the old school [furthest away from the camera] which is currently unoccupied. There was also a small cafe here, which was popular with cyclists, but sadly, it has been closed for some time ...

eld - info board {3 of 5}

nobody@ipernity.com (StoneRoad2013) — Fri, 30 Jun 2023 18:06:14 +0000

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Tucked into the bus shelter was this display to help you identify wildlife. There is a very wide range of local flora and fauna, some of which can be quite rare.

eld - info board {2 of 5}

nobody@ipernity.com (StoneRoad2013) — Fri, 30 Jun 2023 18:06:10 +0000

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Welcome to Redesdale, and Northumberland National Park.
Map with some of the places of interest in the area.

eld - info board {1 of 5}

nobody@ipernity.com (StoneRoad2013) — Fri, 30 Jun 2023 18:06:06 +0000

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Info board for some of Elsdon's landmarks & extensive history. The main image is the Motte Hills.

eld - bench under tree

nobody@ipernity.com (StoneRoad2013) — Fri, 30 Jun 2023 18:06:00 +0000

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Saw the enclosing bench, but it wasn't until later that I went over to have a short sit down, after reading the plaque on the little stone pillar.
[see later image}

eld - door that-a-way

nobody@ipernity.com (StoneRoad2013) — Fri, 30 Jun 2023 18:05:56 +0000

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Sign directing visitors to the main door to the "Bird in Hand" - it has been somewhat modernised inside, but everyone was friendly and the food we had was lovely. Even brought a bowl of water over for Ben.

eld - Elsdon Church

nobody@ipernity.com (StoneRoad2013) — Fri, 30 Jun 2023 18:05:52 +0000

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This is St. Cuthbert's Church, Elsdon. Much of the 14th century church remains, although it was much modified in the 19th century.
After the depredations of various raiders, it was rebuilt with a stone roof.
It is reputed to be one of the places where the monks carrying Cuthbert's remains rested during their peripatetic wanderings between Lindisfarne and Durham.

eld - church, old school

nobody@ipernity.com (StoneRoad2013) — Fri, 30 Jun 2023 18:05:48 +0000

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Looking across a small part of the village green to the church, the old school is to the left.

eld - tables on the green

nobody@ipernity.com (StoneRoad2013) — Fri, 30 Jun 2023 18:05:45 +0000

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Under a tree on the village green, outside the "Bird in Bush" we found these tables, sadly it wasn't warm enough to eat outside, but we found that the pub was dog-friendly, so had our lunch inside.

Note: the oak on the background, apart from the circular bench, the stone pillar has a commemorative plaque - see other images for detail.