After speaking with my mate, Kev about our family tree, he was very keen to help us look for headstones. As he lives in Salisbury and as luck would have it, 2 blocks from one of their main cemeteries.
He took their dog, Spot for a wander through the graveyard and found.. Henry George and Charles Ernest. We were looking for a Henry George – Me Jenny’s Great GF… and I took a guess that Charles was maybe his brother, although I didn’t remember that name from our family tree.
However, when we got home and checked with the tree, it wasn’t him 😕. We were a few years out on the date of death and wrong wife! I’m guessing that they were related in some way, but I’m yet to find the connection.
As we were in Salisbury, it would have been a crime to not visit the Cathedral.
Here’s a little montage…
Under the floor of the Cathedral, the foundations are only 1.2 metres deep.
The foundations are made of flint stone held together with lime mortar. They are on top of gravel left by the nearby rivers. In 1915, the water cam up through the foundations and flooded the Cathedral.
The water underneath is checked regularly and if the water level is below a certain amount, they open the doors to the river and let more water in.
In England, well behaved dogs are welcome almost everywhere…. even here!
There’s a beautiful reflective pool (for lack of the proper name)
And this below is called a Cope Chest that houses the ‘Cope’ – the long cloak that the priest wears. They are generally worn for special services and processions. Copes are stored flat in a special semi circle chest like the one. This particular one was made of oak in the 1200s. The lid is so heavy, it takes 3 people to lift it.
Then there’s the medieval clock. The world’s oldest clock made in 1386 (or possibly earlier, nobody was wearing a watch at the time).
After receiving an email from the Salisbury Council stating that they had no records for our George Kellow, we left town and headed for the coast – to the city of Chichester…
And then to our accommodation in Sidlesham – The Crab & Lobster.
We stayed in the cottage attached to the restaurant/pub.
This little street was cuteness!
This was somebody’s driveway/garage… so much better than a “No Parking!” sign.
A delicious dinner was had in the restaurant and a lovely night’s sleep in the cosy cottage.
Such a shame we could only stay one night.
More and more wonderful happenings with the Brown girls in England ! The visit to Salisbury Cathedral was special alright ! Loved the Crab and Lobster too!
xx TD
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