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I started this blog in 2008 to record how my garden developed, it quickly became a gardening journal and I have loved it every since. I am passionate about horticultre despite working in higher education administration. However now, 2013, I want to re-engage with my early hobbies of sewing, knitting and crochet so this blog will start to have a wider range of entries that aren't all garden related.
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- Guardian 11th May 2011 – Bluebell Woods
- Guardian 17th June 2011 – Friday Debate
- Guardian 21st July 2011 – Tatton Park
- Guardian 23rd May 2011 – Behind the Scenes at Chelsea
- Late Summer Border, Hardy Plant Society December 2012
- Notcutts – The Hardest Working Greenhouse
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Love this shot.
Brrrr and to think it’s a hot day here!
The lamp posts on our very modern estate are modelled on this one. How much better to have the real thing nearby, especially in this Narnia-ish weather
Hi VP
It is a very copied style. I have to confess that this isnt the actual one CS Lewis based his own, that one is round the other side of Malvern.
‘Light’ on a dreary winter’s evening…
Great atmospheric shot, Helen. The original is such an iconic image, isn’t it?
Hi Cathy
It is believed that the actual inspiration for CS Lewis’s gas lamp in the Lion, Witch and Wardrobe is one on the other side of Malvern to me. However, all the gas lamps in Malvern are from the same period and are of similar design. They are lovely and light my journey home at this time of year
Oh! That’s an interesting snippet, Helen, thank you
Very attractive. It makes a change from the boring design we have around here.
I didn’t know that Malvern lamp posts were the original inspiration for the Narnia one! great picture Helen.
Hi Alex
I believe the actual one is near the back of St James Primary School in West Malvern. CS Lewis went to school in Malvern hence the association
A most atmospheric lamp post Helen but what are those cars doing in Narnia?
Hi Anna
The Ice Queen has modernised.
Definitely something from the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe. Beautiful lamp post.
Reblogged this on Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme.
Ha, ha! I just bread Anna’s comment, which was also my thought, then I read your response! But the lamp is nevertheless lovely.
Thank you for sharing this one, Helen! My husband & I are huge fans of Lewis. Whenever we finally get the money to travel to the UK… in 5 years?… in amongst all of the garden touring, I have promised that we could stop in Oxford at the Eagle & Child to see where Lewis and Tolkien met to discuss their writing.
How lovely! I had completely forgotten about C S Lewis’s connection with Malvern. Why can’t we all have nice lamp posts instead of those ghastly reinforced concrete monstrosities? I can see the point of them on motorways but not in residential areas.
I love pictures that pull you in and share their history. Thank you for sharing…and of course I am a big C S Lewis fan.