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I visited yesterday. Officially they're saying for about 8 mounds "unexcavated (probably robbed)". This is anti-academic and smacks of "the history books have been written, we don't need anything new now". Excavating these small mounds is simple and funded easily, let's not pretend it's not possible, that's delusion.
Excellent summary. Never thought of Constable as a sort of Norman Rockwell but in a way he was. Lovely description of Constable's contribution to the art of English landscape.
But why was the film the dig so crappie? Afraid to show what they actually found bafflingly and Mercie and Barbara were written out of the story, that really did Lack Mercie
Have they moved the pig farm yet? When I was there a couple of years back, the stench from it was horrendous. No other important historical site in the Western world would be allowed to suffer such surroundings. The 'viewing' platform is dismal too, reminding me of the staircase of a modern multi-storey car park. All it needed was a whiff of wee...As a proud Anglian, I am dismayed by the lack of respect for this burial place of Kings. A recreated ship (at an eye-watering price as I recall) and refurbishments of a grand Edwardian House do not make up for this missed opportunity to make this site what it deserves to be, especially as all the real treasures are only allowed to be displayed in London, a city seemingly hell-bent on having nothing to do with England at all.
Suffolk is an agricultural county. The recent finds at Rendlesham are on private land, and have to be vacated when crops need to be planted. What would you have preferred the tower to be made out of? There's no recreation of the ship at Sutton Hoo, but there is a full size representation in the form of a sculpture. A replica ship is being built across the river in Woodbridge, which is free to visit. Tranmer house has not been "refurbished". The last major change was made by the Bartons, who in the 50's chopped off two floors to save on heating. Some rearrangement of rooms has been done too. But if you know the history of the house, it's been changed and adjusted since it was built. It's not a listed building for this reason. The rightful owner of the ship treasure, in her wisdom, decided that The British Museum would be the best place for maximum visitors. If the treasure were at Sutton Hoo, it would transform that sleepy part of Suffolk beyond recognition. Not to mention security, insurance, a car park bigger than Woodbridge and road improvements to cope with the extra traffic. London is as English as I am.
This is a lovely, interesting and informative video. Thank you for answering so many important questions I didn't realise I had. 🙂 I would love to visit Sutton Hoo if I ever make it back to England.
I have visited this site more times than I can remember, trying to capture it's essence in photographs at different times of year. Naturally, none of my efforts can do justice to Constable's painting, but in the attempt, my photography has improved.
They're only in season for one month of the year. They come,are here and then go again in that period. I get a few providing a lovely splash of colour in my garden at that time every year. I've never picked any,nor would I,so I can only guess that I've imported them inadvertently from one of my walks through the woods at Ashridge years ago though I take care to stick to the paths and not walk on them.
I wish I could be buried with an explosive device that goes off if you mess with my grave. Respect the graves my gawd we don't need to stick our noses in everything.
Thank you for this. It is my favourite Repton Regency place. I must say that I have calculated that the name Upcher would be pronounced as ' Upsher'. As in Chipping Norton is about sheep as in Shipping Norton or sheeping Norton!
It’s very suss to a lot of us that there’s been a Wowaaah nowaa. (Ya have to wonder if they already have used all the tech on them & realize they’re empty or??) that whole.. slow down & wait attitude when most of us know that so many of the other materials that could’ve educated the world more about where so many of us came from. After being interested & enthralled by The Sutton Hoo & finding little minute details that are actually HUGE details such as this likely long was almost definitely left handed & it showed that it wasn’t shamed like it had been for the last several hundred years. I finally watched Netflix The Dig & man it was a tear jerker all the way round, but I’d LOVE to know why the B.M. Did not follow the express directions of Mrs. Pretty by also crediting the sweet Basil Brown? And why in the world did t take NINE Years to show it to the public? Yes I’m aware of the war but 9 years just adds even more suspicions along with the whole confusion of Awh Chap we dunt wunna disturb the soil? With technology along with very incredible gentle well educated archeological team that just is such a VERY odd & weird excuse!?
Thanks to ‘Mistress Pretty’ she could have flogged the lot off to the highest bidder if she had wanted, and that bidder certainly wouldn’t have been the British government which was busily preparing for imminent war.
I live in Norwich and am watching the total devastation of woodland by the governments Build, build build, scheme, so ok we need homes but woodlands do seem to be a developers dream. They buy up land , sit on it, then gradually fell the trees, and think we do not notice. Once they have done that, they can show the planning department a baron piece of land and gain planning permission. I am so sorry that they have also chopped down your trees in Chevington woods liam, it is great to see other people care about the place they live
