Thursday 16 May 2024

Tudor Re-enactment Fundraiser

 I popped along a nearby village where they were having a fundraiser for the church involving all things Tudor. 

 I didn't stay long as the weather had turned very sticky hot humid and looked like rain and I'd left the washing out. It had the same sort of things happening as they do on Tudor days at Kentwell Hall in SW Suffolk which I've been to a few times.

Just a few photos




Long Bows, every village had to have men who would  practice with these to be ready for war.







I was so tempted by the pottery on the stall of a lady making pots on a wheel. But I'm always tempted by studio  pottery pieces and there is a limit!
The jugs and vases with birds and hares were especially appealing. Her studio is now at a farm shop not too far away so I could always go and look again there if I think I've really missed a treat!



This below is a postcard picked up from a man who does stained glass . A piece he made featuring St Cedd for St Peter's Church in Wickham Bishops in Essex, the nave of which he uses as a studio.  An extremely old church with bits of it re-using Roman building materials.



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Sue


23 comments:

  1. Oh what a great day. I love Tudor stuff. The pottery looks lovely - thanks for these great pictures

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    1. They had found all sorts of Tudor things for demonstrating

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  2. Sounds like a good local event. That pottery temptation would be too much for me. Do you have the potter's name?

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    1. https://www.louisepetterssoncraftsperson.co.uk/petterssonpottery

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  3. You were strong, I don't think I could have resisted the call of that pottery. I imagine it must have been fun for non-bakers to have a go at kneading their own bread, etc!

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    1. The poster about the Tudor kitchen said all the things there were to do but she seemed to be on her own and talking to everyone and her table was full of all sorts so I'm not sure she got around to doing demonstrations!

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  4. That all looks so good. I love the pottery and I doubt I could have resisted. LIke Tigger's Mum, do you have the name (in case she has an online presence)? Thanks
    xx

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    1. https://www.louisepetterssoncraftsperson.co.uk/petterssonpottery

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  5. Working with stained glass must be so rewarding. There are some lovely pieces around.

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    1. He is very well known apparently and has worked on many famous churches

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  6. Historical re-enactments are not for me because I'm such a nit-picker about anything to do with history.
    I would have been very tempted by some of that pottery!

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    1. The people doing the demonstrations all seemed to know lots about what they were doing and keen to share their knowledge to all the children there.

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  7. Just to add a bit of detail to the image of St Cedd. He is holding the chapel of St Peter-on-the-Wall in Bradwell in Essex. St Cedd built this in 656AD after he left Iona to evangelise the East Saxons (Essex). The chapel is still there intact and is still in use for regular Christian worship. It is located in a rather desolate spot on the Essex coast looking over the mudflats here the River Crouch flows into the North Sea. I can spout on about it because I have visited it many times and if I were to send you a WhatsApp message you would see a photo of the chapel as my avitar.

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    1. I knew someone would be able to write more about the church !

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  8. The pottery is lovely, how talented she is. I've never been to this sort of event - looks interesting.
    Alison in Wales x

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  9. "All things Tudor" is a great theme. Kentwell looks outstanding too. I also like pottery and have a friend that does some amazing work but closed her shop to run a family sailing and vacation rental business full time in Maine. Hopefully, she'll get back to pottery again.

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  10. oooo, the pottery! I can never resist, many plane flights home from where ever have featured me holding some pottery piece on my lap for hours. Security hates me. And you were RIGHT THERE! The control you display is awesome.

    Ceci

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  11. I love that pottery! I think my favorite ones are the ones with the birds, too. She is really talented. I've been watching The Great Pottery Throw Down on HBO MAX and I'm always amazed at the creations they make.

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  12. The larger blue jug would have been my choice from the lovely pottery. Catriona

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  13. It looks like a lot of fun - for the participants and the spectators!

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  14. What a wonderful bit of fun that looks to be! You know, I fell in love with the pottery that I saw in England. So much of it. I was amazed by the nice pottery at reasonable prices in the thrift shops. My son in law thought I was crazy, I think. I wanted it all, but had no way to get it home.

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  15. Great photos! It looks like a lot of fun. I used to love going to things like this when I was a child. I remember fondly going to Kentwell Hall with the school. It was a great day out and really spurred on my love of history.

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  16. Oh gosh I would have been VERY tempted by her pottery, but like you I have a lot of pieces already and I wouldn't really have needed it.

    When I was internet dating before I met Alan, I spent a few evenings chatting away to a guy from down South. I stopped when he asked me if I would like a weekend away to somewhere or other to take part in a re-enactment. He said he needed someone to be his 'wench' ... cue me running for the trees and blocking him. :-)

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