Yearly Archives: 2009

May the horse be with you

Posted on December 24, 2009 by Chris

Browsing through a translation of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles (ASC) yesterday, the entry for 1015 caused us much merriment on account of a little rhyme at the end. Much of the ASC after the early ninth century deals with intermittent (and … Continue reading →

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Ice house

Posted on December 19, 2009 by Chris

It was a cold, frosty morning in the middle of winter… Fortunately, these frost crystals were only on the outside of the glass. In the second picture, I like the way they snake along the bottom of the window frame, … Continue reading →

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How Lincoln’s Hermit street got its name

Posted on December 12, 2009 by Chris

More intriguing nuggets of information from Sir Francis Hill’s Medieval Lincoln (see also our recent post on Stanthaket). A short walk up Lincoln High Street from its southern end (not far from where we live) you will find Hermit Street. … Continue reading →

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Anthaket – the saint who never existed

Posted on December 12, 2009 by Chris

A little while — or, more precisely, about two years — ago, we visited Motherby Hill, a part of Lincoln we had not previously seen. Passing through the Spring Hill area of town, we noticed a strangely named road: Stanthaket … Continue reading →

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