Author Archives: Magicfingers

Catsfield War Memorial

Posted on July 22, 2020 by Magicfingers

I’ve never had a problem with churchyards or cemeteries after dark, and a good job too, bearing in mind the rather late stop I made on this particular evening to snap a few shots of Catsfield war memorial.  And look, … Continue reading →

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The Weekly Postcard No. 59

Posted on July 19, 2020 by Magicfingers

The penultimate Weekly Postcard features dreams of home and parting, which, as we all know, is such sweet sorrow.

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Lice, or La Main Coupée

Posted on July 16, 2020 by Magicfingers

Now, I don’t usually do this, in fact I don’t think I have ever done so before, but I am going to recommend a read for you.  Until last week, this little book had resided for decades, unread, in a … Continue reading →

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Rye – St. Mary’s Church, War Memorial & the Ypres Tower

Posted on July 14, 2020 by Magicfingers

Still in East Sussex, from Rye Harbour we now find ourselves in Rye itself. The eight upper panels list the names of the Great War dead. The Second World war casualties are remembered around the base of the memorial,… …and … Continue reading →

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The Weekly Postcard No. 58

Posted on July 12, 2020 by Magicfingers

A handful of classic humorous British cards this week.  Products of a bygone era, they really don’t require any accompanying text from me.

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Rye Harbour War Memorial & Church of the Holy Spirit Churchyard

Posted on July 9, 2020 by Magicfingers

Down on the Sussex coast, about as far south as you can get, there’s a little church,… …unfortunately locked, as it turned out, on this particular day,… …although luckily for us,… …it’s the lych gate that we have primarily come … Continue reading →

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The Weekly Postcard No. 57

Posted on July 5, 2020 by Magicfingers

On 18th August 1917, at about three in the afternoon, according to the official report, a spark from a kitchen fire ignited a pile of straw and burned down half a city. 

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