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Thomas Girtin, Tolleshunt-Beckingham, Essex, c.1795

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Today we also celebrate our Venerable Father Sophrony of Essex. Saint Sophrony was an archimandrite and one of the noted ascetic Christian monks of the twentieth century. He is best known as the disciple and biographer of St Silouan the Athonite and compiler of St Silouan's works, and as the founder of the Patriarchal Stavropegic Monastery of St. John the Baptist in Tolleshunt Knights, Maldon, Essex, England. He was canonised by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople on 27 November 2019. May he intercede for us always + Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophrony_(Sakharov) (at Essex) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf2LwGmvGFu/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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From the waterside in Maldon to the grasslands of Alresford, the Essex Serpent has taken a bite into the countryside.

The AppleTV+ series adaptation of Sarah Perry’s 2016 novel of the same name follows newly widowed Cora, played by Golden Globe winner Claire Danes who, having been released from an abusive marriage, relocates from Victorian London to the small village of Aldwinter in Essex, intrigued by a local superstition that a mythical creature known as the Essex Serpent has returned to the area.

The six-part drama will also include award-winning actor Tom Hiddleston, best known for playing Loki in various Marvel films, who will play the role of Will Ransome.

Maldon

The buzz began when residents noticed a large marquee in Promenade Park.

A Maldon District Council spokesman said: “We have an enviable reputation for being extremely film friendly and this production follows in the footsteps of many others who have filmed here.

(John Guiver)

“They have a sizeable base on Promenade Park, and they will minimise any disruption during their filming and ensure safety can be maintained at all times.”

Film crews were spotted at the Hythe taking the historic quay back in time to the 19th Century.

(John Guiver)

Pictures, some of which were taken by John Guiver, Donna Frost and Paula Wiseman, from our Mid Essex Camera Club, show the production team building the set and organising the wardrobe

Alresford

Photographer Lynne Sampson, shared her snaps of British actor Tom Hiddleston filming who was seen filming alongside a crew in Brightlingsea, facing Alresford Creek.

She said: “I went out hoping for a barn owl, didn’t see one sadly, but the universe sent a nice surprise replacement in the form of Tom Hiddleston.”

Action - Tom Hiddleston, 40, seen filming in north Essex. Picture: Lynne Sampson

She said she was quite a distance away from the star of many of the Marvel film, but was chuffed to get the shot which made and certainly brightened up her week.

Lynne, who lives in Colchester, added: “I came out hoping for some wildlife and a sunset, saw a kestrel, a buzzard, hares... and Tom Hiddleston!”

The Victorian series features the picturesque Alresford Creek as a replacement for the fictional village of Aldwinter

Mersea

Filming has also reportedly taken place on Mersea Island too.

Pictures showed Claire Danes in Victorian dress filming on a boat alongside co-star Frank Dillane.

Tolleshunt D’Arcy

Tom Hiddleston was seen walking through smoke sporting fake blood on his cheek during a dramatic scene being filmed in Tolleshunt D’Arcy.

DRAMATIC SCENE: Tom Hiddleston walks through smoke in the scene at Tollesbury

The film star, 40, wore a dark brown coat along with a black jumper and brown trousers for the shoot as he plays Will Ransome, the trusted leader of the local community.

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Remarkable Ruins

Thomas Girtin (1775-1802), English watercolourist and etcher.

This artist allowed the recognition of watercolour as an art, while he is also the initiator of romantic watercolours.

Specialist in landscapes and architectural representations, friend of the painter J. M. W. Turner (1775-1851), he died prematurely of tuberculosis, in his studio.

(Details. The pictures show, in order: Denbigh Castle, circa 1793 ; Saint Cuthbert's Holy Island, 1797 ; St. Alban's Cathedral, Hertfordshire, circa 1797 ; Tolleshunt-Beckingham, Essex, circa 1795 ; Jedburgh Abbey, Roxburghshire, circa 1793 ; Durham Cathedral and Castle, circa 1800 ; Tempio d' Antonio e Faustina, between 1798 and 1799 ; Lichfield Cathedral, Staffordshire, 1794 ; Tynemouth Priory, Northumberland, 1793 ; Kirkstall Abbey from the N.W., circa 1792)

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A poem by Sheenagh Pugh

I think someone might write an elegy

I think someone might write an elegy

for the dead words: the shapely words

that have no shape to fit round now,

whose ladies have stepped out of them,

as it were, and left them in a huddle,

the words we don't have things for. I think

someone might write an elegy for words

like timothy, socksfoot, feverfew,

fennel and saffron, ginger and galingale.

For mowdewart and marmot; for furze-pig

and parmaceti; for feline

and anserine; for Lawrence the tod.

For cirrus, nimbus and stratocumulus.

For Persepolis, Hamadan, Shushan,

for Tolleshunt d'Arcy and Cirencester;

for Elizabeth Sarah Davidson,

which once seemed to me the fairest words

that ever anyone laid tongue to.

For the words that mean nothing now

and whose loveliness, made as it was

by what they meant, has left them; the husks

of dragonflies, drying out… Things that are dead

we keep with words, but when the words die

themselves; oh then they're dead, and dead indeed.

Sheenagh Pugh

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We’d made a couple of bookings to cover the half-term holidays.  The 1st of these brought us to the village of Tolleshunt D’arcy, just to the east of Maldon, and the D’Arcy Equestrian Camping & Caravanning certificated site. (See my review here).

On Saturday afternoon (the day after we arrived) we headed back to Maldon just to have a little look around. We parked outside of town and walked in along the river.  Once on the main street we found a little café down a side street – if we’d waited we would have found a far nicer (but busier) one a little further on down a quaint little lane.  (Mrs ….. Famous Tea Rooms…. sorry, I should have taken more notice 😦 )

A little further along we came across ‘The Moot Hall’ a narrow building steeped in history, but originally built as a family home in the 15th century.  We were a little too early for the tour, which started at 3.30pm, so we missed out on that one, but the leaflet we were given looked very interesting and the lady manning the hall gave us a fair bit of information.

We then passed the church and found ‘The Blue Boar’ , a 14th Century inn currently undergoing much refurbishment.  We stopped for a quick drink in the public bar.  I asked about ghosts, naturally, and although the barman was clearly a non-believer he told us that apparently there is meant to be a little girl in 1 of the rooms over the bar.  He also told us that once while a local ghost tour guide was doing his spiel outside the pub, the owner’s daughter popped up at one of the windows completely by chance!

On the way home we headed down towards Tollesbury marina, signposted out of the village where we were staying.  It was miles down the road and in the middle of nowhere!  The village we drove through on our way to the marina was much bigger than I was expecting.

This is mudflat country!  With the tide out there were boats standing in numerous channels in the mud; we found it difficult to imagine how they could ever get in or out (notwithstanding that many of the boats were clearly never going anywhere again!)  We found an outdoor pool that was being very well used by the locals, and from here we saw lads racing across the road and through the mud (see the main picture!)  This took Calv back through the years because as a youngster he regularly used to go ‘mud-larking’ in the mud of Portsmouth Harbour 🙂

From here we wandered back towards the old ‘saltings’ that we’d driven past on our way in.  We bought an ice-cream and then found our way onto a path out to the old lightship.  This was a pleasant afternoon out (and we did enjoy watching the lads trying to run across the mud – they were sinking up to their knees at times, but clearly knew what they were doing 🙂 )

Tollesbury mudflats

The pool at Tollesbury

On Sunday we headed towards Mersea Island, firstly to West Mersea and then to East Mersea.  West Mersea was very, very busy and we struggled to park.  We turned round when we came up to road signs telling us that both options were dead-ends and managed to park on the side of the road eventually (in a tiny little spot).

The tide was out when we arrived and we walked over a wooden causeway towards the beach, seeing people crabbing, sitting enjoying the sun and even in the water!  We walked a fair way up the beach, eventually coming up a path into the village, where there were a number of tearooms open.

Making our way back towards the car we saw that the causeway we’d crossed to get to the bridge was now underwater.  However people were still happily walking across it!

When we made it back to the car we found that the water was also lapping at our tyres – we got back just in time it would appear!

We thought that we’d head up towards ‘The Old City’ as we’d seen it on a map on an information board in the town.  However, this too was cut off by the tide!

We then headed towards East Mersea where there is a lovely walk along the estuary.  We’re pretty confident that you could walk, perhaps even cycle, from here back to West Mersea.

On our final day we headed towards Burnham on Crouch, as usual with no idea what to expect!  As it happens this is a lovely waterside town with a good degree of history, and a lovely quayside hosting a good few sailing clubs.  There are several, very well kept, houseboats moored and a lovely big old boat being restored.  There is also, sadly, a rather nice old boat on it’s side.  It looks as though it will probably never float again.

We wandered along the quayside, had some lunch at the Quayside Café/Restaurant, eating it whilst sat outside watching a couple of sailing races.  Calv just had a crab salad and I had a prawn jacket – probably the best lunch we’ve had out since we’ve been away.  The prawns were something special, and the chips were, quite possibly, the best I’ve ever had 🙂

    Looking back from the water’s edge at East Mersea

On Bank Holiday Monday we headed the other way to Burnham on Crouch and Bradwell on Sea (to visit St Peters Chapel).  Burnham on Crouch is a delightful waterside town with several sailing clubs and some lovely boats moored.

After a wander along the quay we had a lovely lunch at the Quayside Restaurant watching a couple of sailing races.  This place has a really lovely feel to it as well as our favourite historic buildings!

Leaving Burnham we were headed towards Bradwell on Sea to find St Peters Chapel.  On the way we stopped to have a quick look at the church in Southminster.  Here we could see clearly the meld of ancient and modern, such as the ancient tower and gatehouse and the modern gates (keeping us out…)

Arriving in Bradwell we found out there was more to the little town than the chapel by the sea.  There was a WWII airfield here, which is still evident, and a memorial to the airmen.  Turning by the current church you eventually find parking for the old chapel (still used on occasion), although it is a bit of a walk to visit.  It’s worth it though 🙂

We had had a lovely, and rather unexpected, day out.  The next day we moved out of Essex and into Suffolk 🙂 (And I’m now only 3 days behind!)

  A few days near Maldon, Essex We'd made a couple of bookings to cover the half-term holidays.  The 1st of these brought us to the village of Tolleshunt D'arcy, just to the east of Maldon, and the…

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I love a good docudrama. (at Tolleshunt D'Arcy) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmR6P-9IFhRPBO4ObYMiSFvODDEHRHBqkluPu00/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Today's selected anniversaries: 7th August 2022

1461:

Ming Chinese general Cao Qin staged a failed coup against the Tianshun Emperor. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebellion_of_Cao_Qin

1914:

The Battle of Mulhouse began with France's first attack of World War I in an ultimately unsuccessful attempt to recover the region of Alsace from Germany. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Mulhouse

1942:

World War II: U.S. Marines initiated the first American offensive of the Guadalcanal campaign, with landings on Tulagi, Gavutu–Tanambogo and Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Tulagi_and_Gavutu%E2%80%93Tanambogo

1985:

Five members of the Bamber family were found murdered at a farmhouse in Tolleshunt D'Arcy, England. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House_Farm_murders

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Sheila Caffell, The Sister Of White House Farm Killer Jeremy Bamber

Sheila Caffell, The Sister Of White House Farm Killer Jeremy Bamber

For more than a month after the brutal 1985 murders at White House Farm in Tolleshunt D’Arcy, England, Jeremy Bamber convinced police that his sister Sheila Caffell had killed their family before turning the gun on herself. Family PhotoSheila Caffell with her two sons, Daniel and Nicholas Caffell. On August 7, 1985, Sheila Caffell and her two children — a pair of twin boys — were killed, along…

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Today we also celebrate our Venerable Father Sophrony of Essex. Saint Sophrony was an archimandrite and one of the noted ascetic Christian monks of the twentieth century. He is best known as the disciple and biographer of St Silouan the Athonite and compiler of St Silouan's works, and as the founder of the Patriarchal Stavropegic Monastery of St. John the Baptist in Tolleshunt Knights, Maldon, Essex, England. He was canonised by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople on 27 November 2019. May he intercede for us always + Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophrony_(Sakharov) (at Essex) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRJ5PERLHJ5/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Jeremy Bamber And The Shocking White House Farm Murders

Jeremy Bamber And The Shocking White House Farm Murders

On Aug. 7, 1985, Jeremy Nevill Bamber entered his parents’ home at White House Farm in England and murdered everyone inside before calling the police and pinning it all on his sister. PA Images via Getty ImagesJeremy Bamber was jailed for life in 1986 after being convicted of shooting dead his mother, father, sister and twin nephews at the family farmhouse in Tolleshunt D’Arcy, Essex. Jeremy…

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Today we also celebrate the first official feast day of the Venerable Sophrony of Essex. Saint Sophrony was an archimandrite and one of the noted ascetic Christian monks of the twentieth century. He is best known as the disciple and biographer of St Silouan the Athonite and compiler of St Silouan's works, and as the founder of the Patriarchal Stavropegic Monastery of St. John the Baptist in Tolleshunt Knights, Maldon, Essex, England. He was canonised by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople on 27 November 2019. May he intercede for us always + Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophrony_(Sakharov) (at Essex) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCfCvsrp47j/?igshid=1hs0gpepftl8r