Comments on: Darnley Mausoleum, Cobham, Kent

By: Editor

Editor — Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:45:41 +0000

In reply to Charles Cowling. Good morning Charles and thank you for your beautifully phrased comment. It is a most curious building, both to the eye and because of its history. A very merry Christmas to you.

By: Charles Cowling

Charles Cowling — Sun, 15 Dec 2024 16:57:12 +0000

As one who once lived on the much hacked and racked Isle of Portland, and developed, as one does, a strong affinity with its stone, I take a possessive interest in its multifarious diasporic destinations. Here’s a find! (And a jolly odd one too, to my eyes.)

Thank you for all you do to brighten our lives, FF. Happy Christmas!

By: Editor

Editor — Sun, 15 Dec 2024 15:33:08 +0000

In reply to TOM GARDNER. Hello Tom. The mausoleum certainly looks sombre in the winter light (or lack of). Very best wishes for the festive season.

By: TOM GARDNER

TOM GARDNER — Sat, 14 Dec 2024 18:00:36 +0000

HOLLIDAY GREETING TO ONE & ALL,
YOUR FIRST TWO PHOTOS SET THE TONE – FOR ALL THAT FOLLOWS.
HOWEVER, IN THAT FIRST SHOT, THE ONLY ‘ANNOYING’ FACET IS:
THOSE ‘GOD AWFUL’ (ENTRY) DOORS.
DID THEY GET THEM FROM A DEFUNCT … ‘TARGET’ DEPT. STORE?

YET, THE SECOND SHOT – IS A ‘SOLID WINNER’ … (IN THAT) –
THE INCLUSION OF THAT SOMBER, DE-LEAFED TREE –
PROVES TO BE … A PHOTO COMPOSITION …
‘PAR-EXCELLENT’.

NYC – TOM

By: Editor

Editor — Sat, 14 Dec 2024 14:18:17 +0000

In reply to garance rawinsky. Our annual December visit is firmly on the calendar! Wishing you festive fun.

By: garance rawinsky

garance rawinsky — Sat, 14 Dec 2024 12:38:36 +0000

I’m glad that December visit, cosy refuge and coffee kept those creative juices flowing. Keep on keeping on with such habits. Season’s greetings to you and your UC.

By: Editor

Editor — Sat, 14 Dec 2024 09:11:32 +0000

In reply to Nic Orchard. Thank you Nic and wishing you continuing adventures in 2025. I’m sure Gand will very happily allow Quafftide to be used by one and all.

By: Editor

Editor — Sat, 14 Dec 2024 09:09:33 +0000

In reply to Chris Beevers. Merry Christmas to you and yours Chris. Wishing you a fun and fulfilling new year.

By: Editor

Editor — Sat, 14 Dec 2024 09:07:50 +0000

In reply to Gand. Good morning Gand and the Uncouth Companion joins me in wishing you both a fun-filled festive season. Hoping to quaff with you before too long.

By: Nic Orchard

Nic Orchard — Sat, 14 Dec 2024 08:05:06 +0000

I’ll second that noble non-motion. I have also stolen Quafftide from GanD unless it’s available as a seasonally flavoured – or vice versa – present.

I have had fun with some other erstwhile features of Cobham, not least the sad end of a maid, Peggy. The Toe Monument also made an ethereal appearance. I think the Fellowship is including my piece in an issue. More recently I took a picture from above that confirms the solid restoration of the mausoleum.

Happy merriness. FF and all her readers.
Nic