Comments on: The Bardsea Monument, Bardsea, Cumbria https://thefollyflaneuse.com/the-bardsea-monument-bardsea-cumbria/ Rambles to, and ramblings about, Follies and Garden and Landscape Ornament. Tue, 14 Mar 2023 21:13:41 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Editor https://thefollyflaneuse.com/the-bardsea-monument-bardsea-cumbria/#comment-3751 Sat, 08 May 2021 19:04:35 +0000 https://thefollyflaneuse.com/?p=4918#comment-3751 In reply to Garance.

That’s excellent news, thanks for sharing.

]]> By: Garance https://thefollyflaneuse.com/the-bardsea-monument-bardsea-cumbria/#comment-3749 Sat, 08 May 2021 18:48:20 +0000 https://thefollyflaneuse.com/?p=4918#comment-3749 Not directly to do with follies, but coincidentally, the Conishead Priory (https://manjushri.org) which is part of the New Kandampa Tradition (NKT) are now also owners of Leeds Third White Cloth Hall/Assembly Rooms (b.1777) – a Grade II* Listed Building. It had been boarded up and empty for years after it’s former life as a night club and was in a terrible state. Very much a ‘Building at Risk’, but now on it’s way to reopening as a refurbished Buddhist meditation centre. If it weren’t for such wealthy faith organisations, much of our heritage would disintegrate further if not disappear altogether.

]]> By: Editor https://thefollyflaneuse.com/the-bardsea-monument-bardsea-cumbria/#comment-3747 Sat, 08 May 2021 17:54:36 +0000 https://thefollyflaneuse.com/?p=4918#comment-3747 In reply to J St Brioc Hooper.

Thanks John. The Gaz gives a date of 1830, but I can’t seen any explanation for it. If there’s anything in the MMT files please put them in touch with me.

]]> By: J St Brioc Hooper https://thefollyflaneuse.com/the-bardsea-monument-bardsea-cumbria/#comment-3746 Sat, 08 May 2021 17:34:33 +0000 https://thefollyflaneuse.com/?p=4918#comment-3746 Thank you, Karen. There is a new Gazetteer Officer at MMT whom I do not know, but I will see if I can get the entry amended. It could still stay in the Gaz, but stipulating it is a cenotaph rather than a mausoleum. I will forward your blog to the Chairman of the Trust.

]]> By: Editor https://thefollyflaneuse.com/the-bardsea-monument-bardsea-cumbria/#comment-3745 Sat, 08 May 2021 16:02:33 +0000 https://thefollyflaneuse.com/?p=4918#comment-3745 In reply to J St Brioc Hooper.

Hello John and thanks for getting in touch. I did look at the MMT entry. It is a cenotaph rather than a mausoleum, as the family members are buried in nearby churches (Urswick and Ulverston). I think the entry was based on information that has been superseded by later research, but if you know more I’d be very pleased to hear from you. The Conishead follies are 18C, not 19C as previously believed. I hope to feature two others here before too long.

]]> By: J St Brioc Hooper https://thefollyflaneuse.com/the-bardsea-monument-bardsea-cumbria/#comment-3744 Sat, 08 May 2021 13:48:15 +0000 https://thefollyflaneuse.com/?p=4918#comment-3744 Dear Karen

When I read this today, I immediately remembered that the MMT website had an entry on this under “Braddyl Mausoleum” which you may care to browse to compare notes. I do not remember who uploaded the original entry as the Gazetteer was compiled many years ago now.

Best wishes,
John (Former Secretary MMT)

]]> By: Editor https://thefollyflaneuse.com/the-bardsea-monument-bardsea-cumbria/#comment-3742 Sat, 08 May 2021 10:31:04 +0000 https://thefollyflaneuse.com/?p=4918#comment-3742 In reply to Judy.

Hello Judy. Isn’t it miserable. Definitely a morning for coffee and the papers. Lindeth Tower is the other side of the bay, there are lots of follies in the area so watch this space. I have lots of jaunts planned so hopefully there will be a wider geographical spread soon.

]]> By: Judy https://thefollyflaneuse.com/the-bardsea-monument-bardsea-cumbria/#comment-3741 Sat, 08 May 2021 09:23:50 +0000 https://thefollyflaneuse.com/?p=4918#comment-3741 Another inspirational blog , if only it was so far away ( from Cambridge ) . It would be worth the trek if only one could be sure of clear blue skies and not dull and rainy like today . This can’t be far from Silverdale where Elizabeth Gaskell spent
her holidays and wrote in Lindeth Tower (?)

]]> By: Editor https://thefollyflaneuse.com/the-bardsea-monument-bardsea-cumbria/#comment-3740 Sat, 08 May 2021 08:53:13 +0000 https://thefollyflaneuse.com/?p=4918#comment-3740 In reply to John Malaiperuman.

It’s a joy to behold in a fabulous setting. Thanks for the kind comments and pleased it brought some cheer on this grey day

]]> By: John Malaiperuman https://thefollyflaneuse.com/the-bardsea-monument-bardsea-cumbria/#comment-3739 Sat, 08 May 2021 08:40:56 +0000 https://thefollyflaneuse.com/?p=4918#comment-3739 An architectonic folly which celebrates itself . It was a tonic to read your evocative piece this dreary morning.

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