Comments on: The Mausoleum of Lord Barton-Bendish, Letheringsett, Norfolk https://thefollyflaneuse.com/the-mausoleum-of-lord-barton-bendish-letheringsett-norfolk/ Rambles to, and ramblings about, Follies and Garden and Landscape Ornament. Sat, 30 May 2026 19:41:31 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Editor https://thefollyflaneuse.com/the-mausoleum-of-lord-barton-bendish-letheringsett-norfolk/#comment-25931 Sat, 30 May 2026 19:41:31 +0000 https://thefollyflaneuse.com/?p=3379#comment-25931 In reply to Gareth Hughes.

Hello Gareth. I’m sure Betjeman was shown the tunnel, with such great local guides, but I have found no evidence.

]]> By: Gareth Hughes https://thefollyflaneuse.com/the-mausoleum-of-lord-barton-bendish-letheringsett-norfolk/#comment-25930 Sat, 30 May 2026 19:11:42 +0000 https://thefollyflaneuse.com/?p=3379#comment-25930 Letheringsett Hall has a strange, very plain, grotto-tunnel leading under the main road to a small, much overgrown, Victorian fern garden with remnants of a fountain and flint work. A rather sad, melancholy little place. I wonder if Betjeman knew of it?

]]> By: Editor https://thefollyflaneuse.com/the-mausoleum-of-lord-barton-bendish-letheringsett-norfolk/#comment-25912 Thu, 21 May 2026 08:35:35 +0000 https://thefollyflaneuse.com/?p=3379#comment-25912 In reply to Barbara Howard.

Good morning Barbara. Some of my favourite encounters with follies were when camping with the guides in Northumberland. I’m a huge fan of the Shell Museum at Glandford so its lovely to hear that you explored it as a girl.

]]> By: Barbara Howard https://thefollyflaneuse.com/the-mausoleum-of-lord-barton-bendish-letheringsett-norfolk/#comment-25911 Thu, 21 May 2026 07:34:44 +0000 https://thefollyflaneuse.com/?p=3379#comment-25911 Thank you! Remembering 1960s Girl Guide camps in soggy Augusts at nearby Bayfield Park. The coach got stuck in the mud. Walks to quiet Letheringsett and in the opposite direction to Glandford Shell Museum.
Barbara

]]> By: Chuckster https://thefollyflaneuse.com/the-mausoleum-of-lord-barton-bendish-letheringsett-norfolk/#comment-25908 Tue, 19 May 2026 20:54:50 +0000 https://thefollyflaneuse.com/?p=3379#comment-25908 ]]> In reply to Editor.

I wrote two actually, I think yours is the better. Sort of like saying sand in your skivvies is better than rope burn. 🪢

]]> By: Editor https://thefollyflaneuse.com/the-mausoleum-of-lord-barton-bendish-letheringsett-norfolk/#comment-25907 Tue, 19 May 2026 20:33:25 +0000 https://thefollyflaneuse.com/?p=3379#comment-25907 In reply to Chuckster.

Hello Nick. Good to see poems about imaginary mausoleums are still being composed!

]]> By: Chuckster https://thefollyflaneuse.com/the-mausoleum-of-lord-barton-bendish-letheringsett-norfolk/#comment-25906 Tue, 19 May 2026 20:26:21 +0000 https://thefollyflaneuse.com/?p=3379#comment-25906 ]]> Beneath the yews, stiff-collared Hardy
Kept watch in his tomb rather tardy;
While villagers fled
From the rustle of dead—
Though the ghost only muttered, “Tea? Hardly.”🇬🇧

]]> By: Editor https://thefollyflaneuse.com/the-mausoleum-of-lord-barton-bendish-letheringsett-norfolk/#comment-25898 Sat, 16 May 2026 17:10:43 +0000 https://thefollyflaneuse.com/?p=3379#comment-25898 In reply to Moira Garland.

Hello Moira. Yes, it’s such an entertaining story with a great cast of characters.

]]> By: Moira Garland https://thefollyflaneuse.com/the-mausoleum-of-lord-barton-bendish-letheringsett-norfolk/#comment-25897 Sat, 16 May 2026 12:03:47 +0000 https://thefollyflaneuse.com/?p=3379#comment-25897 What fun!

]]> By: Editor https://thefollyflaneuse.com/the-mausoleum-of-lord-barton-bendish-letheringsett-norfolk/#comment-25895 Sat, 16 May 2026 08:48:21 +0000 https://thefollyflaneuse.com/?p=3379#comment-25895 In reply to Gwyn Headley.

Hello Gwyn. It was great fun working on this story!

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