http://www.theraven.org.uk/2006/05/13/kingston-upon-thames-zodiac-walk/ The community web site for the London Grove of the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids. Mon, 07 Sep 2009 16:41:55 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.theraven.org.uk/2006/05/13/kingston-upon-thames-zodiac-walk/comment-page-1/#comment-493 trui9999 Mon, 12 Jun 2006 17:35:07 +0000 http://www.theraven.org.uk/archives/2006/05/13/kingston-upon-thames-zodiac-walk/#comment-493 Firstly thanks extended to those who braved the elements to attend the Stanmore Walk. Hilde/Alex & Daniel for supporting us with 2 cars for ferrying us. It hardly stopped raining, so we first went to Bushey Museum, originally scheduled as an option, for background view of the area's history. Stanmore's name originates from corruption of stone-mere, thus stones ONCE appeared as a guideway across the marsh. Some stones do still appear in the general area. There is the Hare stone at Harrow Weald outside a pub, and another [conglomerate] at Wealdstone again outside a pub. There was another at Headstone Lane [i've got a copy dated image of it,before the railway came but the stone since disappeared without trace. Further away is one in Pinner]. At Bushey Museum we saw paintings by Herkomer, who was also an early silent film maker and produced one with a druidic theme. He pictured his wife Lulu [who tragically died after about one year of marraige] with ivy bound round as a headpiece. We next went to the Stanmore woods, which are virtually on the highest spot nearly 500 ft above sea level. We looked at a low mound with a ditch of a very feminine influence/energy and then to what locals describe as an ice-house, but really a small rounded shell grotto, complete with ancient altar and 2 rings and 5 stones on it, that appear to have been there for ages. We next went to hospital site with an obalisk describing battle against the Romans, before rushing off to a pub to dry-out, whilst refreshing us on the inside. Others attending were Lorraine, Elizabeth, Petra and Greg. more to follow later TRUI Firstly thanks extended to those who braved the elements to attend the Stanmore Walk. Hilde/Alex & Daniel for
supporting us with 2 cars for ferrying us. It hardly stopped raining, so we first went to Bushey Museum, originally scheduled as an option, for background view of the area’s history. Stanmore’s name originates from corruption of
stone-mere, thus stones ONCE appeared as a guideway across the marsh. Some stones do still appear in the general
area. There is the Hare stone at Harrow Weald outside a pub, and another [conglomerate] at Wealdstone again
outside a pub. There was another at Headstone Lane [i've got a copy dated image of it,before the railway came but
the stone since disappeared without trace. Further away is one in Pinner]. At Bushey Museum we saw paintings by Herkomer, who was also an early silent film maker and produced one with a druidic theme. He pictured his wife Lulu
[who tragically died after about one year of marraige] with ivy bound round as a headpiece. We next went to the
Stanmore woods, which are virtually on the highest spot nearly 500 ft above sea level. We looked at a low mound
with a ditch of a very feminine influence/energy and then to what locals describe as an ice-house, but really a
small rounded shell grotto, complete with ancient altar and 2 rings and 5 stones on it, that appear to have been
there for ages. We next went to hospital site with an obalisk describing battle against the Romans, before rushing
off to a pub to dry-out, whilst refreshing us on the inside. Others attending were Lorraine, Elizabeth, Petra and
Greg.
more to follow later TRUI

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