July 24th
-- Around Blickling Hall
The second walk in July took in the beauty of
Blickling Hall and its surrounding parklands as 12 walkers
enjoyed a four mile stroll which culminated in a visit to
Blickling Church followed by lunch at the Black Boys Pub in
Aylsham.
The photograph top right above shows the group at the
halfway stage. Below this is a remarkable sculpture from
Blickling Church. Below that the walkers are faced by a
stray cow (you can just see it on the left). The beast
bolted across the fields shortly after the image was taken.
A similar thing happened when the camera came out to capture
a deer in Blickling Park. The bottom photo is of Blickling
Hall itself.
The wonders of the internet have allowed us to solve
one mystery. In Blickling Church we were confused by a wall
tablet that had the following inscription:
"To the memory of William Assheton Harbord, Lord
Suffield, who died on the 1st of August, 1821 in the 55th
year of his age. This monument is erected by his widow
Caroline, daughter of John Hobart, Earl of Buckingham and of
his first wife Mary Anne, daughter of Sir Thom Drury
Bart."
Some people felt that Lord Suffield was married twice
(to Caroline and previously to Mary Anne). Others thought
that Caroline was the daughter of John Hobart and his first
wife Mary Anne. The latter is correct. John Hobart was
married twice - firstly to Mary Anne Drury and subsequently
to Caroline Conolly.
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