tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405235946922980965.post4695475312483096812..comments2024-03-26T01:22:19.803-04:00Comments on Notes From ABroad: Sunday DriveNotes From ABroadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12202279303962539035noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405235946922980965.post-50251688447206139932013-09-10T11:42:24.200-04:002013-09-10T11:42:24.200-04:00"OLD"!!! Chatham... I beg to differ m..."OLD"!!! Chatham... I beg to differ m' Lord.<br /><br />I present my evidence.<br /><br />Source Wikipedia...<br /><br />The name Chatham was first recorded as Cetham in 880. Most books explain this name as a British root ceto (like Welsh coed) plus Old English ham, thus meaning a forest settlement. However, the river-valley situation of Chatham is more consistent with cet being an Old English survival of the element catu that was common in Roman-era names and meant 'basin' or 'valley'.<br /><br />Chatham stands on the A2 road along the line of the ancient Celtic route, which was paved by the Romans, and named Watling Street by the Anglo-Saxons. Among finds have been the remains of a Roman cemetery. After the Norman invasion the manor of Chatham, originally Saxon, was given by William the Conqueror to Earl Godwinson.<br /><br />It long remained a small village on the banks of the river, but by the 16th century was being used to harbour warships, because of its strategic sheltered location between London and the Continent. It was established as a Royal Dockyard by Queen Elizabeth I in 1568. <br /><br /><br />So look this Chatham (who cares about the spelling!) was most likely inhabited in Roman times and definitely from Saxon into the Norman times and was from 1568 a major royal dockyard until it closed (putting all my family out of work!) in the 1980s.<br /><br />So how do you get to name one "Old" when it was only settled 188 years after good old Queen Liz founded the dockyard?<br /><br />We should rename ours "Ancient Chatham" then... ;-)<br /><br />Furtheronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11903753972242964410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405235946922980965.post-79089553436536205292013-09-09T22:55:47.418-04:002013-09-09T22:55:47.418-04:00OH how absolutely lovely - that place is going to ...OH how absolutely lovely - that place is going to be so gorgeous when the fall colors are out!!!! Reminds me of the places where we went to get pumpkins when I was a kid... like Pound Ridge, etc. xxSabrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10732341463666218783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405235946922980965.post-49699872542150793422013-09-09T21:48:43.272-04:002013-09-09T21:48:43.272-04:00I don't think that is your new home is it?
...I don't think that is your new home is it? <br /><br />There are always beautiful houses everywhere......what's more important is being happy with the one we choose and turning it into a happy home! I know you are doing this - takes time but will be worth it.<br /><br />BTW, a home is like it's garden, never finished. I'm now planning to replace my downstairs flooring - carpet has to go - I want a farmhouse style with wide planks, wish me luck!<br /><br />Hugs - MaryMaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11915239653283205065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405235946922980965.post-63531518349570117682013-09-09T09:24:10.101-04:002013-09-09T09:24:10.101-04:00Sooooo...
Is this finally a picture of your house?...Sooooo...<br />Is this finally a picture of your house??<br />If it is...I hate you!<br />That is GEEEE-orgeous!<br /><br />Cheers!<br />Linda :o)Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06682800877894439940noreply@blogger.com