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Posted: Sat 06 Nov, 2010 9:04 pm
by Leeds Hippo
Thought this was a worthy of a thread - since many of us here are interested in maps of LeedsHistorical document brought back to LeedsHope they can get the details on line looks really interestingNote the Thomas Jefferson connection - I'd never heard of this beforehttp://
www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/His ... 6614581.jp
Posted: Sat 06 Nov, 2010 9:42 pm
by Leeds Hippo
Curious it mentions that"James Caverhill, a fine art conservator charged with cleaning up the document, said that the survey could have been written by Cistercian monks at Kirkstall Abbey"I thought the dissolution of Kirkstal Abbey happened in 1539
Posted: Sat 06 Nov, 2010 9:46 pm
by Cardiarms
Tunnel.. Where's the tunnel?
Posted: Sat 06 Nov, 2010 9:46 pm
by kango
Leeds Hippo wrote: Curious it mentions that"James Caverhill, a fine art conservator charged with cleaning up the document, said that the survey could have been written by Cistercian monks at Kirkstall Abbey"I thought the dissolution of Kirkstal Abbey happened in 1539 You beat Me to it LH !!November of that year, if My History is correct, having escaped the 1536 purge.
Posted: Sat 06 Nov, 2010 9:48 pm
by Leeds Hippo
kango wrote: Leeds Hippo wrote: Curious it mentions that"James Caverhill, a fine art conservator charged with cleaning up the document, said that the survey could have been written by Cistercian monks at Kirkstall Abbey"I thought the dissolution of Kirkstal Abbey happened in 1539 You beat Me to it LH !!November of that year, if My History is correct, having escaped the 1536 purge. Kango - I'm surprised the YEP journalist didn't pick this up! - he says without a trace of irony
Posted: Sat 06 Nov, 2010 9:52 pm
by kango
Leeds Hippo wrote: kango wrote: Leeds Hippo wrote: Curious it mentions that"James Caverhill, a fine art conservator charged with cleaning up the document, said that the survey could have been written by Cistercian monks at Kirkstall Abbey"I thought the dissolution of Kirkstal Abbey happened in 1539 You beat Me to it LH !!November of that year, if My History is correct, having escaped the 1536 purge. Kango - I'm surprised the YEP journalist didn't pick this up! - he says without a trace of irony I'm more worried about the Conservators lack of knowledge!!
Posted: Sat 06 Nov, 2010 10:00 pm
by Leeds Hippo
kango wrote: Leeds Hippo wrote: kango wrote: Leeds Hippo wrote: Curious it mentions that"James Caverhill, a fine art conservator charged with cleaning up the document, said that the survey could have been written by Cistercian monks at Kirkstall Abbey"I thought the dissolution of Kirkstal Abbey happened in 1539 You beat Me to it LH !!November of that year, if My History is correct, having escaped the 1536 purge. Kango - I'm surprised the YEP journalist didn't pick this up! - he says without a trace of irony I'm more worried about the Conservators lack of knowledge!! We can only hope that James Caverhill is a qualified restorer and not emulating Del Boy and the Chandelier, in the process of using windolene to clean the document!
Posted: Sat 06 Nov, 2010 10:44 pm
by cnosni
Leeds Hippo wrote: kango wrote: Leeds Hippo wrote: Curious it mentions that"James Caverhill, a fine art conservator charged with cleaning up the document, said that the survey could have been written by Cistercian monks at Kirkstall Abbey"I thought the dissolution of Kirkstal Abbey happened in 1539 You beat Me to it LH !!November of that year, if My History is correct, having escaped the 1536 purge. Kango - I'm surprised the YEP journalist didn't pick this up! - he says without a trace of irony Many of us arent surprised,but i am concerned about this guy and his grasp of history