Once I was a clever boy learning the arts of Oxford... is a quotation from the verses written by Bishop Richard Fleming (c.1385-1431) for his tomb in Lincoln Cathedral. Fleming, the founder of Lincoln College in Oxford, is the subject of my research for a D. Phil., and, like me, a son of the West Riding. I have remarked in the past that I have a deeply meaningful on-going relationship with a dead fifteenth century bishop... it was Fleming who, in effect, enabled me to come to Oxford and to learn its arts, and for that I am immensely grateful.


Friday 5 January 2024

Restoring the Northumberland landscape


The BBC News website has an interesting article about a married couple who have consciously restored their Northumberland farm to its layout and agriculture as recorded in an 1805 survey. This process has been hugely beneficial to for the natural wildlife of the area, as well as proving commercially viable. This does appear to be a very good example of living in harmony with nature, and being environmentally sustainable.



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