Facts you really should know....

[ummmm]

Considering I have lived in Northampton most of my life and most of my adult life I have lived a very short walk from the park. I found out yesterday that the manor house in the park lived Shakespeare's granddaughter, Elizabeth Bernard, who is buried in the nearby church.

Interesting....but how did I not know that?

Any interesting facts anyone found out recently?

[jackthehat]

I spent one school summer-holiday working in the attics, there, ummmm.......

[ummmm]

I bet you knew that Shakespeares granddaughter lived there....What were you doing in the attics?

I'm having a fascinating morning. Just reading about the tunnels. Northampton has a pretty impressive history :-)

[bobjugs12]

I recently found out that the RAF resttlement process is a massive pile of dogmess!

[ummmm]

Oh dear....not good news then?

[jackthehat]

I was helping to catalogue the artefacts for the museum.
It's fascinating up there............or at least was, it was a while ago.....:o)

You're right, it does. But for some reason it never really plays up the history of the town, nor the significant events it was part of.

Typical bl00dy Northampton-attitude to anything really........:o(

[ummmm]

I've spent the last hour reading about it on Wiki....I cannot believe this stuff isn't taught in schools. We were briefly told about Thomas a Becket...but that was because our school was named after him. Because we weren't taught it I thought nothing significant had happened here.

[bobjugs12]

Not really ummmm, I've just had to beg my Bank for another £2k because the mob only just told me my resettlement money is payed in arrears!!! For Funks Sake

[pericat]

In junior school our kids had a great teacher who was very into local history and every year he would organise several trips for his class so they Could all learn about the area . Great idea and a fantastic teacher .

[ummmm]

Bloody hell. I bet they didn't make that clear when you signed up :-(

[bobjugs12]

Nope. Doesn't surprise me though.

[jno]

she was a Lady, I think, but had no children.

[ummmm]

I might go visit her grave later. The Church where she's buried is very small so it shouldn't be hard to find. And just a few minutes walk.....

[jackthehat]

I bet you fancy an ice-cream, really..........:D

[pericat]

We have a ghost in our local castle - Malahide castle - was a bride and a widow on the same day

[jno]

sounds like a typical Irish wedding, pericat?

[pericat]

If there's enough drink involved jno - :-)

[ummmm]

It would be rude not to Jack :-)

[McMouse]

I've just discovered my next door neighbour is a clone of Elvis Presley.

[tamborine]

previous occupant of my house; an adoptee, is a Phd chemical engineer for NASA. Name 'top secret'.

He didn't get that honor watching owls :)

[craft1948]

My next door neighbour has told me that her niece has just died. I asked if it was unexpectedly and she said "Yes, she was just doing the housework and keeled over". I said "That's why I have a cleaning lady"............she didn't get it :-(