Spring 2015 . . . is a quarterly journal published in Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter, for all who love our green and pleasant land. Annual subscription rates: (4 quarterly editions, inc. postage and packing): U.K. addresses £19; Overseas addresses £26 (by Airmail) Personal dollar cheques accepted from USA at $48.50 per subscription; Canada $48.50; Australia $53.50; New Zealand $63.50. Next four UK Publication Dates (approx): Summer 2015: 13th May; Autumn 2015: 12th Aug.; Winter 2015: 4th Nov.; Spring 2016: 10th Feb. Editor: Stephen Garnett Deputy Editor: Angeline Wilcox Assistant Editors: Susan Kelleher, Peter Worsley Media: Edmund Whitehouse Production: Ann Augur, Keren Bowers Music Editor: Percy Bickerdyke Recording Engineer: Eric Holmes Advertising: Bryn Piper Editorial Secretaries: Christine Freeman Angie Mulcahy Head of Publishing: Neil O’Brien
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Page Contents
SPRING 2015
12 The Historic Homes of England: Harvington Hall, Kidderminster, Worcestershire 14 My England Fair 10 The Editor’s Letter 12 A Royal History of England: Richard III 16 Betjeman: Warm Memories of England’s Best-Loved Poet 18 English Excursions: The Strange ‘undiscovered country’ of Orford Ness 22 In England — Now!: Inspired by Nature 24 England’s Glories 28 Notes from a Cottage Garden 30 Portrait of a Village: Warblington, Hampshire 33 Explore England 34 Nelson’s Column: Keeping an eye on the nation 36 Saved for the Nation 38 Poets’ Corner 40 Centenary of the First World War: War Under the Red Ensign 42 Post Box: Letters to the Editor 43 Silver Cross of St. George: Dale Howting 48 My First Car 50 Forget-Me-Nots: St. George in my blood 52 My Torpoint Bomb 53 Never go back? 54 Great Britons: Sir Arthur Bryan 56 London Pride: The House Where Time Stands Still 60 Armathwaite Signal Box 61 Christian England: Quiet Contemplation in Coventry Cathedral 62 Remembering ‘The Rebel’ 66 Cornucopia 70 English Books 74 English Diary 84 The Tranquil Heart
Graham Gough Kathleen Dickinson Stephen Garnett Paul James Margaret Turner John Greeves Angeline Wilcox —
Rosemary Pettigrew Dorothy Priest —
George Nelson Kathryn Lynch Susan Kelleher Bernard Edwards —
Angeline Wilcox —
Peter Taylor Tom Bowden Phyllis Bond Inglis Graham Bebbington Stuart Millson Tracey Johnson Jennifer Allen Stuart Millson — — —
Doreen Beer
This England — read by two million patriots all over the World! Printed in England by Webmart Ltd, OX26 4UL Distributed by Marketforce, The Blue Fin Building,110 Southwark Street, London, SE1 0SU. © 2015 This England Publishing Ltd.
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