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To do the work involved in the supposed landscaping of Baysgarth House’s 14 acre parkland (see previous blog) the Nelthorpe family would have mustered a workforce and used ‘pattern book’ ideas rather than a nationally recognised landscape gardener. Probably this was true of other similar sized parklands in north Lincolnshire such as at Saxby Hall (financed […]

The south-facing wing of Baysgarth House, Barton on Humber was completed in 1731 was built in the Georgian classical style in vogue at the time and was funded by the Nelthorpe family (see above picture), generations of which had lived in the older north-south orientated block since 1620 and further generations of which were to

Public Parks and their history is a particular interest currently. Current research on the parks of Hull and recent publication (see Publications) on the Evolution of Baysgarth Park, Barton on Humber link to this interest. As with other studies of elements in the landscape, the objective is not just to discover facts on one example but

The telescope invented and constructed by Galileo (1564-1642) achieved a 30x magnification (about the same as a modern, medium-priced pair of binoculars), this enabling him to make ground-breaking discoveries about our solar system. Galileo had the advantages of a Mediterranean climate, little atmospheric pollution and minimal light pollution, compared to the 21st century. Both Copernicus and

Have a new phone, a Sony android one, no idea about most of its capabilities but do know it has a good camera, 10+ megapixels I believe. However unlike my basic digital camera it doesn’t seem to have a zoom-lens capability. Zoom lens, to me, is like a simple optical telescope. For thousands of years humans

Currently walking dog along section of ‘Middlegate’ before breakfast, the section immediately west of the chalk quarry has overhanging trees on both sides. Like most dogs Molly chases squirrels when on the ground, but not only can they ‘gallop’ surprisingly fast they can also climb vertically up the tree-trunk and into the canopy, and, in