tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post1217285253310408780..comments2024-03-27T09:13:32.912+00:00Comments on News From Nowhere: Sepia Saturday : Clovelly UnchangedAlan Burnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-64147194407373467102010-03-19T09:07:23.520+00:002010-03-19T09:07:23.520+00:00I can only add a variation of Vicky Lane's com...I can only add a variation of Vicky Lane's comment, that one of my favorite things about the South of England was how many places one could go where time had virtually stopped. Being from the Land of Tear Everything Down Older Than 30 Years, I found this especially endearing. <br /><br />On a bus on the Isle of Wight, an elderly local struck up a conversation, and as I was a tourist from America, she wondered if I thought (rural) Brits were "backward". I emphatically assured her that they were NOT, that I thought rural England was infinitely more **civilised** than America!JamaGeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16973656461323918279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-8712400448999830422010-03-17T18:25:39.611+00:002010-03-17T18:25:39.611+00:00Yes,Alan.It's Striking How Similar the 2 Photo...Yes,Alan.It's Striking How Similar the 2 Photos Are. It's Good To Notice What Remains The Same.tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03746435400444226665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-80492236974612893072010-03-15T18:29:10.893+00:002010-03-15T18:29:10.893+00:00This is so super. How lovely is Clovelly.This is so super. How lovely is Clovelly.Hazelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07133986410814852449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-60852419964130667062010-03-14T22:09:35.777+00:002010-03-14T22:09:35.777+00:00We just wouldn't tolerate that here. We'd ...We just wouldn't tolerate that here. We'd have to tear down those building, build some condos and level out that beach. Well, hopefully not, but it is wonderful and unusual to see so little change. It seems almost miraculous to me. And I love the idea of your parents traveling by motorcycle along the coast-very romantic.Christine H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09786732494496282743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-61679770437648323502010-03-14T21:39:13.246+00:002010-03-14T21:39:13.246+00:00The big difference of a young country to a seasone...The big difference of a young country to a seasoned country, is how you treat your buildings. My own town tore down a less that 100 year old school house and opera house. We don't have a very old set of buildings but we tear it down rather than restore it. Out East they do take pride in the old buildings and proudly display signs telling the public when the leaning house or building was created. Of course 250 years or so is as old as it gets. Your pictures comparisons are wonderful.L. D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/02270923121962761209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-35238594335284500892010-03-14T19:27:55.287+00:002010-03-14T19:27:55.287+00:00I love this idea. What a challenge to find unchang...I love this idea. What a challenge to find unchanged places! HelenHelen Killeen Bauch McHarguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042488205276127209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-84163294317128823682010-03-14T16:00:18.364+00:002010-03-14T16:00:18.364+00:00What a wonderful posting! I love the idea that a ...What a wonderful posting! I love the idea that a place can remain unchanged for such a span of time. I only wish some of my 'special' spots could have remained the same over the years. It saddens me to know how much we have given up to achieve what we now perceive as necessary to survive.CHummelKornellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10862056292807754590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-13538418050567529492010-03-14T10:27:20.861+00:002010-03-14T10:27:20.861+00:00wow it is amazing how little its changed. great p...wow it is amazing how little its changed. great postlettucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13872380339261609060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-52926798134291923412010-03-14T02:51:12.240+00:002010-03-14T02:51:12.240+00:00A truly fascinating twist on the theme. I wish the...A truly fascinating twist on the theme. I wish there were more places relatively untouched by time like this.The Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730805376957629641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-35739833489137128702010-03-14T00:31:45.677+00:002010-03-14T00:31:45.677+00:00hey isn't that fourth boat in the bottom pictu...hey isn't that fourth boat in the bottom picture the same one on the top...no seriously, I love the two shots and your expansion of sepia saturday to place.... <br /><br />looks like a wonderful place to find oneself wandering and wondering about! clovelly...quite loverly!mouse (aka kimy)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09385557065971602436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-86394487835775695372010-03-13T23:06:38.095+00:002010-03-13T23:06:38.095+00:00What a pretty little village! I'm glad so much...What a pretty little village! I'm glad so much has stayed the same. Let's hope the suspension in time endures.Merihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07024443046207501650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-32227603831545346152010-03-13T21:04:24.197+00:002010-03-13T21:04:24.197+00:00Gosh, I am nutty for "then and now" pics...Gosh, I am nutty for "then and now" pics, Alan. These are fascinating! Either one would make a wonderful painting.Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-17225431468690101312010-03-13T16:21:28.649+00:002010-03-13T16:21:28.649+00:00Oh that was remarkable! I enjoyed reading your r...Oh that was remarkable! I enjoyed reading your reminder that some things certainly do not change so much over time...that is somewhat comforting! <br /><br />Houses into the hills reminds me of my home area in PA where the houses have been there forever too!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093078029028920810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-39977055510552877952010-03-13T15:22:13.920+00:002010-03-13T15:22:13.920+00:00Really neat, Alan. Amazing, the juxtaposition of ...Really neat, Alan. Amazing, the juxtaposition of the two very similar photos--it takes them out of time! Things are much the same in the NY State Adirondacks--the shoreline, the lakeside camps...Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14061893047279652658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-40556352362592068022010-03-13T15:10:19.529+00:002010-03-13T15:10:19.529+00:00It is nice to find those places where change doesn...It is nice to find those places where change doesn't seem to have swept through. I think we all need those spaces.<br />I love the details surrounding the taking of the photo from the 30s.<br />Thanks for sharing.Lisa Ursuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03906234995763166824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-73759206669970716542010-03-13T14:12:33.999+00:002010-03-13T14:12:33.999+00:00There can't be many place which have seen so l...There can't be many place which have seen so little change.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05697994929567403766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-18372260587607050082010-03-13T13:15:27.929+00:002010-03-13T13:15:27.929+00:00That's one of the thing I like so much about E...That's one of the thing I like so much about England is that one can find places where change has been carefully concealed. Which is nice when they're shooting all those wonderful period dramas that turn up on BBC.Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-22283876296226494282010-03-13T13:00:09.383+00:002010-03-13T13:00:09.383+00:00It is nice to know some things never change.
Exce...It is nice to know some things never change.<br /><br />Except the world seems to be in colour now.Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13824632356834631279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-12041134337776097482010-03-13T12:42:31.542+00:002010-03-13T12:42:31.542+00:00How comforting, that it's managed to escape ti...How comforting, that it's managed to escape time's effects like that.Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-31803545186644921652010-03-13T11:34:25.171+00:002010-03-13T11:34:25.171+00:00Alan, so nice. This reminds me of the Fellini movi...Alan, so nice. This reminds me of the Fellini movie, The Ship Sail On -- where the movie starts as an old scratched up sepia and gradually turns in into crisp color. -JHarnett-Hargrovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07486168670308150669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-83565515764407357122010-03-13T10:12:47.267+00:002010-03-13T10:12:47.267+00:00One of my all-time favourite places, and just a da...One of my all-time favourite places, and just a day trip when we lived in neighbouring Cornwall.<br /><br />Walking down to the sea is stern test of the calf muscles. I believe they used a donkey and sledge for hauling goods to and fro.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494219959077922220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-80227777336699399152010-03-13T09:02:49.292+00:002010-03-13T09:02:49.292+00:00That's a fascinating comparison. It's a ve...That's a fascinating comparison. It's a very pretty vilage - thank goodness it is only changing slowly.jennyfreckleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12221511824958069710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-27210812971139080692010-03-13T07:26:36.237+00:002010-03-13T07:26:36.237+00:00I love it when some things remain unchanged. I ha...I love it when some things remain unchanged. I have been around a long time and know that change does not always mean improvement...a lot of beautiful and good things are lost for no good reason except the phony excuse of "progress".Lohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08398370059689865989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-56477646746490684992010-03-13T05:28:35.704+00:002010-03-13T05:28:35.704+00:00I rather like being pedantic, but I shall resist.
...I rather like being pedantic, but I shall resist.<br /><br />Those at the exact same cottages. Fascinating!!!Traceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17502168917372783418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-61438107949030252162010-03-13T04:16:07.555+00:002010-03-13T04:16:07.555+00:00Lovely the way the houses are set right up the hil...Lovely the way the houses are set right up the hillside!Betsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.com