Peregrino Spaces
Today’s Image: Gatesgarth, date unknown, from my mother’s collection of fotos. Gatesgarth in Lindley was in the family for at least 5 generations. Benjamin was not born there as his parents had already moved to Longwood, but it became his home on his marriage and he passed it on to . . . ➤➤continues➤➤
Today’s image: A Tall Ship in the Mediterranean. Shades of John Masefield. William Henry Broadbent – 1835-1907. William was the oldest son of John and Esther. A pioneer in medicine, and physician to both Queen Victoria and the Prince of Wales, he was appointed 1st Baronet of Brook St., London . . . ➤➤continues➤➤
Today’s image: Three Frosted Roses. The three daughters of John and Esther. Mary Jane Broadbent. Mary Jane was born in April 1839, and died on August 2 1864. She was the eldest daughter, closest in age to William and Butterworth. She managed the household for William in London for quite . . . ➤➤continues➤➤
Today’s image: The Gates of Gatesgarth, Lindley, Yorkshire. Gatesgarth, the old family house at Lindley, can be traced back within the direct line for 5 generations before my mother lived there. The Generation Trail. Gatesgarth Owner 01 (name as yet unknown) passed the house and land on to his son-in-law, . . . ➤➤continues➤➤
Today’s image: Road in the mist, Almeria, Spain. Where is this Going? When I was beginning to write more of my own scripts, a seasoned producer gave me some good advice. It’s not what to put in that you’ll struggle with – it’s what to leave out. He was right. . . . ➤➤continues➤➤
Today’s image: Three Frosted Roses The three daughters of John and Esther. Mary Jane Broadbent Mary Jane was born in April 1839, and died on August 2 1864. She was the eldest daughter, closest in age to William and Butterworth. She never married. Sarah Anne Broadbent Sarah Ann – or . . . ➤➤continues➤➤
I’m starting the chain with John and Esther Broadbent – a quiet, and quietly remarkable couple. Married for nearly fifty years, in that half century of commitment and love they built a business, raised eight children and demonstrably lived out their Christianity. John Broadbent as a Young Man The family . . . ➤➤continues➤➤
Gatesgarth – a Victorian house in Lindley, W Yorkshire. Half a century before its mention in the Domesday Book of 1086, the farming community that would grow into the town of Lindley was already established. The house named Gatesgarth joined that history later, and as time moved through the 19th . . . ➤➤continues➤➤