Peter Hargreaves

Review; Place, Modernity and the Consumer’s World by Robert D Sack (1992) Assessment 8 out of 10

June 13, 2020June 15, 2020No Comments

Robert Sack is an Emeritus Professor of Geography at the University of Wisconsin. My favourite Geographer who is also a writer, Yi Fu Tuan, also taught there, so this was clearly a power house. Like Tuan, Sack is a philosopher as much as he is a Geographer. I read the Book once and wasn’t sure … Continue reading Review; Place, Modernity and the Consumer’s World by Robert D Sack (1992) Assessment 8 out of 10

Review; The Medieval Administration of the Channel Islands 1199-1399 by John Le Patourel (1937) Assessment 9 out of 10

June 10, 2020November 11, 20241 Comment

This is a short book. It is perhaps the most learned I have read on Channel Island history, local history seen against European comparators. The work was based on Le Patourel’s Doctorate at Jesus College, Oxford. He went on to a wider stage writing about medieval England, France and Normandy. After reading “The Channel Islands … Continue reading Review; The Medieval Administration of the Channel Islands 1199-1399 by John Le Patourel (1937) Assessment 9 out of 10

Parish Iconography; St Saviour

June 6, 2020June 7, 2020No Comments

This post is focused on roads and road names in St Saviour. I photographed 33 road name signs in St Saviour, not all the roads in the Parish. Eight out of the 33 signs do not have St Saviour iconography. They have black lettering on a white ground edged in black, the former standard throughout Jersey … Continue reading Parish Iconography; St Saviour

Parish Iconography; Trinity Part One

May 23, 2020December 8, 20201 Comment

Trinity is outstanding, not only for some great parish boundary stones, but also for five vingtaine boundary stones, treasure indeed! Both parish and vingtaine boundary stones were required by law in 1799 where roads cross from one parish into another or from one vingtaine to another. This remains current law under Article 15 of the … Continue reading Parish Iconography; Trinity Part One

Review;The Channel Islands under Tudor Government 1485-1642; a Study of Administrative History by AJ Eagleston(1949) Assessment 9 out of 10

May 13, 2020February 23, 2021No Comments

It was a real pleasure to acquire this long out of print book. It is a hardback of 194 pages, with some fine black and white plates. The copy I acquired for £10 was in good condition. It was Ex Libris the University College of Wales Aberystwyth and presumably hadn’t been read there for some … Continue reading Review;The Channel Islands under Tudor Government 1485-1642; a Study of Administrative History by AJ Eagleston(1949) Assessment 9 out of 10

Parish Iconography; St Martin

May 8, 2020May 8, 2020No Comments

This post is focused on roads and road names in St Martin. Choosing pictures is difficult as almost everywhere in St Martin there are nice examples with interesting stories, including Jersey’s longest road names. The parish crests for St Martin le Vieux and St Martin de Grouville are supposedly derived from the arms of St … Continue reading Parish Iconography; St Martin

Parish Iconography; St Clement

May 4, 2020June 2, 20201 Comment

This post is focused on roads and road names in St Clement. We immediately encounter a difference. In Grouville the design of parish road names is all the same, red lettering on a white ground edged in red and bearing the parish crest and the parish name “Grouville”. That you are in Grouville is clear. … Continue reading Parish Iconography; St Clement

Parish Iconography; Grouville Part Three

April 26, 2020April 27, 20201 Comment

The two Posts so far on Parish Iconography have been concerned with road names and what they say about local history. This post explores other iconography in the landscape, reminding you that you are in Grouville. Following General Don’s improvements to the road system, mile stones were set up, marking the number of miles from … Continue reading Parish Iconography; Grouville Part Three

Review: The Realness of Things Past; Ancient Greece and Ontological History by Greg Anderson Assessment 10 out of 10

April 22, 2020March 2, 2021No Comments

Current interpretations of Classical Athens are criticised, in particular their tendency to view non-modern Athenian demokratia as if it is a proto-modern democracy. Rather, a more real view is advocated that Ancient Athens and Attica should be understood on their own terms. Harold Butterfield‘s “The Whig Interpretation of History”, written in 1931, made a similar … Continue reading Review: The Realness of Things Past; Ancient Greece and Ontological History by Greg Anderson Assessment 10 out of 10

Parish Iconography; Grouville Part Two

April 22, 2020April 28, 2020No Comments

In Jersey local roads, in particular those which led down from the Island plateau surface were notoriously bad. They were worn down by the passage of cattle and carts. Such roads have since been tarmacked and can now be very attractive, particularly in spring. An example La Rue du Jutize, Grouville is shown below. Jutize … Continue reading Parish Iconography; Grouville Part Two