Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/01/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Graham, On many visits to your site, I had never seen/come-across "words and pictures" before. Works well with many of your scrupulously prepared shots. Thanks, B. On 19-jan-2006, at 0:54, GeeBee wrote: > From: "Peter Dzwig" <pdzwig@summaventures.com> > > Subject: Re: [Leica] #005 > >>> GB wrote: >>> >>>> The field undulations are the result of medieval strip farming. >>>> Leica M6 : 21mm Elmarit : orange filter : Ilford HP5 @ 400 >>>> http://www.geebeephoto.com/2006/06005.htm >>> >> Graham, >> >> Is there a DMV nearby still? Was it hit by Black Death or what? >> the whole > area >> is fascinating for its clusrters of villages and field systtems >> which seem > to >> have survived the years and the plough. >> >> A great shot. It looks a lot colder there than our present 12-15C >> >> All the best, >> >> Peter > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------ > -------------------- > > Hi Peter, > > The strips are very common hereabouts and one family may have had > several > strips in different locations within the manor to ensure that no > one family > got the good land whilst another got poor soil. They were taxed by > the lord > of the manor, had crops requisitioned in times of war and with each > generation the strips had to feed more and more family members. You > can also > throw disease and pestilence into the mix. The strips have survived > modern > farming and are still very prominent. > > No deserted village but the people that worked those strips of land > may have > lived at Fawsley which used to be just a mile down the road. More > of that > here: > http://www.geebeephoto.com/Walks/Fawsley/index.htm > > Thanks for looking. > > --Graham > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information