Living in the shadow of dungeness
- 10 March 2012 19:20158599fascinating article about the people that live there.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/mar/09/love-living-next-nuclear-plant - 10 March 2012 22:19158610No mention of Derek Jarman?!
I see the charm of the area, but there is no way I would want to live there! Good fish and chips down there...and a really good light house. - 11 March 2012 00:11158621... and not forgetting ....
Volumes have been written about the appeal of Dungeness, and not surprisingly the word "magical" emerges to describe a particular quality seen and felt by different people in different ways. For me it's one of the few places where I find the light plays amazing tricks that are difficult to predict and impossible to define. I've also seen this in other parts of the UK, particularly the Penwith district of Cornwall, parts of Wales and the Western Isles of Scotland - but seldom elsewhere on the south and east coasts.
Mentioning Derek Jarman, who spent his last years there at Prospect Cottage. If you read his book "Derek Jarman's Garden" I think you'll get an insight into what draws people to this remarkable place.
Interestingly the geographers tell us the Dungeness shingle bank was in existence for centuries while the rest of Romney Marsh was under water. - 11 March 2012 09:22158628Cracking shot there John.
Yes there is something sort of odd about the place..maybe more mystical than magical... it attracts the arty farty types so they can be at one with nature for the furtherance of their art. Not sure if there are many plusses though living next to a Nuclear Power Plant..but having said that, in a way its shame that it will be going soon as its not on the governments list for upgrading due to its proximity to water and tidal fluctuations.email: dover7@msn.com - 11 March 2012 09:57158632A taste of Sellafield...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/mar/11/sellafield-stories-book-nuclear-accidentIgnorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing. - 11 March 2012 20:55158739Wonderful photo John
At least the added advantage for the 'arty farties' is that they have grown extra ears to place their paintbrushes behind whilst using their six fingers to blend in the paint for that extra special finish
- 11 March 2012 21:19158745you're on form tonight barry, has the court jester been giving you some tutoring?
- 11 March 2012 21:29158750I saw him this morning
- 11 March 2012 21:38158751had some excellent jesters in dover over the years barry, this chap excelled at the castle in front of king henry the second.
[URL][/URL] - 12 March 2012 07:50158783Yeah thanks Howard - were you his agent by any chance ??
Roger
