tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91861088367981637962024-03-21T06:04:46.258-07:00A Quiet Sit Down“A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.” Napoleon BonaparteSarah Salwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08254413682817411906noreply@blogger.comBlogger291125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186108836798163796.post-57003119352992775152024-01-29T06:18:00.000-08:002024-01-29T06:18:29.637-08:00Listening benches<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiwrlyOwZg99EyjqKwg81E1sApwmRGSLOC3WR8xx8ofEiEtANfxEi4Iq3SeP3-K8ImcKU5_5cIDKi-8XdFHPNeOenmBngcI3RZHoiKI3ZLmi7QOb8XA5lhoprRnR7FNYTTc045oKpC1N4bkQH1iYzt8eOu6K2xx6OSlR_3VNLVmIHEWjnZLaTqkAUwvw4/s839/Screen%20Shot%202024-01-29%20at%2014.10.03.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="459" data-original-width="839" height="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiwrlyOwZg99EyjqKwg81E1sApwmRGSLOC3WR8xx8ofEiEtANfxEi4Iq3SeP3-K8ImcKU5_5cIDKi-8XdFHPNeOenmBngcI3RZHoiKI3ZLmi7QOb8XA5lhoprRnR7FNYTTc045oKpC1N4bkQH1iYzt8eOu6K2xx6OSlR_3VNLVmIHEWjnZLaTqkAUwvw4/s320/Screen%20Shot%202024-01-29%20at%2014.10.03.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p>I love the idea of listening benches - somewhere <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-59609662" target="_blank">strangers can sit to talk to each other. </a> This one above is in Grange Gardens in Lewes, and was installed after <a href="https://lewesfcsupporters.club/2023/10/08/listening-bench-unveiled-in-grange-gardens/" target="_blank">restoration work by Lewes FC Supporters. </a></p><p>It's not the only football listening bench though, this one below was designed by George Best's son, Calum, who tweeted back in 2021, that <span style="background-color: white; color: #141414; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <i>'</i></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #141414; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><i>I hope the design and idea welcomes people to sit down and share a convo or listen to someone else.'</i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh834ZuxBsX0Zss6J-Z-jLLW7eyObmiMHfTYFd4WEoSx3qez50vK0WC5FJWn-uGoOAd9PqwAN1FAgKcMnXdeNlj-b7KIO_bhTPRnzvVTiXK2sUg_KO0vD8AuR9wpzGj-f1Kjz_iAf067fw1SzqtUaCtiV0Wvw5-TLhI1wPcKSAtN9Sz6qKY9JfxjHVMjZk/s714/Screen%20Shot%202024-01-29%20at%2014.16.18.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="460" data-original-width="714" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh834ZuxBsX0Zss6J-Z-jLLW7eyObmiMHfTYFd4WEoSx3qez50vK0WC5FJWn-uGoOAd9PqwAN1FAgKcMnXdeNlj-b7KIO_bhTPRnzvVTiXK2sUg_KO0vD8AuR9wpzGj-f1Kjz_iAf067fw1SzqtUaCtiV0Wvw5-TLhI1wPcKSAtN9Sz6qKY9JfxjHVMjZk/s320/Screen%20Shot%202024-01-29%20at%2014.16.18.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Sarah Salwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08254413682817411906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186108836798163796.post-44784149907836423842023-07-25T03:55:00.002-07:002023-07-25T03:55:48.204-07:00A bench with a tender view<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhygMJ4CTzwwo6fWE3OY73UNTu5RAd6ACAFz3keVu8SOqvX6Myiip5O66A8FajTKlpuZNtynvKJiykb1zwFBfzgiHyKQ7q5BdH6bgSk-la85j-BE4z0VFfew0vjpxDU3rPc4nmlrzAYJQIGUxxY0vl2qolC9le-44aze7kK_jOvzxC0q41QCupTe_1k98A/s320/the%20view%20from%20the%20bench.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Sarah Salwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08254413682817411906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186108836798163796.post-47284587911664653302023-07-17T04:22:00.003-07:002023-07-17T04:22:39.408-07:00Guardian bench<p> I loved this inscription on a bench found in Putney, London. </p><p><span> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>IN LOVING MEMORY OF DEREK DUNCKLEY, 1931 TO 2001 </span></p><p><span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span> STILL WATCHING OVER HIS<span> </span>BELOVED RIVER THAMES. </span></p><p><span>I don't always look up the people named on the benches. Sometimes it's nice just to sit and let the imagination flow but this time I did, and found this on the Vesta Rowing Club site... </span><i><span style="background-color: white;">"It is with the deepest sadness that we must report the death of one of Vesta's most stalwart members. Derek Dunckley, our dearly regarded Bar Steward, vice president and ex-captain, died on Friday, 31 August at home. He will be greatly missed by all of his many friends within Vesta and along the Tideway and by those who knew him through his organisation for many years of the Vesta Veterans Head, or just through being the jovial, if occasionally grouchy, presence behind Vesta's bar.</span><span style="background-color: white;">"</span></i></p><p><span style="background-color: white;">Jovial, if occasionally, grouchy... it was a pleasure to sit on your bench, Derek.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYzW2zIuRzGlA1KRIIxXAhJqjig5neFBGFyRpYqs-zJjYcVWOoRhhqV0XLgSik6C5XDrXcsGV294tZs8KbhgmoDYjNpw9s6EXBR8WR41BRlb8N5sunZEveQ1vv5Ea5xY90W3szhy5uzrXp4i30ZOfWfA8y6rpykQ9vYsme96nw2bMRInPwR7VAB_EnmNI/s4032/nG%25%259oVHQfGeFzS4u7tHrA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYzW2zIuRzGlA1KRIIxXAhJqjig5neFBGFyRpYqs-zJjYcVWOoRhhqV0XLgSik6C5XDrXcsGV294tZs8KbhgmoDYjNpw9s6EXBR8WR41BRlb8N5sunZEveQ1vv5Ea5xY90W3szhy5uzrXp4i30ZOfWfA8y6rpykQ9vYsme96nw2bMRInPwR7VAB_EnmNI/s320/nG%25%259oVHQfGeFzS4u7tHrA.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmpDdqJIxajkRllJZOvJMCmIl_8iDxb00tScT4SwR6wNztr__ycTRNlcHGkjFBdr1yVKbu5i5lnI58ZgSRuWbEgZ-weB3RhvLOjgC203HYyVq7YZkTkngIIbkdmuYGfBUbOtDUnFfqIGHR30Omg-IFZV0TEJiANhJAT2W6NWbp7txuuct7fC_CHyNJQtg/s4032/rJyrwqiCS0qc+3KVbVRnaw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmpDdqJIxajkRllJZOvJMCmIl_8iDxb00tScT4SwR6wNztr__ycTRNlcHGkjFBdr1yVKbu5i5lnI58ZgSRuWbEgZ-weB3RhvLOjgC203HYyVq7YZkTkngIIbkdmuYGfBUbOtDUnFfqIGHR30Omg-IFZV0TEJiANhJAT2W6NWbp7txuuct7fC_CHyNJQtg/s320/rJyrwqiCS0qc+3KVbVRnaw.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />Sarah Salwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08254413682817411906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186108836798163796.post-35854972387879520172023-07-14T04:40:00.002-07:002023-07-14T04:40:55.080-07:00The bench of serenity<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRuXEmddf049s_0ceUOkRE2RvFwHYFAHFVL_P_0inly_Sf3Yks5tk0BMr6jXUVqcXmN2iPXvlqZhgfK4FqIX4QtkQwPBP_n0U4mkdpwp1mMvqzI55qXy48SrgLb8imaElI0xGgC-q8yIsbIeQzFJZt1RYfl-JwIBFyGnNXXkHjX6BhvmjL-hVUePEOU2Q/s4032/pJqbh4+bRV2p07ViZqp6eg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRuXEmddf049s_0ceUOkRE2RvFwHYFAHFVL_P_0inly_Sf3Yks5tk0BMr6jXUVqcXmN2iPXvlqZhgfK4FqIX4QtkQwPBP_n0U4mkdpwp1mMvqzI55qXy48SrgLb8imaElI0xGgC-q8yIsbIeQzFJZt1RYfl-JwIBFyGnNXXkHjX6BhvmjL-hVUePEOU2Q/s320/pJqbh4+bRV2p07ViZqp6eg.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p>Apparently this beautiful bench in the middle of the lavender fields at <a href="https://www.castlefarmkent.co.uk/" target="_blank">Castle Farm in Kent</a> is apparently one of the most photographed benches on Instagram. To be honest, I can see why - to sit there feels like being in a beautiful dream! </p>Sarah Salwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08254413682817411906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186108836798163796.post-25706432659195874692023-06-03T05:52:00.000-07:002023-06-03T05:52:04.007-07:00The perfect writing and thinking bench - Cambridge Botanical Gardens<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDssA4tu1-qm31GMqd0Mbr6XueA1t06B5UuPGCpPot3yO_XcEgVJA7SQaWxCp-HTcrKoVGgZN5ZeQkDiPzv7jzKgQPGcPEAsXfCgPqUN6Z5N8zY7uf5WojIdaoTnpZcqwJZniovDRp8sa1sWuqQcG94pjpK5RbGvYGh1juBgB9DIA2JfAddp9ONC6q/s4032/brian%20jackson%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDssA4tu1-qm31GMqd0Mbr6XueA1t06B5UuPGCpPot3yO_XcEgVJA7SQaWxCp-HTcrKoVGgZN5ZeQkDiPzv7jzKgQPGcPEAsXfCgPqUN6Z5N8zY7uf5WojIdaoTnpZcqwJZniovDRp8sa1sWuqQcG94pjpK5RbGvYGh1juBgB9DIA2JfAddp9ONC6q/s320/brian%20jackson%202.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzPQazs89yIZqYWllV4-XgXtQs9c8IxSIWKG3VVDxfqEztMsFBKA4d49s-pSxpLIFcMbePsCvh4KFocArsQoVGNJJv9xFICJMtUcquZfsbr2uRhD24KEwZzKQ13LnnUYK1HsrTi-jXp67iv8Jp4qezbSjNUsUEmvV69ToA8wab4KvCG3-yEcIwq8H9/s4032/brian%20jackson%20bench.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzPQazs89yIZqYWllV4-XgXtQs9c8IxSIWKG3VVDxfqEztMsFBKA4d49s-pSxpLIFcMbePsCvh4KFocArsQoVGNJJv9xFICJMtUcquZfsbr2uRhD24KEwZzKQ13LnnUYK1HsrTi-jXp67iv8Jp4qezbSjNUsUEmvV69ToA8wab4KvCG3-yEcIwq8H9/s320/brian%20jackson%20bench.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Sarah Salwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08254413682817411906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186108836798163796.post-20605174997532982642014-05-16T02:17:00.000-07:002014-05-16T02:17:53.685-07:00Summer benches...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif0jOSZC5Unur0SbUss5i5hMgbKDalYh1M7KIuOK8yGwa8BNIXBkmTCe-cZj1pm0gTQPFMTitnbJDPCE3KPc-_H-MES0cz6BFf_-HIeChqGQUhKX2-gMC3-Zqur5fz1Op9c1gCCeL0JYA/s1600/office.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif0jOSZC5Unur0SbUss5i5hMgbKDalYh1M7KIuOK8yGwa8BNIXBkmTCe-cZj1pm0gTQPFMTitnbJDPCE3KPc-_H-MES0cz6BFf_-HIeChqGQUhKX2-gMC3-Zqur5fz1Op9c1gCCeL0JYA/s320/office.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGFoF32PahbPREcnCAGQJuaDCDI3EBrJkRCSfWInmUuqb8EwCwuWNg90NQJaSry9c47W1A3QdtiEVqxcoMAFCdthFxHaD0-24llFduPoRlNzLglBmhjCC9MyU6aGPC70-mrskJoGnFKCM/s1600/IMG_2272.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGFoF32PahbPREcnCAGQJuaDCDI3EBrJkRCSfWInmUuqb8EwCwuWNg90NQJaSry9c47W1A3QdtiEVqxcoMAFCdthFxHaD0-24llFduPoRlNzLglBmhjCC9MyU6aGPC70-mrskJoGnFKCM/s320/IMG_2272.jpg" /></a><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Sarah Salwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08254413682817411906noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186108836798163796.post-20954923320630390112014-05-10T01:50:00.001-07:002014-05-10T01:50:44.371-07:00Henry Valentine - Hyde Park, London<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfK3j-N39iFcelnNBA3EjwkO-AU4JzufnmG6PbqHhbFlDtnZBJgTXuzJUOSvwjX9uFOolqk5fc0IQNX-SUkppqp52HR3QxmIFXPPjQhbo9Nty3z5KRCF_GSiT_te6tkEVLTxAn6OCLy-0/s1600/henry+v.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfK3j-N39iFcelnNBA3EjwkO-AU4JzufnmG6PbqHhbFlDtnZBJgTXuzJUOSvwjX9uFOolqk5fc0IQNX-SUkppqp52HR3QxmIFXPPjQhbo9Nty3z5KRCF_GSiT_te6tkEVLTxAn6OCLy-0/s400/henry+v.JPG" /></a><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Sarah Salwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08254413682817411906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186108836798163796.post-13920203071317126392014-04-24T01:03:00.000-07:002014-04-24T01:04:09.992-07:00William Drummond's Bench, Hawthornden, ScotlandCareful not to slip though, it's a long way down to the River Esk...
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Sarah Salwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08254413682817411906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186108836798163796.post-42365120880546611462013-09-04T01:49:00.000-07:002013-09-04T01:49:19.716-07:00LA Bench<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKvGmnCJR2RDbHytJASFOsaWP9-hVD22yx9AO3pyPvl9prLJYRhieXSNREtX1CbgG2i5A5MFj5Io6Ok2NSj6NqPkevXZZaX-6WVkC1NSmdEpE0uy526rW-nhGDpruUjve4PpxR78LLqZg/s1600/IMAG0343.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKvGmnCJR2RDbHytJASFOsaWP9-hVD22yx9AO3pyPvl9prLJYRhieXSNREtX1CbgG2i5A5MFj5Io6Ok2NSj6NqPkevXZZaX-6WVkC1NSmdEpE0uy526rW-nhGDpruUjve4PpxR78LLqZg/s320/IMAG0343.jpg" /></a></div>
My friend, the writer Shaun Levin, sends this bench from LA. Love how it has everything you need to hand. Sarah Salwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08254413682817411906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186108836798163796.post-806010298338678302013-08-31T05:32:00.000-07:002013-08-31T05:32:08.851-07:00Birth bench...It's more normal to see benches celebrating someone who has died, but this bench in Tunbridge Well's Dunorlan Park commemorates a happier memory...
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A story from the <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/02/nyregion/with-new-park-benches-designers-find-room-to-stretch-their-imaginations.html?emc=eta1">New York Times</a>... Would love to see these. Sarah Salwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08254413682817411906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186108836798163796.post-20614416693791269012013-03-02T03:11:00.000-08:002013-03-02T03:11:18.474-08:00Spring bench<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif3HHV4d16KLdP-zpeazTf2pEZvA4liRV575L3WPatyG3zzc4_m1IOVnTtxbQ6s1R5qSPT9FWOmrSphyphenhyphenMECU7qOJSNSufszTSQcZWs1fMcHvu1sxzFowGvc1zAJQoeo1NluzXndXjGuGE/s1600/spring+bench.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif3HHV4d16KLdP-zpeazTf2pEZvA4liRV575L3WPatyG3zzc4_m1IOVnTtxbQ6s1R5qSPT9FWOmrSphyphenhyphenMECU7qOJSNSufszTSQcZWs1fMcHvu1sxzFowGvc1zAJQoeo1NluzXndXjGuGE/s320/spring+bench.JPG" /></a>Sarah Salwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08254413682817411906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186108836798163796.post-84243190623064871002013-02-11T03:39:00.001-08:002013-02-11T03:39:47.723-08:00Gaudi's Barcelona Benches! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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With thanks to Mary and Richard Atkinson! Sarah Salwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08254413682817411906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186108836798163796.post-59963995043507591152012-12-07T01:01:00.001-08:002012-12-07T01:01:03.185-08:00Nickname bench - with snow<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Sarah Salwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08254413682817411906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186108836798163796.post-38284493282610383152012-10-04T04:34:00.002-07:002012-10-04T04:34:11.930-07:00Traveller's Rest benches...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Sarah Salwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08254413682817411906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186108836798163796.post-37754092586242811852012-09-27T04:13:00.000-07:002012-09-27T04:13:28.920-07:00Portrait Bench<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This <a href+"http://www.canterbury.gov.uk/portraitbench">voting call</a> for who should appear beside a new bench in Reculver is the first I'd heard of 'portrait benches' - an example above. Love it though. I imagine a whole trail of groups around benches throughout the country...Sarah Salwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08254413682817411906noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186108836798163796.post-63881243049128856262012-09-09T07:20:00.000-07:002012-09-09T07:20:00.756-07:00Teacher's bench<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Sarah Salwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08254413682817411906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186108836798163796.post-41715431466568954612012-09-07T07:13:00.000-07:002012-09-07T07:13:00.139-07:00Bench with cat<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Sarah Salwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08254413682817411906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186108836798163796.post-41803348747667253732012-09-05T07:12:00.000-07:002012-09-06T07:03:20.041-07:00Bench with a view<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Sarah Salwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08254413682817411906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186108836798163796.post-45938736294431471442012-09-04T07:10:00.000-07:002012-09-04T07:10:00.651-07:00Garden bench<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Sarah Salwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08254413682817411906noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186108836798163796.post-19007330976398125322012-09-03T07:07:00.000-07:002012-09-03T07:07:00.078-07:00Craftsman's bench<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Sarah Salwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08254413682817411906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186108836798163796.post-90693432463751974202012-09-02T07:07:00.001-07:002012-09-02T07:18:08.322-07:00George's Bench<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Sarah Salwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08254413682817411906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186108836798163796.post-804904046441178542012-09-02T07:06:00.001-07:002012-09-02T07:18:41.827-07:00Sarah Salwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08254413682817411906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186108836798163796.post-47411218382655085522012-08-22T07:08:00.002-07:002012-08-22T07:12:01.695-07:00Darwin's BenchesHere are some benches at Down House, home of Charles Darwin:
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This one is on the front lawn, the plaque makes it clear that Darwin may have sat on a similar bench:
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Here's the (fringed by a yew) view of the house he would have seen, nicely protected from his many children though:
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And this covered bench is at the end of Darwin's Sandwalk. Obviously the bench isn't original - plans show a summer house would have been there when Darwin walked five times round the Sandwalk three times a day (it was called his Thinking Path):
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