Avebury Outer Circle Stone 9 aka SW16 aka Barber Stone
Avebury Outer Circle Stone 35
Avebury Outer Circle Stone 46 aka Swindon Stone
Avebury Outer Stone Circle Extant Stones is in Avebury Outer Circle.
1938-39. Alexander Keiller's Slides. General view of the excavation of Stone 4 [Map] in the south west sector of the henge at Avebury showig the inner face.
1938-39. Alexander Keiller's Slides. General view of the excavation of Stone 4 [Map] in the south west sector of the henge at Avebury.
1938-39. Alexander Keiller's Slides. General view of Stone 5 [Map] in the south west sector of the henge at Avebury, showing the inner face.
1938-39. Alexander Keiller's Slides. General view of Stone 5 [Map] in the south west sector of the henge being supported by ropes during its re-erection at Avebury.
1938-39. Alexander Keiller's Slides. General view of the excavation of Stone 5 [Map] in the south west sector of the henge at Avebury.
Keiller's Slides TR000085. 1938. General view of the re-erection of stone 6 [Map] in the south west sector of the henge at Avebury.
Keiller's Slides TR000083. 1938. General view of the re-erection of stone 6 [Map] in the south west sector of the henge at Avebury, showing the use of pullys.
1938-39. Alexander Keiller's Slides. General view of Stone 7 [Map] in the south west sector of the henge at Avebury, showing the inner face.
1938-39. Alexander Keiller's Slides. General view of the excavation of Stone 10 [Map] in the south west sector of the henge at Avebury showing its inner face.
This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.
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1938-39. Alexander Keiller's Slides. General view of the excavation of Stone 10 [Map] before its re-erection in the south west sector of the henge at Avebury.
1938-39. Alexander Keiller's Slides. General view of Stone 12 [Map] in the south west sector of the henge at Avebury, showing the inner face.
1938-39. General view of two man using a water spray to clean Stone 16 [Map] in the south west sector of the henge at Avebury, showing the inner face.
1938-39. Alexander Keiller's Slides. General view of the excavation of Stone 16 [Map] in the south west sector of the henge at Avebury.
1938-39. General view of Stone 24 [Map] during its re-erection in the south west sector of the henge at Avebury.
1938-39. General view after restoration of Stone 24 [Map] in the south west sector of the henge at Avebury.
1937. Avebury Outer Circle Stone 35 [Map] during re-erection.
Caption on reverse of the photo: "1909. Two of the great sarsen standing stones [Avebury Outer Circle Stone 46 aka Swindon Stone [Map]] of the outer circle situated at the north of the circle a few feet to the west of the road leading out of Avebury to Swindon. Looking east-north-east, the vallum [bank] being seen beyond the trees". The person in the photo is Harold St George Gray.
Before 1937. Avebury Outer Circle Stone 46 aka Swindon Stone [Map].
1937. Avebury Outer Circle Stone 46 aka Swindon Stone [Map] during excavation and re-erection.
Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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Taking the Centre of the Henge as where the lines between the entrances cross then a line drawn from the Centre to the extant stone [Map] in the north-east quadant is aligned to the Midwinter Sunset and Midsummer Sunrise - the magenta line on the Schematic.
