The
last two shows of the Summer and Mick Brown is moonlighting
with some other Oxford band leaving us to dredge up the
past with are old crew members Mike
and Gerry
(who killed Mark Dempsey?). First stop Arundel
Castle, a spectacular venue and a beautiful part of the
country. A day spent wandering the grounds of the
castle and perusing the charming antique shops of
Arundel and then, what better way to end a smashing day
out with than, a huge load monsters of rock gig with
peoples ear drums bleeding, but in a nice way!
The
siege bridge is lowered over the moat and we're
into the grounds of the castle
Giant
man eating rhubarb. I haven't seen this since...
Glaring
down from above, the Castle's Grade 1 listing prevents us
from damaging the ramparts with the Supergrass
cannon
The
gate house
The
Sussex flint work of the 11th century Barbican
can withstand repeated punishment from tourists
Geoffrey
Stinton's plastic flowers, inspired by Henri
Rousseau apparently.
Huge
cork tree in the gardens looks like it might
start talking
In
the vegetable gardens: Four lovely specimens
await his lordships pleasure
Alien
pods in the glasshouse replicate any human
foolish enough to fall asleep
Rare
white raspberries, taste the same as red ones
but don't look as exciting.
Can
anyone identify this sub-species of Triffid?
I've
been meaning to grow some chillies for ages,
look at these crackers from the glasshouse
"‘Oberon’s
Palace’, a fantastic spectacle designed by
Inigo Jones for Prince Henry’s Masque on New
Year’s Day 1611, flanked by two green oak
obelisks. This contains a shell-lined interior
with a stalagmite fountain and gilded coronet
‘dancing’ on top of the jet." - Arundel
Castle website
Lord
Gareth of Coombes takes to the stage for the
Jazz Odyssey sound check
The
Fitzalan Chapel could do with some sort of snack
bar
