“Your softly spoken friends, Their fortnight in the Fens”
So… what do we know about The Fens?
The A to Z of HMHB
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The A to Z of HMHB
“Your softly spoken friends, Their fortnight in the Fens”
So… what do we know about The Fens?
There are 14 Half Man Half Biscuit albums, plus two roundup compilations, as well as 4 EPs and a handful of one-off songs. No 'Greatest Hits'. Indulge yourself by starting here.
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PETER MCORNITHOLOGISTh
One thousand years ago they were the stonghold of Hereward the Wake and his attempts to halt Norman advancement. A short lived BBC series was eagerly watched by a young Hartlepudlian heralding Herewards adventures .1965 , so I guess I am alone in remembering.
18 February 2019
Transit full of keith
Everyone talks about the amazing skyscapes in the Fens, possibly because the landscape is pretty flat and boring.
The struggle over the huge 17th century project to drain the Fens, with locals losing land and common fishing rights radicalised one Oliver Cromwell, who first made his name fighting for compensation for Fenlanders in Parliament.
Before drainage, the wetlands north of Ely had a bit of a here-be-dragons reputation, and I’m fairly sure there is one medieval text which asserts that the inhabitants had webbed feet.
18 February 2019
Gipton Teenager
“Waterland “by Graham Swift is an excellent novel set in the Fens.
19 February 2019
Gipton Teenager
Well bugger me, another palindrome!
19 February 2019