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edhistory Wrote:

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> One thing I've not been able to resolve is whether

> in Blake's time it would have been possible for

> oak trees to grow on any of the five distinct

> "Peckham Ryes".

>

> Can anyone help on this?

>

> And, does anyone have a copy of the Blake Society

> text that was used in Peckham Rye Park?



I think there's a sound recoridng of the event ...not sure how full or complete it is

bawdy-nan Wrote:

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> Bunhill Fields (Islington)


That's the place, it borders Shoreditch/Hoxton


It's a lovely walk through the cemetery


I can't remember who else he's buried near, but it's worth a visit for sure

> Chris McCabe (who's just published a book about Nunhead Cemetery (Cenotaph South: Mapping the Lost Poets of Nunhead Cemetery) thinks it was a hawthorn. He tracked all the mentions of angels and trees in Blake's poems and letters and found only one instance where an angel's mentioned in a tree and it's a hawthorn ...


I can recommend this book, which, as they say, is available in all good bookshops.


If there was a vision from Dulwich Hill a hawthorn is a plausible candidate.

bawdy-nan Wrote:

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> rendelharris Wrote:

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> > Is that film available online anywhere b-n?

>

>

> I don't think so - but it has a website here ...

> http://www.thepublichousefilm.co.uk/index.html

>

> I;d LOVE to see it again, on a big-screen, at the

> ED Picturehouse say - it's absolutely wonderful.


I'd love to see this film too.

Jah Lush Wrote:

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> bawdy-nan Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > rendelharris Wrote:

> >

> --------------------------------------------------

>

> > -----

> > > Is that film available online anywhere b-n?

> >

> >

> > I don't think so - but it has a website here

> ...

> > http://www.thepublichousefilm.co.uk/index.html

> >

> > I;d LOVE to see it again, on a big-screen, at

> the

> > ED Picturehouse say - it's absolutely

> wonderful.

>

> I'd love to see this film too.



Anyone from the Ivy house on here? Sounds like you might have a market for a screening night?

There is always a few coins on Blake's gravestone


Seabag Wrote:

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> bawdy-nan Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > Bunhill Fields (Islington)

>

> That's the place, it borders Shoreditch/Hoxton

>

> It's a lovely walk through the cemetery

>

> I can't remember who else he's buried near, but

> it's worth a visit for sure

Sadly Gilchrist apparently felt no need to cite sources. Original text here:


http://www.blakesociety.org/about-blake/gilchrists-life-of-blake/chapter-ii/


[amended to note that in earlier posts which I had not read in full, I appear to have been significantly outgeeked. Nonetheless, Happy Birthday Blake.]

Jah Lush Wrote:

> bawdy-nan Wrote:

> > rendelharris Wrote:

> >


> > > Is that film available online anywhere b-n?

> >

> > I don't think so - but it has a website here

> ...

> > http://www.thepublichousefilm.co.uk/index.html

> >

> > I;d LOVE to see it again, on a big-screen, at

> > the ED Picturehouse say - it's absolutely wonderful.


> I'd love to see this film too.


I checked with ED PH, who replied:


"I'm afraid we don't really do screenings on demand as such. We sometimes do

one-off screenings of certain film, but it's not the easiest thing to get.

However we do have a partnership with ourscreen ,

a platform that allows anyone to programme a screening, and if enough

tickets are sold, then the screening goes ahead. You can find more details

about how it works here . I have

had a look for *Public House* and they don't seem to have it in their

catalogue yet, but they are very receptive to suggestions and if you drop

them a line they might be able to

source it for you."


I thought it would be best to check first with the film makers whether

there would be any availability (?format) problems. The automated

response says they only check their email sporadically now, so there

may be a wait. I'll be back when I hear from them.

ianr Wrote:

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> Jah Lush Wrote:

> > bawdy-nan Wrote:

> > > rendelharris Wrote:

> > >

>

> > > > Is that film available online anywhere b-n?

> > >

> > > I don't think so - but it has a website here

> > ...

> > >

> http://www.thepublichousefilm.co.uk/index.html

> > >

> > > I;d LOVE to see it again, on a big-screen, at

> > > the ED Picturehouse say - it's absolutely

> wonderful.

>

> > I'd love to see this film too.

>

> I checked with ED PH, who replied:

>

> "I'm afraid we don't really do screenings on

> demand as such. We sometimes do

> one-off screenings of certain film, but it's not

> the easiest thing to get.

> However we do have a partnership with ourscreen ,

> a platform that allows anyone to programme a

> screening, and if enough

> tickets are sold, then the screening goes ahead.

> You can find more details

> about how it works here . I have

> had a look for *Public House* and they don't seem

> to have it in their

> catalogue yet, but they are very receptive to

> suggestions and if you drop

> them a line they might be able to

> source it for you."

>

> I thought it would be best to check first with the

> film makers whether

> there would be any availability (?format)

> problems. The automated

> response says they only check their email

> sporadically now, so there

> may be a wait. I'll be back when I hear from them.



What an absolutely brilliant idea. I'll drop an email to the filmmaker (who I interviewed for the programme).

edhistory Wrote:

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> > I'll drop an email to the filmmaker (who I

> interviewed for the programme).

>

> Oh!


You are evidently easily alarmed / excited - might I suggest a calming cup of tea and a regular walk?

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