Spasm

Stunning medal drawers

Boer war

Some more. Note the bullet hole in the right hand uniform (there was another in the sleeve) and the pretend tiger claws in the Indian campaign display

Some of the uniform displays

Method of tattooing deserters (I wonder where they did it? It says applied the the "part" in the instructions). And a model of a beach landing.

Some of the postcards sent home during WW1

A really great museum based in the original keep of the Regiment's Barracks. Still surrounded by the old parade ground, gym (arghhhh), offices quarters, etc (which are all now converted into a car park, post office sorting and offices but can easily be made out from the roof of the keep.

Went off to Dorset yesterday to visit the home of the Dorset and Devon Regiments.

I took along Simon's GSM to show them. They then opened a drawer to show me what they had

60 Peninsular GSMs and 20 Waterloo Medals in one drawer alone! Just staggering.

A few (thousands) interesting things to see

Watch and be sober ??????

Had another day out today, went down to Dorchester to the Keep. The military museum for the Dorsetshire Regiment - originally the 54th, 11th and our Hero's 39th Regiments of Foot.

If you are anywhere near go have a look round, loads of stuff to see and very helpful people there to ask the odd one or a hundred questions of.

Me displaying us (nobody noticed, I think I need a bigger one )

And Simon's own 39th Regiment of Foot

Here's the 54th Regiment of Foot Colours (they fought at Waterloo)

The colours were there, but a bit worse for wear than I thought they'd be.

Both the 54th Foot and our Awardee's 39th Foot are displayed. Both of these Regiments became 2nd Btn and 1st Btn Dorsetshire Regiment.

Spent today visiting Sherborne Abbey to find our awardee's colours.

What a great little town - full of little shops selling those gold sticks wives like to keep in little glass jars and estate agents. worth a look around if you're ever in that neck of the woods.

Here's a shot of the inside of the Abbey

Thanks very much ALL. Due to Chris asking if anyone could help with his EK book, I've now got a head full (and stashes in drawers etc so she can't see) of medals to draw, so watch this space. If anyone has anything specific in mind, let me know (I'll be sketching some ideas out for Mervyn's Old Bill book over the next few evenings).

By the way, ignore the tank and WW1 medals above, I tried to sand the boards off to start again tonight but I wasn't allowed (I tend to dislike the stuff I do after a while and they were practices

anyway).

Again, thanks all and carry on the good work.

Cheers

Spaz

Did another today - its the WW1 FRENCH INTERALLIEE OFFICIELLE MEDAL, as if ya'll didn't know. Just a really beautiful medal. (Cheap too, which is why I have 293 of them - at least her indoors has stopped complaining that I'm keeping the Third Reich supported) :P

Mervyn

Thanks for that. Just moving onto a colour one now. It'll be a week or two before it's done (assuming I don't mash it up and throw it away - as I've been known to do). It's of the photo competition entry "anywhere anytime" that you may remember.

I'd like to be a "dearth" if given the choice and would be happy to do something for you. (we can do a trade). I'll go have a read and a think of what you may want.

Thanks again

Spaz (Dave - he he) ;)

A couple of drawings now that you've all got me hooked into this hobby

the tank isn't finished yet but I've got bored and moved onto getting some more medals drawn.

The 3D painting practice items are dead. They were going ok but I got bored so they are stashed on the work bench and am now back to drawing (much easier and familiar ground)

Her indoors has been doing a fair bit of work lately on the family connection back to Simon. Simon's life timeline is on her webpage below:

http://skywolf.co.uk/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I34&tree=tree1

if anyone wants to have a read :)

Details from one of the windows

(this one is ok as I found them on her camera rather than nicking them off of her website - phew)

A picture of the inside of the church looking down towards the altar.. where Simon and Sarah were married.

(Got told off for this one as well)

Records show that Simon and Sarah Fuzzey were both buried in the cemetery of North Curry’s parish church - St Peter & St Paul. Unfortunately there are no associated gravestones.

North Curry parish church is also known as The Cathedral of the Moors, not to be confused with other cathedrals of the moors such as those at Yatton (also Somerset), Altarnun (Cornwall), or Widecombe-in-the-Moor (Devon).

According to English Heritage, the lower stages of the tower, transepts and nave were built in about 1300, on the site of an earlier Norman church. The upper level was built around a hundred years later, when the roofs of the nave and aisles were raised to make way for larger windows. It is now a Grade I listed building.

We visited on a Sunday afternoon and the service had finished so the place was empty.

Here’s a panoramic view of the front grounds, created by stitching three photos together. (This accounts for the oddly-shaped shadow in the foreground, which is actually the roof of the lychgate.)

NOTE: I've just been told off for lifting this from her website when I should have made a link - here is the link:

http://skywolf.co.uk/2012/02/north-curry-parish-church/

(ooops sorry my love) :blush:

Here’s another photo of the same road, this time facing east. Simon’s house is now on the left, this side of the green verandah.