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Trailblazer: Mary Kitson Clark part 2.
The Tansy Beetle sculpture for Mary Kitson Clark is now on view in Museum Gardens near the Yorkshire Museum. Historian Sarah Sheils writes about Mary’s work as an archaeologist: “The Yorkshire Philosophical Society have nominated Mary Kitson Clark, 1905-2005, as …
Trailblazer: Archaeologist Mary Kitson Clark
From August to September 2024 Make it York/York Civic Trust will be producing a Tansy Beetle sculpture trail around York with each beetle representing itself and a lesser-known person or group who have contributed to the culture and heritage of …
The Clerk in the Country
Friday 22nd December 2023 Surprised by a statue A few years ago I encountered an animal sculpture which was attracting even more attention than the Ghost Bear in the Museum Gardens (see previous blog). Pulling over for an oncoming wide …
The Clerk in the Country
Friday 24th November 2023 A ghost, a myth and a menagerie Of the “ghosts” recently on show in the Museum Gardens, the one that perhaps drew the most attention was the Bear, but passers-by photographing the fearsome beast were probably …
The Clerk in the Country
Friday 13th October 2023 Sculpture to remember It’s the season of school crocodiles. Lines of matching young children are regularly shepherded past the Lodge by teachers who must breathe a sigh of relief after negotiating the hazards of Museum Street …
The Clerk in the Country
Friday 22nd September 2023 New neighbours During these last weeks of summer my nearest neighbours have been a pair of house martins, busily raising a family in the garage. It was a joy to watch their aerial skill as they …
The Clerk in the Country
Friday 1st September 2023 A noble newsletter? “Bring forth the horse!” – The horse was brought; in truth, he was a noble steed … These lines from Bryon’s Mazeppa, memorized in childhood, came to mind as I worked on our August …
The Clerk in the Country
Friday 11th August 2023 Bringing in the harvest (slowly) As I write, the regular thrumming of a combine harvester pervades the village. Behind the house, in what was once a field of oats there is now a tower of huge …
The Clerk in the Country
Friday 21st July 2023 Fast plants Before the present spell of showery weather set in, the first combine harvester was seen in action in a barley field nearby. The return of sunshine will see wheat, oats and rape being gathered, …
The Clerk at the Lodge
Friday 19th May 2023 A Tree of Knowledge In the opposite corner of the Museum Gardens to the Lodge, on high ground beside the Hospitium, a small orchard has been newly established. Among historic Yorkshire varieties of apple trees stands …
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