A propos of nothing other than to see if I can now post photos.
Timberland Church.
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The local stonemason leaves a dormouse embedded whenever he does work for someone, with the permission of the building's owner obvs. but while he was working at this church he thought the grave in the furthest corner looked to be in a lonely spot so added the rabbit so the lady buried there would have some company/someone looking over her.
Some of the people who have them go to town theming them at various times of the year. There's one near us that wears a tiny santa hat at Christmas and has a porch light that switches on at dusk. All good fun.
Wasn't there a furniture maker that used to carve a mouse into his ware? 
Quite sought after I believe.
Good photo images, Ex-Call Centre Chimp
Quite sought after I believe.Good photo images, Ex-Call Centre Chimp
The City of London has its own:
How lovely is that?
I like that they painted it rather than cover it with white paint like the rest of the building, but purple mice? 
If you’ll excuse the thread hijack, please:
The Philpot Lane Mice
If you look closely at the wall of the building at the south end of Philpot Lane, you will notice a carving of two mice fighting over a piece of cheese.
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No issue at all. Thanks for sharing the info. I love stuff like this.
I was going to pull your leg and say "what photos??", but I can't cos they're great little pics and story. Nice one Bill.
Mousey Thompson, the Mouse Man of Kilburn. Furniture maker from Kilburn, North Yorkshire. Worked only with English Oak, and every piece he made, he carved a mouse into it somewhere. Worked predominantly with Church furniture, pews, pulpits and the like but could turn out anything, dining tables, chairs, beds, wardrobes. Thompsons furniture is very sought after with older stuff commanding ridiculous prices, but it’s that or go on a waiting list, and still pay a fortune. I used to ride with his grandson.Wasn't there a furniture maker that used to carve a mouse into his ware?
Good photo images, Ex-Call Centre Chimp
Robert Thompson’s home of Mouseman oak furniture
Hand-crafted in our workshop in Kilburn, Yorkshire, our naturally seasoned English oak furniture has been at the heart of homes for 130 years.
Crikey those prices for gifts have gone up!Mousey Thompson, the Mouse Man of Kilburn. Furniture maker from Kilburn, North Yorkshire. Worked only with English Oak, and every piece he made, he carved a mouse into it somewhere. Worked predominantly with Church furniture, pews, pulpits and the like but could turn out anything, dining tables, chairs, beds, wardrobes. Thompsons furniture is very sought after with older stuff commanding ridiculous prices, but it’s that or go on a waiting list, and still pay a fortune. I used to ride with his grandson.
Robert Thompson’s home of Mouseman oak furniture
Hand-crafted in our workshop in Kilburn, Yorkshire, our naturally seasoned English oak furniture has been at the heart of homes for 130 years.www.robertthompsons.co.uk
I gave my son and daughter in law a mouseman bowl I bought some years ago only last month.
I bought my missus a milking stool from mouseman, it’s a beautiful piece of work
Robert Thompson of Kilburn was the Mouseman of furniture fameWasn't there a furniture maker that used to carve a mouse into his ware?
Good photo images, Ex-Call Centre Chimp
Always oak
Still going strong and now run by his son in law, who is in our TRF trail group
Ampleforth Abbey is full of his works, too.Mousey Thompson, the Mouse Man of Kilburn. Furniture maker from Kilburn, North Yorkshire. Worked only with English Oak, and every piece he made, he carved a mouse into it somewhere. Worked predominantly with Church furniture, pews, pulpits and the like but could turn out anything, dining tables, chairs, beds, wardrobes. Thompsons furniture is very sought after with older stuff commanding ridiculous prices, but it’s that or go on a waiting list, and still pay a fortune. I used to ride with his grandson.
Robert Thompson’s home of Mouseman oak furniture
Hand-crafted in our workshop in Kilburn, Yorkshire, our naturally seasoned English oak furniture has been at the heart of homes for 130 years.
Bill, if you fancy another wild goose run, could you do a photoshoot of Temple Bruer and Preceptory Tower a few miles to the south west of Timberland for us?
It’s a place I’ve been intending to visit for a few years out of pure curiosity but never gotten round to it.
It’s a place I’ve been intending to visit for a few years out of pure curiosity but never gotten round to it.
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