The last row is all about cricket: the final one showing Old Father Time removing the bails is a copy of the famous one at Lord's Cricket Ground in London, though this one is on the little pavilion at Whittlesford; the middle one shows the famous batsman, Sir Jack Hobbs, and is on Hobbs' Pavilion on Cambridge's Parker's Piece (he was born in Cambridge); the other cricketer is on top of a garage at a home in my village. The other one which may need a little explanation is on the right in the row above the cricketers: it shows a malt shovel and is on the roof of the Old Maltings in Ely, now used as a wedding venue, cinema, theatre and conference centre.
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I love them all John. Everytime I see weather vanes like this I really fancy one on my roof, a kookaburra maybe 😀 but on a house in the suburbs of Perth a weathervane would probably look incroyably out of place.. hmmmm! Should I let that stop me 😀😀
ReplyDeleteYou rarely see weather vanes here, and more's the pity. They rival pub signs in their diversity and interest.
ReplyDeleteSomething that's particularly British.
ReplyDeleteI am partial to the farm animals but they are all lovely. We don’t see many weather vanes around here.
ReplyDeleteThat was fun. Thanks for explaining the malt shovel; I would never have guessed what it was supposed to be. Looks like a tool for cooking to me!
ReplyDeleteThose are beauties.
ReplyDeleteLove seeing these weather vanes.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely selection.
ReplyDeleteA wonderful collection John.
ReplyDeleteHi John - delighted to see more weather vanes ... and yes I endorse everyone else - your photos and collection here are a delight to see ... cheers Hilary
ReplyDeleteGreat photos of the weather vanes, I love toseethem. Yesterday we were driving out of the village of Tideswell in Derbyshire and I saw one with a donkey on it, not seen that before:)
ReplyDeleteNice collection, I like seeing the weather vanes on places I visit
ReplyDeleteGreat collection, and thanks for explaining the cricket ones (though I did recognize the allusion to the sport, but would never have known the details). I seldom notice them, must need to keep my eyes sharp when on country lanes...since I seldom drive around them. And then find a place to pull over. It will take years for me to collect as many as you have here!
ReplyDeleteThese are great! Thanks.
ReplyDeleteThose are fantastic, John. I've seen very few here through the years.
ReplyDeleteI would photograph them if there were many around, too. NOrmally the roosters would be my favorites, but not sure with all there is to choose from here.
ReplyDeleteFascinating. Who ever thought of making a weather vane based on cricket —let alone three! The canes make a nice photo collection.
ReplyDeleteI have to add, I once went to a museum in Minnesota solely because they had an exhibit of weather vanes from around the state and across time. I see them as folk art and I loved it!
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