tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867943957295965224.post5039340459181019743..comments2014-08-02T06:40:34.837-07:00Comments on Brief Bits About Books: Historic Worthing - the Untold StoryKath McGurlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02526923882402757423noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867943957295965224.post-66523432377896961712010-07-04T02:48:01.242-07:002010-07-04T02:48:01.242-07:00Hi again - sadly my g-g-g-grandmother's grave ...Hi again - sadly my g-g-g-grandmother's grave is unmarked. I know where she is from the parish records. Oddly, she was buried in a plot between one of her daughters and her son-in-law. Imagine that - having your mother-in-law between you even in death (cue story idea...) Many of the other Methold graves are in good condition though.Kath McGurlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02526923882402757423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867943957295965224.post-87740810807794550562010-07-01T14:49:15.678-07:002010-07-01T14:49:15.678-07:00Funny that. I walked past the cemetery on Saturday...Funny that. I walked past the cemetery on Saturday evening after going in to town with my family. I remarked that all the gravestones looked really weathered and illegible. Presumably your great-great-great grandmother's wasn't though! <br />I ought to read Chris Hare, yes, but I'm too obsessed with reading and writing fiction. Just read your story in Fiction Feast. Really enjoyed it, and I'm intrigued to know what you're working on now. Good luck with it, whatever it is!Susan Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01203009018407992892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867943957295965224.post-89533876357836553992010-07-01T09:56:37.536-07:002010-07-01T09:56:37.536-07:00Hi Susan - I'd definitely recommend this book ...Hi Susan - I'd definitely recommend this book if you are interested in Worthing's past. The other one is good if you have a particular interest in Guild Care. Chris seems to be the no 1 local historian in Worthing. He's written a number of other books I shall need to track down next! By the way, several of my Methold ancestors are buried in St Mary's cemetery, Broadwater. I stood beside my great-great-great-grandmother's grave there not long ago.Kath McGurlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02526923882402757423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867943957295965224.post-88295734910946262042010-07-01T08:03:22.460-07:002010-07-01T08:03:22.460-07:00Sounds like an interesting book. I live in Worthin...Sounds like an interesting book. I live in Worthing (Broadwater), but have never read it and I haven't read the other Chris Hare book you mentioned a while back either. <br />I was fascinated to read your review about Methold House and your great aunt though. I go into the Guild Care charity shop to check out the second hand books quite frequently and my daughter did volunteer work in there for a while. Maybe I should read these two books, and then I might find Worthing a little bit more interesting!Susan Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01203009018407992892noreply@blogger.com