Jonathan Meades :: Where The Other Half Lives (1/3)

[faunflynn]

Since this was made many pubs have closed down.

[Everywhere2]

0:28 - 2:21 - Hernhill in Kent. Fr/ Pevsner (J Newman, NE and E Kent, 3rd ed, p. 352): St. Michael. A complete Perp church. Flint and stone. ... The church is on the S side of a charming little green, a green that is all it should be, with an oak tree and a seat under it, and a path across the grass. Three characterful buildings on its N and E sides: the Red Lion Inn, a Wealden hall-house... and best of all, Manor House, in the churchyard.

[sergelapelle]

If my eyes are right the pub at 3:51 is now an antiques shop

[belisariusorb]

His tics are on full display here - again this scorn for people who like old stuff. Has he ever considered... ?

1) That everyone around the world likes antiques, not just Brits,

and 2) Not all love for antiquities and old junk is escapism from our banal present, it's simply that many people just like them. There's something about horse brasses, for example, that is just chunky and solid. Not nostalgic or dreamy-wispy. Chunky.

[lonefools3]

1) I think you'll find Meades is disecting 'England' not Britain (that's Britain(s) not 'Brit').

2) Love/Fondness for antiques is a complete escape from The Primary Reality of the Here & Now; nothing wrong with that so long as an individual realises this & dosen't try to actualise 'Antique Living' in the real world (Unfortunatley no-one has reminded our current Government of this..)

[kingeric77]

playing john cage on the old boozer piano lol!

[DrSwiftNick]

03:18 -The Lord Nelson, Southwold. I am a true spotter! Great pub Meades - moi connaître........