Balmer Mediaeval Village

[goldstone]

Just a bit off topic, but here goes anyway ...

The Mediaeval Village of Balmer (site of) is marked on the Ordnance Survey map, but what is there? Absolutely nothing. Zilch. All I could see was a forest of nettles and weeds behind a bunch of decrepit farm buildings. Surely if it's significant enough of a site to be marked on the map than someone should do something about clearing the site and putting up some kind of signs indicating what was there. It could be very interesting, but as it is most people walk by completely unaware of its existence.

Further north on the downs just south of the Plumpton Bostall there's a "Settlement" marked on the map. At least that's fenced off and the grass has been cut although there's no signs of any kind to tell walkers what was there.

Who is responsible for doing something? East Sussex County Council? Or what about the Society of Sussex Downsmen?

Just seems a shame when history is staring you in the face that there is nothing done to explain its significance.

That's it for today.

 

[wolfie]

Wish it was the village of Falmer !!

 

[Lord Bracknell]

I think that Balmer is owned by Brighton and Hove City Council - although it's in Lewes District and the county of East Sussex.

My sheep farmer friend, Farmer Barr, used to farm at Balmer. I'll ask him about it when I next see him.

 

[wolfie]

I think that Balmer is owned by Brighton and Hove City Council - although it's in Lewes District and the county of East Sussex.

My sheep farmer friend, Farmer Barr, used to farm at Balmer. I'll ask him about it when I next see him.

Just like Falmer then.

 

[Theatre of Trees]

Plumpton Borstall is a former Bronze Age settlement on private land which may explain the lack of info. Saying that the earthworks are quite visible from the bridleway whereas Balmer's earthworks are probably under the nettles somewhere. If I recall correctly it once had a church and was probably depopulated in the 14th century after the Black Death.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

My sheep farmer friend, Farmer Barr, used to farm at Balmer. I'll ask him about it when I next see him.

Friend? Did they cut your lawn in the end?

 

[Cheshire Cat]

http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=56954

 

[Gwylan]

My sheep farmer friend, Farmer Barr, used to farm at Balmer. I'll ask him about it when I next see him.

Is there really a sheep farmer called Barr? Do you know a dairy farmer called Lowe too?

 

[The Large One]

Plumpton Borstall is a former Bronze Age settlement on private land which may explain the lack of info. Saying that the earthworks are quite visible from the bridleway whereas Balmer's earthworks are probably under the nettles somewhere. If I recall correctly it once had a church and was probably depopulated in the 14th century after the Black Death.

Nice avatar. Is that France Gall?

 

[goldstone]

I think that Balmer is owned by Brighton and Hove City Council - although it's in Lewes District and the county of East Sussex.

My sheep farmer friend, Farmer Barr, used to farm at Balmer. I'll ask him about it when I next see him.

Thank you, Lord B.

 

[goldstone]

Wish it was the village of Falmer !!

It did occur to me (just for a moment) as I was walking by that a nice shiny stadium would look a lot better than the tumble-down farm buildings! And no village nearby (not now anyway) with residents to oppose the project! Slight problem that it's in the middle of the downs and has a single lane track about a mile long connecting it to the A27.

Falmer, Balmer, Schmalmer!!

 

[Theatre of Trees]

Nice avatar. Is that France Gall?

Yes it is.

 

[The Large One]

Yes it is.

Well, if you were coming to the quiz, that's my 'Who won the 1965 Eurovision Song Contest?' question down the chute.

 

[Theatre of Trees]

Well, if you were coming to the quiz, that's my 'Who won the 1965 Eurovision Song Contest?' question down the chute.

1965 Eurovision Performance

Back in the days when Serge Gainsbourg could write the winning entry about a girl being a singing puppet (or doll).

 

[The Large One]

"Les Sucettes" song (from French "the lollipops") is one of France Gall's most important hits along with "Poupée de Cire, Poupée de Son", both written by Serge Gainsbourg. The 1966 single proved a great success and became a classic in French pop music. Gall's innocent performance failed to catch the erotic subtext of the lyrics, which could be either interpreted as a children's song about a girl who loves aniseed-flavored lollipops, or a humorous double entendre about oral sex. The song established a new trend for erotic double entendres in pop music.

The 18-year-old Gall was upset upon learning this--"mortified, hiding herself away for weeks, refusing to face anyone". Gall said that she had sung Gainsbourg's songs "with an innocence of which I'm proud. I was pained to then learn that he had turned the situation to his advantage, mocking me." This break led to the ending of their successful partnership.

Gainsourg took a different view: "It's the most daring song of the century," he claimed in an interview in the magazine Rock and Folk.

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[The Large One]

But then, Serge Gainsbourg always was a dirty old man...

Annie likes the lollipops
The lollipops with aniseed
The lollipops with the anise of Annie
She gives her kisses an anisated taste
When the barley sugar perfume barley runs anise down Annie's throat
She is in paradise

For some pennies Annie has her lollipops with aniseed
They have the color of its large eyes
The color of the happy days

Annie likes the lollipops
The lollipops with aniseed
The lollipops with the aniseed Of Annie
She gives her kisses an anisated taste
When she does not have it on the tongue
That the small stick
She takes her legs with her body and returns to the drugstore



...and she thought it really was about lollipops.

 

[goldstone]

Can we get back to Blamer Mediaeval Village please!

 

[The Large One]

Yes, of course.

What was the question?

 

[queens park pete]

Serge looks like a kind of ugly version of Shane Mc Gowan! Just seen his daughter in "The Golden Door" and you wonder what she inherited off him- certainly not his ears- talk about Franny Jeffers!

 

[Theatre of Trees]

You've got the wrong video TLO, try this one

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If poor old France didn't know what the song was about after watching this then she must have been raised in a convent.