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Episode 39 – Merfield Hall
This episode Mike & Will false-start their way through the unfinished M.R. James manuscript ‘Merfield Hall’ (or should that be ‘Merfield House’?).
Big thanks to our reader this episode Debbie Wedge.
Show notes:
What exists of the manuscript(s) for this story can be read online at the Ghosts & Scholars website.
Potton, mentioned in this story, is a real town in North East Bedfordshire.
Could the fishing temple at Southill Park, Bedfordshire be an inspiration for the one mentioned in this story?
The most famous of all fishing temples, that made famous by Izaak Walton, author or ‘The Compleat Angler’.
Architect of the gothic revival James Essex gets a mention in this story as having designed part of the titular house/hall.
William Stedman in the story is said to have been a member of this most exclusive of clubs.
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This episode Mike & Will false-start their way through the unfinished M.R. James manuscript ‘Merfield Hall’ (or should that be ‘Merfield House’?).
Big thanks to our reader this episode Debbie Wedge.
Show notes:
What exists of the manuscript(s) for this story can be read online at the Ghosts & Scholars website.
Potton, mentioned in this story, is a real town in North East Bedfordshire.
Could the fishing temple at Southill Park, Bedfordshire be an inspiration for the one mentioned in this story?
The most famous of all fishing temples, that made famous by Izaak Walton, author or ‘The Compleat Angler’.
Architect of the gothic revival James Essex gets a mention in this story as having designed part of the titular house/hall.
William Stedman in the story is said to have been a member of this most exclusive of clubs.
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