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Westcott Surrey Commercial Office to Rent or Buy

2022-04-03T13:24:00.002-07:00

Spacious 250 Square foot Commercial Office complete with Kitchenette Toilet and Courtyard based in Westcott Village

in Leafy Surrey in the Surrey Hills

Close to A25 approximately 2 miles from Dorking and 30 Miles from Central London

Close proximety to Railway Junction 3, Stations to London and

South Coast from Dorking

Beauty spot in the Surrey Hills only 9 miles from Guildford

Available now for Purchase or Rent

Parking for 1 vehicle at the front of the premises.

Property contains 1 closed door office and an open plan office.

The Commercial Property is available to Purchase at

£159,000 ono

or availble for immediate rent at £595 ono

Deposit required will be 1 months Rent £595

Office is currently privately owned and available for a quick sale or rent

Premises has running water and electricity.

Depending on useage talk to us about the possibility of cheap deal on the electricty costs.

Owned since 2003 the office has been used for various activities including Builders Admin office, electrical storage office Financial Services Company, Taxi firm Office and recently Dog Grooming Business.

All usage will be subject to Mole Valley Discretion may require change of use Approval

Location

Westcott Village approximately 2 miles from Dorking 2.5 Miles from Dorking Station and 30 Miles from Central London

For viewings contact Paul Stacey
paulstacey88@gmail.com
Tel 07710-854040

2019 Holidays Dreaming of Sunshine Caribbean TAKE A LOOK No its in the Uk

2019-01-05T02:08:00.000-08:00

Another Year 2019

Its time to pack up the Christmas Decorations Time to think of Summer Sunshine Fun and we all need something to look forward to in dreary January

In this process I remembered the spur of the moment trip we took last year with Family to Scilly Isles weekend end stay in Idealic cottage on St Agnes an Island with 80 families only Inhabiting this place

What was so magical was the tame wildlife who joined us every morning for breakfast quite literally close up on the table

Off course if you remember we were blessed with spectacular weather so it does reflect and remind me that we could be in the Caribbean but we are just 28 miles form Land End

Caribbean ? Cornwall? No close !!! only 28 miles away

2019-01-05T01:51:00.001-08:00

Its spectacular and its in the UK

No large London Airports to contend with only Lands End
No Crowds
No Drone Interruptions
Fab Weather and wonderful wild life that joins you for Breakfast

What more needs to be said!!!!!!!!

If a Picture paints a thousand word then this is it

The sheer Magic of this place is our Breakfast Guests every morning they joined us hoping for a share in our Breakfast

The Old and the New the Paper and the Plastic

2016-12-03T11:22:00.000-08:00

The Old and the New.
The paper versus the Plastic Modern age

Comparison time the old solid 1960s paper fiver, when a fiver really was a fiver

then we have the modern plastic replacement when a fiver well bought you not much more than a cup of coffee and had animal fat content

You decide which is best which is really collectable today and tomorrow....

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Brockham Firework Display Spectacular 2015

2015-11-08T09:32:00.000-08:00

Brockham Spectacular Bonfire and Fireworks Display 2015

Brockham Skys Lit up 2015 Display

I have come to the conclusion a good firework display can be like looking into the universe through the Hubble Telescope.

Have been on several occasions to Brockham Firework Display. Maybe fair to say its the best in Surrey. For instance with over £50,000 of Fireworks on Display the largest rockets actually make the ground beneath you shake.

Last night was certainly no let down but in fact the first time i have walked along with the procession and witnessed the 500 torch carrying bonfire lighters who set the Bonfire ablaze. The guy in the image of Guy Fawkes was made with excellent attention to detail including the costume and likeness in his face to the original historic pictures.

If its one thing Brockham does well and is renown for its putting on a magnificent Firework and Bonfire display really the best in Surrey probably in the South maybe only surpassed by Lewis in Sussex.
The procession of villagers with their lit Torches dressed up in costume made for a colourful display with the mile or so walk to the edge of the bonfire.

Around sixty feet hire and encompassing all the villages and local community young and old together with years of their experience running such an event each years adds slightly more.

We were warned the Firework display lasting just over 12 minutes would feature some new style fireworks and certainly the mix of colours and Bangs and reverberations in the ground didn't dis appoint. The synchronised sequences were spectacular and the roof tops of Brockham were lit up as was the sky in pinks reds greens blue oranges silhouettes with Bursting flowers of light and dazzle and rocket after rocket lit up the night sky

If you have never been before its a real family treat for all ages
Go to link below for brief Video

https://youtu.be/vt9M7UFRVC4

https://youtu.be/x2ZqR_UAp40

Longer Version 3.5 minutes very colour full

Prudential 100km Ride 2015 London Mens Elite at Ranmore Common

2015-08-02T12:07:00.001-07:00

Enjoying a quick outing with my Son from Westcott by Bike over the top at Ranmore common 15 minutes later we get the front runners for the Mens Elite 2015 Prudential cyclists London Ride turning from the sharp bend at St Barnabas Church Ranmore on their 1st circuit of three before the ascent of Boxhill and race to London.

Please see my short Youtube video here:

Take a look at Dorking Old Things highlighting the best of the Surrey Hills today and days goneby

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2015-01-21T04:28:00.002-08:00

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DORKING OLD THINGS RINGS FOR SALE

2014-12-07T14:48:00.000-08:00

COLLECTION OF VINTAGE

GOLD AND DIAMOND

RINGS FOR SALE

Look for

Dorking Rings

We specialise in second hand rings at very affordable prices usually over 30 years old sometimes different and attractive designs, so if you want something different

.All rings advertised are for sale and can be bought on line posted or collected from Dorking Surrey.

Find below that perfect, old, Antique ring for your or your special partner. Every ring is for sale open to all sensible offers is as stated either 9 carat 18 carat or Continental Gold or Silver so don't be shy ask away if you can find what your looking for

email me paulstacey88@gmail.com or call me mobile 07710 854040 i may just have what your looking for

Will post but customer to pay the postage cost for signed for delivery

Vintage 18 Carat yellow Gold Sapphire and Diamond missing

One diamond missing (See Picture)

So call it spares and Repairs

Price looking for £100 ono

plus postage or packing Pick up from Dorking Surrey

Call Paul 07710 854040 text or E mail paulstacey88@gmail.com

Unusual Cameo Ring ornate design antique and Vintage for sure

Nicely priced only £37 .....

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A Vintage 9ct yellow Gold Garnet Oval Cluster ring with Peiced Decoration, Encrusted with Garnets this ring is beautifully made and ornate

Price £99 ono

Please call Paul Mobile 07710 854040 text or email paulstacey88@gmail.com

9 Carat Yellow Gold Vintage Ladies Ring with centre Sapphire surrounded by small Diamonds

Price £77 ono

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Vintage 9 Carat Yellow Gold Garnet Solitaire Ring

Price £77

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9ct Gold Sapphire ring with small Diamonds hallmarked.

Priced at £85

Continental Gold Ring Half Eternity set with 9 square Rubies

Priced at £75

Reference O0714

18 carat Gold 3 Diamond Ladies Ring

Priced at £100

Ref l171013

Vintage 9 Carat Gold Half Eternity Ring 3 Sapphire and 2 Diamond Stones

Priced £55

Reference B30914

Vintage 3 Rings Ladies 9 Carat Gold Ring Ladies 9 Carat Gold and Silver ring with Diamonds

Price £85 individual Rings at £25 each

Reference F3714

Vintage 18 Carat Gold Solitaire Diamond Ladies Ring

Price £85

Reference R0714

For enquiries will accept Paypal or advanced cheque/Postal Order Bank Transfer payment

Prices do not include Postage or packing Charges

Will always be sent with Customer Agreement by Secure mail special delivery signed for

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Telephone 01306 881399

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Paul Stacey

Dorking Old Things

Castle Mill Dorking

2014-04-16T15:13:00.003-07:00

Castle Mill Dorking Picture Postcard

The above Postcard i recently acquired from a Boot Sale in Somerset. Recognising the site immediately as i live just two mile from Dorking. I know the picture was taken prior to 1913 as the Postcard is written and posted in 1913 and i have identified the three people in the Picture leaning on the gate overlooking the pond and the little boy are dressed in Edwardian attire. So it could be the picture was taken around 1910.

Obviously the person who write the card was on some kind of break and as the English do and have always done a mention of the weather doesn't go amiss.

Written Postcard evidence of the date of the Picture which is earlier than 1913

Dorking Old Things Selling Page

2013-12-17T15:45:00.000-08:00

DORKING OLD THINGS

SELLING PAGE

Antiques and Collectables for Sale

Please e mail me direct for any item you are Interested In or wish to make an offer on or would like to know more about

talk to us at

paulstacey88@gmail.com

Items can be posted out to you by arrangement once payment and postage for the item is received.
Postage and Packing quotations will be provided to Post International from England
We accept Pay Pal payments

FOR SALE NOW

Elvis Presley Original 78 Record

His Master Voice Record Label

A Side Hound Dog

Condition is Good

Price for Collection Uk

£12.97 ono

Location Dorking Surrey

TO BUY

email paulstacey88@gmail.com

FOR SALE NOW

Fireplace Utensils Companion Set

Brass and Copper

Dimensions Height 35cm

Width across Diameter 20cm

Condition is good is worn in places

Prices for Collection UK

£14.97 ONO

Location Dorking Surrey

TO BUY

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FOR SALE NOW

                                          Collection of ERTL Thomas Tank Toy Train Engines

                                           and Characters passenger carriages and Accessories

                                           Mixed Condition used over 50 items box full

                                                   Price for Collection Uk £37.97 ono

                                                           Location Dorking Surrey


                                                                           TO BUY

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                                                                    FOR SALE NOW

                                               Pakawa real leather English vintage luggage travel brief case

                                               Blue Velvet inner

                                                                Location Dorking Surrey
                                                                   Price £17.97 ONO
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Its Gold. Is it going to be worth more this year and less Next?

2013-09-14T14:20:00.001-07:00

So as you may have guessed from my blogs I like old things I like collectibles I like antiques and I particularly Coins especially like Gold ones

So what is with this 1909 Edwardian Gold Half Sovereign in a pendant.

It weights 5 Grams comes in a detachable 9 Carat Gold Pendant.

1909 Half Sovereign Coin Edward VII

5 Grams Weight.

Simply I like it. I like Edward VII coins especially as King Edward the VII Queen Victoria's Playboy Son only reigned for a short time from 1901 to 1910 The reign being short means coins from his period are sometimes a bit rarer and very collectible. Today its 50 pence, 10 Shillings in 1909 and 22 Carat Gold close to solid makes it worth around £100.

I paid £95 plus auction fees and so in the short term I would be lucky to get my money back maybe even a small loss. But I am not looking at the short term I am looking to the long. You see its a tangible attractive way to hold an Investment for the future. Something I enjoy know about and can easily realise for cash.

In the short term I can hold admire and learn more about the history of the period, coin etc..

For the future its a long term Investment and right now Gold has lost the edge in its value slightly since the concerns of Cyprus selling huge quantities have caused jitters in the market but when the dust settles since man first mined metals Gold has always had its lustre, value and security.

So when the dust settles I believe this will be an attractive long term Investment lets hope so anyway.

A Day out in Guildford

2013-09-02T15:49:00.000-07:00

A WORTHY DAY OUT IN GUILDFORD

Without the crowds and the shops and if you love cycling take the N22 Cycle route through the Surrey hills what could be better.

A Side view of Guildford Castle

GUILDFORD CASTLE SURREY

Remains of Guildford Castle

First there is the history

Then there is nature

Fancy a Punt or Boat Ride on the River Way

and admire the local wildlife

3 Ducks almost in a row

and Finally

The Caterpillar

To Finish the day Bank Holiday Monday my wife and I cycled back along the N22 cycle path yes back through the Surrey Hills all the way to Cranleigh brief stop back to Shere and Westcott mostly all off road.

Hope you can find all these fab alternatives in Guildford apart from just the high street shops next time you visit.

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2013-08-20T13:34:00.002-07:00

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Starting with the coins in the street post.

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Its all comes down to Belief.

Its all about simple belief. It starts and finishes there. Plus you have to do something.

Here is a simple idea for all those who are struggling with debt.
Now firstly consider what you believe and what your beliefs are based on?
Do you believe in God or dont you? .

What do you believe you believe in something although you call it nothing?

I fundamentally believe in God and therefore accept the principle of the Universe delivers what you want or ask for because God is the Universe and God is Good.

So start by asking yourself what do you believe and Why?
Where do your Beliefs come from and why?
Are those beliefs limiting you ?

So therefore I am an optimist in life and believe that our thoughts can help us solve our problems but sometimes we limit God and the Universe to our limited or small thinking selves. I know i am guilty have done it myself so all this writing recounting my stories stops me doing that helps to propell me.

But keeping to the subject of idea of The Secret by Rhonda Byrne based upon the law of attraction we can attract what we think about and dwell on.

Best in the Box What a find

Part of the eight cars purchased for £35 late on a Saturday Afternoon.

So looking for ideas to write about on the theme of earning additional income its no real surprise late one Saturday afternoon on my way back from the swimming pool and doing a quick pop into a local Charity shop i should find the Dinky toys including the Cooper Bristol above all on sale for £35. Of course i didnt have £35 on me so i asked for them to be put aside and came back Monday to pay for them with some of the profits from my last boot sale of course Other Peoples Money That is

Once purchased I packed and send them up North to a Toy Auction lined up in September at not £35 I am afraid but £60 to £80 estimate. Now God bless my luck and good fortune it could be they go for over £100 i must do the thinking and the praying now the Universe will deliver my profit, now the work and the thinking has been done.

Its as simple as that, its small its simple but in the bigger picture it all adds up.

Its today September 14th 2013

Oh No I have just had notification my item above fetched £75 in Auction.

Is it a disappointment or is it success?

Well you decide?

I paid £35 for an item in a charity shop on my Saturday afternoon.
I came back with the item on the Monday as I didn't have the money on me.
I hit the internet emailed my local auction house £30 to £50 estimate.
Then I thought for a minute find a specialist.
Found a specialist toy auction House on the internet.
Then I went to the bin and packed my item to post from rubbish broken cereal box £4.10 to post it arrived at auction house
So in all come on at least half an hours work now in total to deliver the item packed to the auction house, source Internet pick up item and pay for it.

My profit probably just over £20 after auction costs, was it hard what do you think?

What for half an hours work, work is that doing something you enjoy and are interested in ?

Well then that's £40 an hour for doing next to nothing but when you to do it the half hour,
I mean. You actually love. Love it have a passion for it.

So for me I will keep doing it...

Answer for me its a success yes I will. When will the next opportunity arise?
I don't know yet but I will keep looking because it will...

Profit is just the icing on the cake.
Reward for faith

Save the Pennies and the Pounds do look after themselves

Read my blog post in Dorking old things about picking up coins in the street.

Read my Post in this blog i actually pick up £5 and £10 notes using this principle and others.

A Bunch of Dinky Race Car Classics

2013-08-13T10:58:00.001-07:00

OKAY I KNOW ITS A TOY BUT ITS STILL OUTSTANDING

Cooper Bristol 23G Dinky Die Cast Classic

To good for the Mini scrap yard. This specimen is one 8 Classic I have just acquired from a local charity shop. It probably the one is best condition slight indentation to drivers shoulder the green body paintwork is in superb condition as are all the tyres and parts. A big number 6 is visible from the back its just stands out from the rest.

Okay so now for the rest.

Here is a collective shot and few of the best of the bunch

Race time from days gone past. Two Dinky 23 N NO 9 Masserati with White streak on Bonnet.

1960s Race Classics

This whole collection is for sale offers of £95 ono would be considered.

Individual Purchases would be accepted

Contact

Paul Stacey

paulstacey88@gmail.com

Tel 07710-854040 Mobile

How the cyclists saw the Surrey Hills Today.

2013-08-05T01:01:00.000-07:00

Today Cyclists and Armchair Spectators witnessed the Beauty, Splendour and History in the Surrey Hills.

Like most people this morning , who hadn't the energy or planned and trained i decided not to undertake the 100 mile London to Surrey Hills Cycle race. As a local resident in Westcott I sympathise with those upset by road closures from Central London to the villages and towns in the Surrey Hills. Despite all of that i was gripped by the coverage of the Prudential London to Surrey cycle race event schedule for over 5 hours on BBC1 then on the Red Button switchover as they came to my home patch Westcott. The routes I know so well, have cycled and driven and walked, especially the winding narrow leafy lanes in the Surrey Hills, where the trees cover the roads in summer in permanent shade. From Ripley through West Horsley the climb to the first ascent on Newlands corner, staggering views,the Countryside the villages past through on the climb to Leith Hill. As a keen amateur cyclist living in the Surrey Hills i caught the cycling bug some years ago and yes thanks to Boris Johnson's encouragement to get on our Bikes i have to say i welcome it.Even welcome being inconvenienced by the road closures for such a spectacular and gripping event it was fabulous to watch on TV and then to run up the road and greet the cyclist hurtling through my village en route to Dorking for the Boxhill ascent.

The inconvenience of not being able to drive your car out of the village to the shops or nearby Dorking is more than made up with the incredible visual shots of the Men's Elite cyclists hammering the up and down hills past so much history mentioned by the commentator's, like the old Clock and Bell in Abinger Hammer with a model blacksmiths hammer striking the clock overhanging the main road with a picturesque scene of a Surrey village you couldn't do justice to in the best picture book. In the same village the local Tilling brook stream, where the kids fish with their nets on a boiling hot Summers day, while their parents crack open a bottle of wine and enjoy a picnic yards from the main A25 , to the old English teas rooms in churches and villages alike make this a place to be. If you live in London and want to see some history and show your kids the green leafy Countryside then you have come to the right place, better to come by bike you will miss so much by train and car, besides we haven't the room the roads are full of cyclists on any given day now. Its become the Country's cycling centre and for locals shops and Business its getting to be a tourists haven.

Of course the helicopter shots captured the lifestyle for the ultra wealthy here not me, the fluorescent blue swimming pools below and the green grassed tennis courts, but for me the cyclists going up the narrow leafy lanes on the ascent to Leith Hill steeper than Boxhill i might add. So steep it winds you completely to cycle up to but to do it three times and then climb Boxhill and race to London well you need to be an Alpine Climber on a bike, i take my hat of to them. I witnessed first hand the speed they past me in Westcott Village after such an endurance at Leith Hill.

The History they past as well as the beauty here is staggering. Tudor Medieval Roman Bronze age we have it all and in abundance. The area is frequently crammed full of weekend cyclists as since the Olympics we even have an image of the cycles on a roundabout near the foot of Boxill . Better i might add than the Dorking Cockerel which is frequently disguised or dressed up by the nearest party revellers

Take a look at my offering to the Day the atmosphere the wait and brief glimpse of the Mens Elite descending Coast Hill into Westcott Village Police sirens wailing, helicopter nosily hovering overhead and the sound of a neighbour doing their hoovering to add to the noise.

Thank you Boris don't mind if its an annual event i will get on my bike.

See the Cyclists coming through Westcott on this u tube link

London to Surrey Mens Elite Entering Westcott

Florins Half Crowns Galore

2013-07-09T13:04:00.000-07:00

Glorious Half Crowns and Florins

If you like coins as i do and you remember LSD Coins pre decimal days then these were real treasures. Imagine sitting in an Auction Room when this little lot went down under the hammer for £110 to who but yours truly i was as pleased as punch, because the condition of each coin was superb right back to the 1887 half crown the 1930 wasn't bad either but all were good.

Keeping them for a couple of years turned out to be a good thing because when i resold the lot recently they fetched £310 mainly due to the rising Commodity prices in part due to Silver for which these coins contain a good percentage.

So to have owned a wonderful piece of past history in this form and then to have held cash in such a secure investment was also so good and a great learning exercise in times of insecurity low interest rates and uncertainty.

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Singing the Blues

2013-07-09T12:46:00.000-07:00

Singing The Blues

Old Song Sheets

Once again a walk down my local high street Dorking in Surrey it never ceases to amaze me what you might find. As an avid fan of all the local Charity Shops I always pop in to hope today is the lucky day to bag a bargain never sure of what i might find.

Down in Old Dorking or Memory Lane

Dorking being an old market town from Doomsday and mentioned in the Doomsday book is renown for its famous Antique shops in West Street when you can find anything from an old Telephone to a suit of Armour. I prefer the cheap side except its not quite so cheap any more, Being Surrey even the charity shops have inflated their prices accordingly although nobody would begrudge them as its all for a good cause

In a folder tucked away on a shelf were these song sheets and relics from a bygone age, i figured i must be joining them as a relic when I recognised Guy Mitchell Singing The Blues as i used to listen to Capital Radio back in the 1970s when i came home from school often hearing the iconic sounds of the 1950s and 1960s so it caught my eye as i thumbed through the contents and guess it takes all down memory lane especially if you grew up in the 50s 60s 70s era

For my parents generation even more iconic names would be recognisable for sure.

Ranmore Common

2013-06-03T00:06:00.000-07:00

RANMORE WORTHY OF A FAMILY DAY OUT FROM LONDON

The beauty and Splendour of Ranmore Common taken from my back yard on a bright June Summer morning. The tiny distant Spire in that of St Barnabas peaking out above the trees. This Historic and might i add rather beautiful church was built by Sir Gilbert Scott for the Cubitt family consecrated in 1859. Now the secret of this special place apart from the Historic value, the superb surroundings, peace and tranquillity and not forgetting the superb views as far as Leith Hill and Gatwick Airport, is that the Teas and cakes served in the summer at St Barnabas are very special indeed. Many walkers and cyclists stop by for some light refreshments on route. For me a local Westcott resident the climb up to the top or the cycle ride to the top on a hot summers day is just spectacular. At the top of the common you can see the planes begin their descent into Gatwick.

Nearby steers field is the place with the views described below so bring a picnic and let the kids run around freely in the Surrey Countryside and its breathtaking views.

A truly magical place ...

Distant View of Church Spire St Barnabas Church Ranmore

This church was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott and follows the simple
"Early English" style from c.1400 with features of early French Gothic.
Amongst his projects were the Albert Memorial and St. Pancras Station in London.
The church was consecrated in in 1859.

Also I will let you into a little secret.
You can get tea and cake between 2pm and 5pm Sunday afternoons in July through to September ,while you admire this historic church and gardens.

Come and take a look

I am a regular visitor in the summer to this Church and tea stop very popular for cyclists and walkers and day trippers.

All the money raised from sales of books teas and cakes goes to support the local church St Barnabas at Ranmore and the people are so friend and marvellous,. so why not set out with your family from London and experience the views nearby over Ranmore Common.

Find this field at the top of Ranmore

Then look down and you will see views extending to the South Downs as mentioned below.

One of the best beauty spots in the whole Country.

Watch the planes land at Gatwick circle around the downs as Westcott is a beacon for their navigation. look for the Sussex Downs in the distance on a clear day look out to Leith Hill Tower or to the railway line below between Dorking and Guildford and look over Dorking and Westcott in the distance

The Meaning of the Last Post

2012-11-25T13:04:00.001-08:00

The Meaning of the Last Post.

I never knew now it will have even more meaning and more emotion. Please read on....

THE LAST POST.

If any of you have ever been to a military funeral in which The Last Post was played;

this brings out a new meaning of it.

Here is something everyone should know. Until I read this,

I didn't know, but I checked it out and it's true:

We have all heard the haunting song, 'The Last Post.' It's the song that gives us the lump in our throats and usually tears in our eyes.

But, do you know the story behind the song? If not, I think you will be interested to find out about its humble beginnings.

Reportedly, it all began in 1862 during the American Civil War,

when Union Army Captain Robert Ellicombe was with his men near Harrison's Landing in Virginia . The Confederate Army was on the other side of the narrow strip of land.

During the night, Captain Ellicombe heard the moans of a soldier who lay severely wounded on the field. Not knowing if it was a Union or Confederate soldier, the Captain decided to risk his life and bring the stricken man back for medical attention. Crawling on his stomach through the gunfire, the Captain reached the stricken soldier and

began pulling him toward his encampment.

When the Captain finally reached his own lines, he discovered

it was actually a Confederate soldier, but the soldier was dead.

The Captain lit a lantern and suddenly caught his breath and went numb with shock. In the dim light, he saw the face of the soldier.

It was his own son. The boy had been studying music in the South

when the war broke out. Without telling his father, the boy enlisted

in the Confederate Army.

The following morning, heartbroken, the father asked permission of his superiors to give his son a full military burial, despite his enemy status. His request was only partially granted.

The Captain had asked if he could have a group of Army band

members play a funeral dirge for his son at the funeral.

The request was turned down since the soldier was a Confederate.

But, out of respect for the father, they did say they could give him

only one musician.

The Captain chose a bugler.

He asked the bugler to play a series of musical notes he had found

on a piece of paper in the pocket of the dead youth's uniform.

This wish was granted.

The haunting melody, we now know as 'The Last Post'

used at military funerals was born.

The words are:

Day is done.
Gone the sun.
From the lakes
From the hills.
From the sky.
All is well.
Safely rest.
God is nigh.

Fading light.
Dims the sight.
And a star.
Gems the sky.
Gleaming bright.
From afar.
Drawing nigh.
Falls the night.

Thanks and praise.
For our days.
Neath the sun
Neath the stars.
Neath the sky
As we go.
This we know.
God is nigh

I too have felt the chills while listening to 'The Last Post' but I have never seen all the words to the song until now. I didn't even know there was more than one verse . I also never knew the story behind the song and I didn't know if you had either so I thought I'd pass it along.

I now have an even deeper respect for the song than I did before.

Remember Those Lost and Harmed While Serving Their Country.

Also Remember Those Who Have Served And Returned; and for those presently serving in the Armed Forces.

Please send this on after a short prayer.

Make this a Prayer wheel for our soldiers...please don't break it .

I didn't!

The Intrepid Trapeze Grey Squirrel

2012-11-15T07:06:00.000-08:00

Intrepid Trapeze Grey Squirrel Contemplating the next move

Taken on a Bright November afternoon

Walking down the road yesterday in bright sunshine I looked up at the wonderful blue sky and my eye caught this intrepid looking grey squirrel performing hire wire acrobatics or rather thinking whether to do so or perhaps how do I get down from here.

Either way what the thoughts were or perhaps what his or her instincts told them I don't know, rather him than me, i thought, when I looked at the drop down Overall I think he looked calm and knew what he /she was doing, perched high above the road on a Telegraph Pole.

It made me realise it has probably happened before, maybe he/she is a frequent visitor and with the everyday busyness of life, its so easy to miss the surrounding beauty and nature at its best. So take a look up in the sky when you next walk through your home turf, which for me is Westcott Village in Surrey you will be amazed what you can see on a bright clear day.

A Famous local Orchestra Conductor Ernest Read

2012-10-25T02:47:00.000-07:00

Ernest Read Hard Copy Music Sheets Johann Sebastian Bach's
Written in German

Searching through some old books I located a book written entirely in German with songs for a composer orchestra of Sebastian Bach's. The Book is a hard copy show below black with the name Ernest Read written in Gold letters on the front page. Inside there is a signature Ernest read and a date 1922 so i figure that this must be the possession of our local composer detailed below

Mr Ernest Read with this except taken from Wickopedia

Signed Ernest Read 1922

If anyone can through any more light on this i would be interested please leave a comment or get in touch by e mail paulstacey88@gmail.com

Quote from Wikopedia, can be found on Wikopedia,

Ernest Read (22 February 1879, Guildford – 9 October 1965, London) was an English conductor, organist, and music educator. He had a profound impact on the development of music education within England during the first half of the 20th century, and published several books on music pedagogy. He was named a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1956.
From 1896–1906 Read studied at the Royal Academy of Music under Tobias Matthay and Henry Joseph Wood. He served as the principal of the Watford School of Music from 1913-1920. He also taught conducting and ear training on the faculty of the RAM from 1919–1950. Two of his notable students were Edwin Bélanger and William Ifor Jones. In 1926 he founded the London Junior Orchestra, one of the earliest youth symphonies in England. That orchestra spawned 4 more youth orchestras in the city of London and 11 affiliate youth orchestras throughout Great Britain.
In 1931 Read founded the Ernest Read Symphony Orchestra (ERSO), a professional orchestra with a commitment to performing concerts accessible to children as well as adults. He led the orchestra up until his death 34 years later, conducting concerts in schools, concert halls and for the BBC. In 1945 he established the lauded Ernest Read Concerts for Children, which ran until the late 1990s. ERSO remain active today.

If you want to know more or buy this item please get in touch .
paulstacey88@gmail.com

A Victorian Man and his Dog

2012-10-24T01:59:00.001-07:00

A Victorian Man and his Dog

Please take a look at this wonderful picture. It shows a man and his best friend his Dog. In this case the Dog looks like he has two black eyes almost like he is wearing spectacles. But for lovers of history or dog lovers this is a wonderful picture. The dog resembles the one is in his masters voice from the record advert. But this is a original Victorian Photograph I am thinking of making prints from as the picture is so wonderful and unique.

If you would like a copy of original photograph please get in touch or leave a comment in the comment box

paulstacey88@gmail.com

A Victorian and his Dog

Please I need some Help?

2012-10-23T10:18:00.002-07:00

Please Help me if you can?

My lucky purchase in Dorking October 2012
Over 30 Victorian Photographs featuring a Victorian Family at least two to 3 generations possibly from 1850 to 1900 era Where and Who they were remains a Mystery

A recent article and Blog site and page I have set up inside Dorking Old Things talks about some Photographs I recently acquired from a Dorking Charity Shop which are truly fascinating.

Although the album is falling apart they contain over 30 photographs which look to be at least two to three generations of a Victorian Family perhaps as far back as the 1860s to the 1900s .

The Album they are contained in come is a Solid bound album subject to considerable wear at both front and back cover are coming away. However whats inside is is exquisite a real delight for any avid collector or Historian. Firstly because the people we are looking at in the Photographs are true home grown Victorians,but from the clothes they wear to the glimpse of the furniture behind them i wish i could know more about their lives.

How hard were they?
What did they do?
How long did they live?
Where did they work?
How much did they earn?
Where and when were the pictures taken?
What was the occasion?
Who is related to who and how?

I have so few clues except on one of the Photographs it mentions Heydon, Hove which I have traced to a family of Photographers in Sussex near Billingshusrt from 1852

Another Clue is a picture of a House which I suspect is in Sussex although I cant be sure. Perhaps its a house somebody is living in today perhaps it was pulled down years ago, but each picture gives a small clue to the approximate age for example the fashion and clothes the person is wearing.

However even in this case although I picked the Photographs up in Dorking this may well be a Victorian Sussex Family. At this point if you would like to look at Photographs i have in more detail then go to the Page i have created called Who were these People in this Blog Site and take a look at the Photos i have up loaded or get in touch by email paulstacey88@gmail.com

Perhaps your are a Historian or Genealogists and can either throw more light on the pictures or add vital additional information in the form of clues as to who these people were.

Wouldn't it be wonderful if the great great great Grandson or Gran daughter contacted me having located in picture form their Ancestors or we could trace the direct descendants of this family to day and connect the two.

In the meantime they remain a mystery and reveal very little but tantalisingly just enough to raise more questions than they can answer but a wonderful glimpse of a distant era.

If you happen to recognise the House, in the last picture and live in it please do let me and the readers of this know. I am looking to try and get the picture blown up professionally so as to see if any further clues emerge, There are three people standing in front of the gate so it is perhaps possible to date the picture from fashions at the time I think around 1880s.

Enhanced Photo of Victorian House No 4 Below

Last Picture shows the House

And thank you for your help

To see more of these pictures go in this blog site to the Page I have created Who were these Victorian People? or the Blog site Just who were they

The Mens and Womens Olympic Road Race

2012-07-29T04:50:00.000-07:00

Why this is Good for the Country and especially Good for Surrey and even more for the Surrey Hills.

Okay so here we are awaiting, 4am road closures Saturday morning and Village Road restrictions but its a small scarifice for what may happen after the long awaited Friday Evening Opening Olympic opening ceromony. For staurday and even Sunday may prove to be a pivitol point in Britsh Cycling the London Olympics, and the medicine we all need in the Country Gold Medals and a Sport we really excel in and that Summer feel good factor proud to be British when all our economic news is quite frankly very depressing.

Bradley Wiggens will become a Household name not only becuase of his fantastic acheivement in being the first Brit to win the Coveted Tour de France title but because the man has such humility he could be one of us ordinary folk minus the Talent and exception training and Fitness. He certainly inspires me to get on my bike. Apparently on a day off with his familiy he still maanged to fit in 4 hours on a bike and cove rover a 100 miles what commitment.

But the strategy and collabration with his fellow riders and the GB Cycling team also displays the clear focus and sacrifice of all our athletes and with the clear strategy and self sacrifice of each individual cyclist from GB, Mark Cavendish will be given every opportunity to go for Gold on Saturday.

Living locally in Westcott and being a keen cyclist I have both cycled and ran up the Zig Zag on Box Hill so they are welcome to the nine laps required. I dont envy them one bit.
Once again Westcott is fortunate to lie on their route and thet will come right through the village around the corner on the Downhill from Coast Hill at 40 miles per hour plus they will be a quick whizz past so for me the Village Big Screen awaits.

Mens Cycle Road Race view Video on U Tube July 2012
Click link below
http://youtu.be/IHWae-Q7ZA8

Womens Cycle Race View Video U Tube July 2012
Clink Link Below
Video 9 minutes click ahead to last 2 minutes to see Women Cyclists emerge.
http://youtu.be/kenhi6eozw4

Video Footage of what its like to stand in a Surrey Village and experince the excitement noise and Thrills of a major Olympic event.
Check this out for a Westcott village sized view of the Cyclists, hurtling down from Coast Hill in Westcott downhill descent to Dorking past the Prince of Wales Pub in Wescott Village, to begin the 9 laps of Box Hill . Comes complete with all the thrills and spills noise of the overhead helicopter and Police sirens and support Vehicle entourage.
I have below atatched the approximate times and route our athelete Cyclists will take looking at some magnificent views they will scarcely be able to take in

And if we do get the Gold into the hands of Mark Cavendish then we will have something to be proud of and the beautiful Surrey Hills will become a Cycling Mecca for all enthusiasts and Atheletes alike. Importantly Britain not forgetting Chris Hoy will have an Olympic team and a Sport for which we are World Leaders Britain leads the way once again

So go on Bradley Wiggens and Go on Mark Cavendish and Go Victoria Pendlton make our dreams and your dreams come true as you put this splendid sport and our wonderful area in the Surrey Hills on the map.

Mens 2012 Olympic Cycle Race Through Westcott Village Surrey

2012-07-29T01:32:00.000-07:00

Mens 2012 Cycle Race Through Westcott Village

Capture the village atmosphere as the Olympic Cyclists hurtle at over 45mph having just descended Coast Hill in Westcott to pass the Village pub The Prince of Wales. Full Crowd noise and thrills and full police escort vehicles and sirens as the entourage hurtles along the A25 to Dorking to begin the 9 laps of Boxhill that really punished the riders on this 250km endurance race.

Full video Coverage on U tube click here.
Mens 2012 Olympic Cycle Race through Westcott Village