tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post6511412842556929523..comments2023-10-12T02:21:40.102-07:00Comments on English Historical Fiction Authors: Sunderland Point - Cotton and SlavesDebra Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03256313302199653185noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-52538988360674981632015-12-14T19:39:34.314-08:002015-12-14T19:39:34.314-08:00Lovely commentary about a mysterious sounding plac...Lovely commentary about a mysterious sounding place. The "cotton tree" must be a Cotton Wood, which produces tufts of "cotton" to carry its seeds. This is entirely different from a cotton plant which would have been the origin of the baled fiber from which cloth is made. So the tree was probably a cutting or sapling that was planted. Cotton plants dry & die after seed production. As a native Texan, I see plenty of both types of plant. Thanks for the interesting read.<br />MarianneMFLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11837651440668917534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-3969494288468712102015-11-11T07:19:11.270-08:002015-11-11T07:19:11.270-08:00Thanks Tam, so glad you enjoyed itThanks Tam, so glad you enjoyed itAnnie Whiteheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11028691371545306450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-16427385746326914492015-11-10T08:35:37.144-08:002015-11-10T08:35:37.144-08:00Very interesting. A village frozen in time.
TamVery interesting. A village frozen in time.<br /><br />TamTam May, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13020318479119814457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-39047791990182942382015-11-09T08:11:25.340-08:002015-11-09T08:11:25.340-08:00Sorry, this was perhaps badly worded; what I meant...Sorry, this was perhaps badly worded; what I meant to say was that this type of wood was used for making these various articles. (As I understand it, the cotton tree is a type of poplar).Annie Whiteheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11028691371545306450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-60420051239546208222015-11-09T07:21:51.041-08:002015-11-09T07:21:51.041-08:00A fascinating article, but I'd be surprised if...A fascinating article, but I'd be surprised if arrows from the wood of the Sunderland cotton tree can have been found on the Mary Rose, which foundered in 1545! <br /><br />The surviving Mary Rose arrows are mainly of poplar, but there are also some of ash, beech and hazel. I've never seen any mention of arrows made of cotton wood being found on the Mary Rose.Rosalind Winterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17078789736330825572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-46037294869376962152015-11-09T06:20:57.748-08:002015-11-09T06:20:57.748-08:00Thanks Deborah - we must live pretty close to each...Thanks Deborah - we must live pretty close to each other! Yes, the day I visited was a quiet, balmy September day and all was very calm. I'm not sure I'd like to live there, as they are very much at the mercy of the tides - must make going to work quite a challenge! Of course, back in the day all those who lived there would have been employed there too, so it must have been less of an issue.Annie Whiteheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11028691371545306450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-79504923387008473192015-11-09T06:13:44.113-08:002015-11-09T06:13:44.113-08:00Very local to me, this place, and lovely to see it...Very local to me, this place, and lovely to see it featured on this blog. It is beautiful to walk there in Summer, but I imagine it is very wild in winter, and wouldn't fancy the idea of being at the mercy of the tides. Further down the coast is a village that was washed away in a mini-tsunami in the 16thC, so they need those sea defences!Deborah Swifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17006077873037462291noreply@blogger.com